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VL Effects Greentone Demo
In this video I want to show you a Demo of the VL Effects Greentone Overdrive Pedal. This pedal is in the family of tubescreamer style overdrive pedals, but this pedal is a lot more versatile in my opinion. Watch…
Roll Down the River EP Preview
This is a very exciting time for myself as I have been working on my new EP entitled Roll Down the River for several months now and it’s about finished. Since 2007 I had completely stopped writing any material because…
How to Put More Emotion into Your Guitar Playing
One thing I have been thinking about lately, is that humans are emotional creatures and respond to almost anything that seems to come from the heart. If this statement is true, we need to be putting as much emotion as…
Recording Drums and Bass for the EP – Roll Down the River
This week has been an exciting time for the EP. On Monday my old drummer from a past blues band in Athens, Carlton Owens laid down some of the best drum tracks I’ve ever been a part of. With Rob…
Recording Hammond for my new EP
I’ve been working on this EP project for quite some time now and frankly I’m just ready to go ahead and finish it. There have been numerous setbacks over the last few months but now is the time to just…
What Does a Warm Tone Even Mean!
The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines warm as: having or giving out heat to a moderate or adequate degree This doesn’t make much sense when applying it to your guitar tone does it. In fact here are some more definitions of…
When Are Guitar Lessons Even Worth it?
Recently, someone emailed me and asked what were in my lessons that he couldn’t learn on his own. I thought for a little while and thought. Nothing really. Is this true? I thought about it for a good while and…
How to Set Your Guitar Amp for Blues
This could be the most asked question on the Internet in the Guitar Area. I know I’ve received this question of “How Do I Set My Guitar Amp for Blues”, quite a few times and every time I do, I…
Analog Alien Fuzz Demo
Check out a demo of the Analog Alien Fuzz pedal using open e tuning slide guitar. This is a really cool pedal and a very versatile sounding fuzz. Watch the Demo This pedal even comes with Hot Sauce! To learn…
How to Know When to Use Different Overdrive Pedals
If you play guitar, then there is no doubt that you have a few overdrive or distortion pedals. These pedals can have a wide variety of sounds that will allow you to achieve almost any tone you can imagine. The…
Forget Scales and Everything You’ve Learned
There comes a time when you’ve learned so many new concepts, scales, techniques, etc…, that you have to take a step back and stop thinking about the technical side of music while you’re playing. It’s true that you must learn…
Hand Injury Update
Just when you think things can’t get any worse, they can. This year has been a struggle for many reasons to say the least. I feel I have been tested in every area of life to see how much I…
My First Guitar Recital
It was the summer of 1992 and I had just graduated from High School. I had been playing guitar for about a year now and finally felt like I was getting somewhere. I was currently taking private lessons at M…
5 Years of Lessons – Created and Learned
Back in 2005 I had this idea that I would write a Guitar Method Book to sell all over the world. This book would be the catalyst of my new career and I would be overseeing production of this book…
So You Want to Learn Slide Guitar?
It’s January 2013 and that means it’s a new year with new opportunities and beginnings. Many of you may be debating whether you want to try learning slide guitar or not and start playing some real emotive sounds on the…