Category Archives: Music

Learning guitar – again

January 6, 2011

I’ve been playing guitar for 8 years now.  And by “play” I mean that I can tune it, jam out some power chords and play some simple rock and punk songs.  I can “strum out this tune, yeah” but that’s … Continue reading →

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Here we go again…more guitar stuff

December 30, 2010

I go through periods of research into certain fields and/or products.  Recently it has been my quest for the perfect guitar setup.  For me this includes amplifier, electric guitar and acoustic guitar.  I’ve pretty well decided on keeping my Dean … Continue reading →

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Volume vs Watts

December 22, 2010

Everyone seems to think that they need more watts to get more volume.  While it is true that more watts will be louder than less given the same speaker, it is also true that the speaker is more important than … Continue reading →

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More focus on guitar, less focus on electronics

December 21, 2010

It seems that at times I get so focused on building a new effects pedal or amplifier that I spend hardly any time at all actually playing my guitar.  Last Sunday Isaac and I finished recording our Christmas special, “Joy … Continue reading →

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Hark! A new lust-worthy guitar!

December 15, 2010

Well, it’s new to me.  I’ve long been a Les Paul junky, despite never owning a “true” LP and giving the one I did have to my brother in law as a present.  Then I got my Harmony Bobkat H15V … Continue reading →

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