MONO CASES is a company that makes high-quality guitar gig bags as well as guitar straps and gig bags for bassists, producers and drummers. In addition to great looks, MONO's guitar bags provide a neck-stabilizing support, which provides additional protection for the neck of the guitar. As touring musician Randy Williams says: The best feature, however, to me is definitely the … [Read more...]
Learn the Fretboard
My friend and classical guitar blogger Chris Davis recently created a free eBook for learning the notes on the guitar fretboard. If you've been visiting this site for any length of time, you know how important I feel learning the notes on the fretboard is for any guitarist. At 15 pages, it's a relatively short book, but it's not short on content. Chris provides relational … [Read more...]
Slow Down
I'm an impatient person. When I get my mind on something, I want to do it now. For anyone who's played a musical instrument, you know that you're not going to be able to play anything up to speed the first try. You must first slow down in order to play fast. This is something I've struggled with since I started playing guitar. Enter the Capo app from SuperMegaUltraGroovy. Put … [Read more...]
Pete Huttlinger Interview on Modern Guitars
Modern Guitars recently interviewed fingerstyle acoustic guitarist Pete Huttlinger. Huttlinger's an excellent guitarist and has recently released an album titled Fingerpicking Wonder: The Music of Stevie Wonder. In addition to being a great guitarist, Huttlinger has the heart of a teacher, as evidenced by the instructional DVDs he has created. In the interview, he offers … [Read more...]
BBC Profile of B.B. King
Earlier this month, BBC News did an excellent profile of B.B. King. In addition to interviewing King and showing some footage of past and current shows, they even show a glimpse into his million dollar tour bus. (via Strat-o-Blogster) … [Read more...]