Joe Walker, who runs the From the Woodshed blog, has recently moved from Southern California back to Seattle, and he has started a new guitar educational website called Deft Digits. In conjunction, he's now offering guitar lessons in Seattle. I don't know Joe personally, but based on his From the Woodshed blog, I think Joe has a lot to offer students. … [Read more...]
Capo App Wins Apple Design Award
Chris Liscio's excellent Mac-based Capo application recently won an Apple Design Award. If you don't know, Capo is a music learning and transcription application that slows down music without changing the pitch. I use Capo on both my Mac and my iPad, and it's great. To celebrate the award, Chris is discounting Capo by 20%. … [Read more...]
So You Want My Job: Touring Guitar Tech
ArtofManliness.com has a series called "So You Want My Job" where they profile men who are in interesting or desirable jobs. A few years ago, they profiled Jason Stoltzfus, who is a touring guitar technician based out of Nashville. In the interview, Jason talks about how he got the job and what it's like to live on a tour bus for most of the year. He also talks about his … [Read more...]
Building the Guitar You’ll Keep
"Once you’ve discovered you enjoy playing the guitar, you can’t stop playing the guitar." In his article "Building the Guitar You'll Keep" for Wired.com, Chuck Squatriglia offers an excellent glimpse into Richard Hoover and his company, Santa Cruz Guitars. It’s an unhurried place. Guitars are built one at a time, by hand, a process that takes eight weeks or more. Almost … [Read more...]
Contest: Jeff Beck – Rock ‘N Roll Party CD Giveaway
I am excited to announce that I have two copies of Jeff Beck's latest album, Rock 'N Roll Party (Honoring Les Paul), to give away to two lucky winners. The rules are as follows: - Add a comment to this post to let me know that you want to enter; please, only one entry per person. You must include a valid e-mail address so that I can contact the winners. - Sorry, but … [Read more...]