Past Issues: June, 2011

/ June 29, 2011 5:02 am

Electric Guitar Harmonics

The use of natural harmonics on guitar is a very popular technique and is employed in all styles of music. If you have never played harmonics before, touch any string very lightly directly over the twelfth fret. Do not press down. When you pick the string, you will hear a chime-like sound. Rock and Metal guitarists often combine this sound [...]

/ June 29, 2011 2:37 am

Revo Guitar Strap Review

If your current 2″ nylon guitar strap is a Chevy, the Revo straps are the Cadillac of guitar straps. Durable leather ends and highly attractive, comfortable exotic woods make up the strap. Wood? A wooden strap? Yes, you read that right. How comfortable is wood going to be over my shoulder? Well very comfortable is what I found out. We’re [...]

/ June 22, 2011 12:05 am

Introduction to the Flat Keys and F Major Scale Exercises

All the major scale lessons I have written out up to this point have been in the sharp keys. I wanted to start the flat keys this week. The flat keys and scales all follow the same major scale pattern as the sharp keys and scales. They also fall in order, as the sharp keys do and the order of [...]

/ June 8, 2011 2:41 am

The Capo Keyring Review

So I’m not here to judge you for your reasons behind using a capo, but what grinds my gears if you’re an artist, you’ve emailed me the setlist weeks ago, we practiced the song while I was missing CSI: Miami (of course it was a new one!) and then the day of the gig you scratch that song from the [...]

/ June 7, 2011 6:06 pm

The Incomplete Band Myth

I have met far too many talented musicians who are without a band, but who long to start one. They sit upon hours of golden material and aren’t sure what the next step is for getting closer to the stage. I’d like to talk a little bit about the process of forming a band, looking for members, auditions, and how [...]

/ June 2, 2011 6:15 pm

Dan Electrode by Danelectro Review

Have you ever heard someone discuss effects pedals and have a preference of batteries over a power supply? Believe it or not they are not crazy, well at least in relation to the effects pedal thing. A power supply will give you a near steady voltage into your effects pedal. A battery on the other hand will slowly die giving [...]