Over the past few days, I started thinking about the essentials of the way I approach music. It’s probably not complete, and it’s probably not the last time I’ll do something like that, but here ya go… There is no such thing as “simple” music If you think that a genre of music is “easy” … Continue reading
I got my first electric guitar, a Fender Musicmaster (with a silverfaced Fender Champ) around 1981 or 82, I think. For the next three or four years, spent 2 to 3 hours a day trying to learn songs off of a few key records that I had, including: Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy … Continue reading
This is a bit of rant… I was on my favorite gear discussion board today, when I noticed a few posts with similar titles: “Post your favorite U2/Praise and Worship Pedalboards”; “Favorite Praise and Worship Overdrive Pedals”; and so on… <sigh> Church, what have we become? Where has our creativity, our imagination, our artistry gone? … Continue reading
So Here I begin anew… Let’s begin with something simple, shall we? How about gear? I’ve been on a bit of a “binge” lately — playing music for a living (at least somewhat) has its perqs. I’ve been playing with mostly the same set of pedals for years now, only switching out the occasional overdrive … Continue reading
