A Pinched Nerve in My Neck is Becoming a Pain in My Ass.

March 16th, 2010 ·

[/caption] Have you ever had a pinched nerve? Well, I have a pinched nerve, and when it gets aggravated, my right shoulder feels like an elephant is stepping on it, the pain is debilitating. After working hard for a living for 30 plus [...]

Some History of Recorded Sound, Music and Guitar Lessons.

March 12th, 2010 ·

[/caption] In 1877 Thomas Edison invented the phonograph. He had hundreds of patents for inventions, although I am sticking to recorded music, instead of the many other uses that Edison dreamed about. It was actually the first ‘talking machine’ that was designed original as a dictation machine. We [...]

Learn and Master Guitar for Left Handed Guitar Players.

March 10th, 2010 ·

[/caption] note: the guitar on the right is actually a left handed guitar neck on a right handed guitar restrung. It has been said that everyone is born right handed yet only the greatest overcome it. I guess that’s true because some of the best guitar [...]

Andres Segovia: The Father of the Classical Guitar

March 7th, 2010 ·

I am always trying to dig a bit deeper into the history of guitar lessons and who was the first person to lay out a guitar education program in a logical manner. The furthest back that I could really find any solid courses with a means to the madness was with the coming of Andres [...]

Stevie Ray Vaughan Guitar Player Virtuoso is The Blues.

March 3rd, 2010 ·

[/caption] Stevie Ray Vaughan, one of my main influences and guitar players to listen and watch was one of the leading blues and rock guitarists of his generation, coming from obscurity to immediate success in the early 1980’s. Mr. Vaughan was a technical guitar virtuoso who [...]

12 Bar Blues Beginner Guitar Tutorial

March 1st, 2010 ·

So you’re ready to start learning the blues. The 12 bar blues is the most basic of progressions but also the most important one for you to learn as a beginner. In this article I’ll explain how you can discover which chords you should be playing in each key, what pattern to play those chords [...]

It’s Lonely at The Top, Guitar Lessons for Beginners

February 27th, 2010 ·

[/caption] Although I have been playing the guitar for a long time, I’m always seeking more learning information. It was becoming quite painful and creating too much anxiety spending so much time sifting through the endless learn to play guitar courses claiming everything from [...]

Jimi Hendrix is mourned at his Seattle funeral and wake and buried in Renton on October 1, 1970.

February 25th, 2010 ·

On October 1, 1970, rock legend Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) is mourned at his Seattle funeral and wake and buried in Renton. Jimi Hendrix’s distinctive left hand technique with a right-hand guitar. [/caption] Picture: Courtesy Al Hendrix Funeral services began at 1 p.m. at the Dunlop Baptist Church (8445 Rainier Avenue [...]

Guitar Lessons for Beginners includes: How to sight read music.

February 22nd, 2010 ·

[/caption] I made a bold statement almost a year ago about sight reading music. In the first post I discussed my need to learn to sight read music and my experience and thoughts about the subject. Then I wrote another post on my [...]

Guild 12 string cutaway guitar repairs, upgrades and bone nut.

February 19th, 2010 ·

How many of you have ever restrung a 12 (twelve) string guitar? It is different vibe for sure. I just love the sound of a 12 string guitar. I don’t play acoustic guitars very often, usually when I do it is a 6 string acoustic guitar like our non-cutaway Tacoma KOA wood guitar. I’ll tell [...]

Playing the Blues In the Garage After Dark..

February 17th, 2010 ·

[/caption] It is the end of a beautiful Florida day in February, and the cool day temperatures have felt good since I walked the dogs this morning. Now that the the day is growing old, it’s time to take it down from working hard. I finished rebuilding a transmission for [...]

All I ever talk about is Guitar Players and Guitar Lessons.

February 14th, 2010 ·

[/caption] I like to look through the New York Times music and arts section in the morning while I eat breakfast. Along with the Washington Post, those are the best Newspapers for me. The New York paper is full of concert reviews from some heavy [...]

My Favorite Guitar Players were My First Guitar Lessons.

February 13th, 2010 ·

[/caption] You’ll won’t find many lists of guitar players or guitar gods that doesn’t include Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck near the top. To make it an even dozen, here are a total of 12 guitar giants whose work has endured. To make it [...]

Learning Guitar Chords‚ Än Intro Lesson to G and E Major

February 11th, 2010 ·

Learning your first chords can be confusing. For beginners your hands and fingers do not have any muscle memory yet so it can feel awkward when you first try to stretch your fingers apart. Today I’m going to introduce you to the E major and G major chords in the open position. There’s a video [...]

Magic Slim is a Guitar Lesson in Himself.

February 10th, 2010 ·

Do you listen to Magic Slim? You should if you like the blues. He is one of the old school early electric blues guitar players. He got a late start in his career compared to guys like Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Stevie Ray Vaughan and plenty more who were playing for money by the age [...]