Acoustic Guitars for Beginners
Jun 2, 2008 Movies
If anyone out there is looking to start playing guitar, here is a great list of 10 guitars that are good for beginners. I get asked a lot about what kind of guitar one should get when starting out. There is really no need to get a super fancy expensive guitar. Remember, you are learning. When you get good, that’s the time to get a nicer one.
The nice thing about this list is that it includes some 2/3 size guitars. Those are a bit smaller than a regular acoustic and great for children.
Video Vednesday - I Want a Broken Heart
May 7, 2008 Music
In my attempt to have a catchy weekly blog post thing that has matching first letters in the title, I have decided to start what I am calling “Video Vednesday”. Say it like the count from Sesame Street: Viiiideo Veeeednesday, ah ah ah”. Okay, I have de-railed. For those of you that are miraculously still reading, here we go:
Here is my cover of Derek Webb’s “I Want a Broken Heart”. By the way, if you watch Grey’s Anatomy, you heard one of Derek’s songs a few episodes ago. Anyways, enjoy!
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Add a tuner to your guitar’s volume knob
Feb 28, 2008 Music
As a guitarist, the lighter your load, the better. As it is now, every time I play, I have to hook up several pedals, one of which being a tuner pedal. This nifty little invention would replace that, thus making my load a little bit lighter.
From their website:
The N-Tune Onboard True Bypass Chromatic Tuner is the world’s most convenient solution for fast, accurate guitar tuning. Whether you’re in the studio or on stage, simply pull your guitar’s volume knob and use N-Tune’s super-bright display and silently tune up in seconds. Then push it back down to play — with perfect tone, thanks to N-Tune’s true bypass design which removes all tuning circuitry from your guitar’s signal path.
Third Day and Brad Avery part ways
Feb 28, 2008 Music
It looks like 13 years of awesomeness is about to take a sharp turn. Brad Avery, lead guitarist of Third Day, is parting ways with the band. From the official Third Day blog:
Third Day and Brad Avery have made the very difficult decision to part ways.
We appreciate Brad’s many contributions to the band’s career to date, including his work on our forthcoming album, but the time has come for us to follow our separate paths.
He has been an important part of Third Day for the last 13 years as we’ve traveled the world together and performed over 1,000 concerts. We will miss him as a band member but he will always remain our brother and our friend. Brad is a wonderful person, gifted songwriter and talented musician. We trust that God has amazing plans for his future.
I have been a huge Third Day fan since 1994 or so, and Brad has been a big part of that. He brought the rock to the band. If you ever saw them in concert, you would always remember the funny faces he made while shredding on a solo. I know Third Day will go on to make awesome music just like they have for the last 15 years or so, but this is still a pretty big blow.
We’ll miss you, buddy!
Here is a picture from WAY back in the day. Brad is on the far right. (click for larger image)
AMAZING Guitar playing
Dec 15, 2006 Uncategorized
I play guitar, and I am OK, but this guy is amazing. I have never seen anything quite like what he is doing here. His name is Andy McKee, and I think I will be picking up a cd or 2 of his. Enjoy!
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