Jul 6

I have a secret fascination with avant garde music, and music that is extreme or just far out on the edge of what most people will listen to or tolerate. It's the kind of stuff I listen to with headphones so others don't have to put up with it–or wonder why I'm so weird. It's cool with me though. This list is inspired by that fascination....

Jun 19

Embarrassing moment #1: you show up to your guitar lesson and your guitar teacher is wearing spandex. Take note; this has happened to me. When taking lessons from a personal guitar teacher something that has really frustrated me, and I believe would also frustrate you, is that there are a number of things that can go wrong… My own first guitar lesson was...

Jun 18

Over on Squidoo.com Kyle (aka honestkyle) has a lens called "6 Cool Guitar Noises To Spice Up Your Playing Style". What a cool topic! I wish I had thought of it. You hardly ever hear people talking about or teaching how to use the guitar in unusual ways as a means of musical expression. Kyle covers cools stuff like feedback, whammy bar bends, picks...

May 14

About a week ago IK Multimedia announced their new Guitar to iPhone interface and iPhone/iPod/iPad software AmpliTube. This promises to be a huge break for guitarists (or any musicians) who want to record and play through their iPhone. There's been one other attempt at a interface and software combo like this by the PRS company with their...

May 7

There's a growing number of iPhone apps which will take your guitar input into the iPhone and let you add distortion, chorus, delay, amp sims, reverb, and a host of other effects. Generally I call these kinds of apps Guitar Effects or Practice Amps. Of course these apps aren't limited to guitar, you could use any instrument, including your voice. Some...