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In a Rut? Steal Someone Else’s Song!

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

There you are, for a few days, a week or two, or perhaps a month or more. You’ve tried and tried and tried, but no matter what you try – all of the great Fretterverse advice you’ve taken and given a shot – you just can’t get out of the rut. It’s a terrible feeling, [...]

Cover it Straight or Make it Your Own?

Monday, August 16, 2010

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A conversation over the weekend got me thinking about cover songs. A group of people were talking about bands/singers that record covers and release them as singles or put them out on their CDs. I remember back in the 1990′s it seemed like the only way to get noticed was to put out a cover [...]

Meisel COM-90 Clip-On Electronic Tuner

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

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Having a good tuner is a must. I think we can all agree that there is nothing worse than a guitar player whose guitar is out of tune. When I first started learning jazz guitar (still learning…) I went on this mad search for the be-all clip-on tuner to use with my jazz box. It’s [...]

Spock’s Beard – X

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

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It’s not always easy writing about your musical influences. From a journalistic standpoint (like, say, as a blogger) you want to be as objective as possible, making sure to cover the subject matter from all angles while presenting all viewpoints. From a fanboy standpoint, you want to share with the world your discovery; screaming from [...]

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 [...]

11 Ways To Overcome Writers Block

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

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What could be worse than trying to work on your craft but get no results? What could be more creatively stifling than not wanting to pick up the guitar for fear of having it reject your musical advances? What is more destructive to a musician's being than hating everything you write?