It’s personal, very personal. My guitar is my traveling companion, my solace, and literally an extension of my personality.
Category: Guitar
Music Empowers Students
Since its inception in 1980, the nonprofit, located in San Diego, California, has grown to serve more than 600 children and adults touched by special needs every day. TERI’s pioneering array of life span services are recognized and emulated on state and federal levels, as well as internationall
Joe Altier: Self-Made Man
Just Joe moves past Brand New Sin to solo piano singer songwriter
Cort Guitars Earth 300V
Cort Guitars Earth 300V acoustic features a solid Adirondack spruce top with Adirondack bracing, solid mahogany back and sides, black body binding, teardrop tortoise pick guard, genuine bone saddle, and sunburst finish. The mahogany neck is topped with a rosewood fretboard and features Grover vintage tuners. The Earth 300VF adds a Fishman Sonitone EQ and Sonicore pickup system.
Mic Techniques 101
Incorrect miking could turn a pristine guitar sound to mud or a gleaming Bach trumpet could end up sounding like a kazoo. Read our Mic Techniques guide.
Teach Yourself to Play Banjo
Teach Yourself to Play Banjo
Wahtz Wah Pedal
Wahtz Wah Pedal Kit MOD Kits give musicians an opportunity to build their own effects pedals through easy-to-follow instructions and point-to-point wiring. They come with predrilled enclosures and all the necessary parts. The Wahtz Wah pedal kit produces a pedal with a classic wah tone and a hint of extra bite and growl. True […]
Moab Music Festival
Michael Barrett and Leslie Tomkins readily admit there was a somewhat selfish reason for founding a music festival in Moab, Utah, 22 years ago. For about six months prior to their visit to Moab, the couple had already been discussing the possibility of starting another music festival. Barrett, a classical pianist from New York City, had founded the New York Festival of Song about two years prior.
Acoustic Pickups
Whether it’s for a coffee shop performance, live band gig, or a recording on a laptop, there may come a time when you need to amplify your acoustic string instrument. There is a wide choice of methods available and understanding the differences can help you make an informed choice when dealing with acoustic pickups.
House Concerts
House concerts are musical performances generally held in private homes and hosted by fans, friends, or relatives of the performing musician(s). Audiences are usually 25 to 35 people, but can sometimes be as large as 60 or more, and a donation of $15 to $25 is generally requested, but not required. Oftentimes, there is a potluck dinner involved, but wine and cheese events are most common, with guests encouraged to bring a drink to share. Hosts will even sometimes put performers up for a night.