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Japan Report: Part 1 – Japan Loves Guitar More Than We Do!

Monday, December 20, 2010

So I’m finally back from my trip, and all I can really say to start things off is that Japan loves guitar more than we do. Much more. I mean, WAAAAAAY more.

Bye Bye Wooden Acoustic Guitars!

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

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I think it’s safe to say that there is a stigma attached to non-wooden guitars. Although technology wasn’t ready until recently for an innovation in acoustic guitar design, even if the technology was there 20 years ago the hearts and minds of the people were even less ready. Simply put, acoustic guitars absolutely had to [...]

Fingerpicking for Beginners

Thursday, July 8, 2010

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Today’s article is a guest post from guitarist Brett McQueen. I think fingerpicking was one of the hardest things I had to learn for guitar. I always had problems getting my fingers to be steady and independent enough to cleanly pluck a string. However, like anything else, you have to start somewhere and it just [...]

Put Dynamics In Your Music

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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I equate dynamics with emotions, or perhaps better stated, inflection. Just as much as you wouldn’t give a speech in a monotone voice (unless you’re Ben Stein) you probably shouldn’t make a musical statement in a monotone voice, either. In today’s technology-happy world, much of the loss of dynamics in music has to do with [...]

Record Your Acoustic Guitar Perfectly with the ExplorAudio H-Clamp

Thursday, March 11, 2010

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Record Your Acoustic Guitar Perfectly with the ExplorAudio H-Clamp

Recording an acoustic guitar comes with lots of technical and performance challenges. Certainly getting a good sound from the instrument and eliminating squeaky string shifts are important from a performance standpoint, but the recording process itself presents two fundamental problems: Initial placement of the microphone(s) in relation to the sound hole and area near the [...]

Does Pointless Picks Have a Point?

Monday, March 1, 2010

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Guitar picks are very much like strings. Most guitar players are die-hard loyalists that have been playing the same brand since the Dawn of Man. Personally, I’ve been using D’Addario strings exclusively for over 25 years now, and a Steve Clayton pick user for around five. I remember back in the late 80′s the Stylus [...]