Posted on April 21, 2008 by eric
I had an interesting exchange with a regular player in the band last night. This kid, and I mean kid, is probably 18 or 19. That means that I had my first beer 3 years before he was born.
He asked this question:
“Do you have any advice for me on what to play? I’m very teachable, [...]
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Posted on April 18, 2008 by eric
He’s Quite a cabinet maker as well.
Happy Birthday Bruce.
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Posted on April 17, 2008 by eric
Last night I was at rehearsal. I was having a hard time playing the rhythm of a 3 note lick. For some reason I just couldn’t get it. After about 30-40 times thru it, I may finally have it down.
I had a short conversation about the notation on the page.
The WL asked me:
“Do you know [...]
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Posted on April 15, 2008 by eric
Editor’s note: This morning I was at a loss for something to write about. After this afternoons trip to Guitar Center that all changed…and not for the better.
So I took the advice and went to Guitar Center this afternoon. I killed 2 birds with one stone here. My son was going in for his kindergarten [...]
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Posted on April 7, 2008 by eric
It looks like I’ve got some test driving to do. Thanks to all who commented, and left ideas for places to start. There is a lot to chew on there. In the next few weeks, I’ll be going around the city and doing some head to head comparisons (so to speak). Kind of an Amplifier [...]
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