Tips and tricks for improvising guitar licks Hi everyone! I’ve been doing some grooving lately and this video is no exception. With my trusty PRS SE Custom 24 in hand, I lay down some tasty Latin-style guitar licks. If you’re unable to listen but wondering what this might sound like, it would be along the […]
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Nostalgia and brilliant hooks meet up in John Mayer’s Last Train Home release I imagine it went like this… John Mayer and some of his buddies were sitting around and someone posed the question: (Friend) What would it sound like if Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, and Toto were all in a band together back in
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1925 had some incredible talent, and now those works copyrighted during that year are available to all! Let’s talk about the new public domain music 2021 has to offer and why it matters to you. What is public domain? Public domain is essentially a statute of limitations on how long a copyright on a particular
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My students are always asking me to teach them various songs. However, few songs have eclipsed the plethora of requests for me to teach them how to play the Mandalorian theme song on guitar. On a side note, I personally enjoyed watching the show. As a musician and Star Wars viewer, it was clear to
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Are you having a great day? Did you nail that meeting last week? Do you think you need to be taken down a peg? Well, pick up your favorite device and download Spotify. That’s right, Spotify’s AI bot will put you in your place. You know, if you’re into that sort of thing. How Do
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While I was cruising along the information superhighway, I came across what I found to be a very interesting article discussing how some of the biggest names in music are selling, have sold, or are considering selling their music catalogs. The article discusses 5 key reasons that artists are currently cashing in. Spotify and streaming
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D’Addario EJ16-3D Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings, Light Tension What I Like About It: I’m a D’addario fan. That’s for sure. I very much enjoy the Phosphor Bronze strings specifically because They’re not overly bright. When I play acoustic, I’ve found that I prefer a balanced EQ over something that will make the entire guitar swing
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This entire article can be summed up in a sentence: new gear is cool, and we don’t need a reason. But for the sake of science, let’s all disregard the harsh reality of the bug-eyed impulse buyer and analyze why we musicians (yes, I readily put myself into this category) do what we do. Why
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