As a follow up to my Perfect Practice post, I thought I'd talk a little about warming up. Warming up should be included in your practice routine. It's important to warm up prior to practicing or playing so that the muscles in your hands are loose. It's possible to strain or damage the muscles in the hand if they're not properly stretched prior to playing at full speed. Another … [Read more...]
Monster Mike Welch
StratCollector has recently posted an interview with blues guitarist Monster Mike Welch. I first heard about Monster Mike 10 years ago when his first album was released (when he was 16). I haven't heard anything about him since until this evening when I found this interview. It's interesting that he's released several CDs in the 10 years since, but they've received absolutely … [Read more...]
Perfect Practice
Have you been playing your guitar on a regular basis and still not achieved any significant results? In this post, I want to talk a bit about practicing; specifically, finding the best way to practice based on your goals. With the term practicing, I don't mean grabbing your guitar and sitting in front of the tv and noodling around. I don't consider that practicing; it's fun, … [Read more...]
Brian Bromberg
Brian Bromberg is a jazz bassist that has played with a virtual who's who in jazz circles, including Dizzy Gillespie, Diana Krall, Herbie Hancock, Kenny G, Stan Getz and Woody Shaw, among many others. My friend David got me listening to Bromberg's Metal album, which is amazing. The album is a great jazz-fusion album with some great fretwork. Even more amazing than the great … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa Videos
Joe Bonamassa is a great blues-rock guitarist with a style similar to Stevie Ray Vaughan (can any blues-rock guitarist avoid being compared to the great Stevie Ray?). He's recently released a new DVD titled Live at Rockpalast. You can view a song from the DVD on Joe's Web site. … [Read more...]