How to create drum backing tracks for guitar the easy way
If you want to know how to create drum tracks in the easiest possible way to play your guitar along with, or if you don't like following a metronome and would prefer drums instead, this is how to do...
View ArticleThere is a reason I don't talk about this guitar
A couple of reasons, actually. Above is the Epiphone Les Paul SL. It is cheap and and plentiful at the time I write this. Ever since this guitar was introduced, people have been asking me what I think...
View ArticleHow to add robot tuners to a guitar
These are cool to have if you use alternate tunings often. How do you add robot tuners to a guitar? Before answering that question, you should know what's involved first. Can you motorize your existing...
View ArticleA Fender Deluxe model is a decent upgrade from a Squier
Five different models of these exist, and they do serve as the best possible upgrade from a Squier if going with the Fender brand. In Fender's lineup there is a series called Deluxe which consists of...
View ArticleFender Jazzmaster in CME Lake Placid Blue
I'm not sure if this works or not. This is not a regular production Jazzmaster solely because of color. Ordinarily, the Fender Classic Player Jazzmaster Special is only available in 3-color sunburst or...
View ArticleOver a shoebox full of Casio watches
Yeah, this is ridiculous. By nature I am a bit of a minimalist, but the one thing I genuinely have too much of are Casio wristwatches. They are plentiful, after all. Above is a photo showing a partial...
View ArticleLine 6 Spider is more than good enough for metal guitar tones
I'm starting to believe naysayers of this amp really don't get how amps work. I own a Line 6 Spider V 60 amp and am very happy with it. However, one thing I've seen a lot of is, of course, metalheads...
View ArticleLED Christmas lights are still terrible
I'm glad you can still buy incandescent Christmas lights. Recently, I watched a video from a YouTube channel called Technology Connections, and the guy described these Christmas lights a.k.a. fairy...
View ArticleFender American Performer series guitars
Fender just released a new line of American guitars, the Performer series. Nice for what they are, but there are some models better than the rest. The new Performer series comes in Strat, Strat HSS,...
View ArticleCasio W59 is better than Casio F-91W
Bigger buttons = better watch. At least when comparing the W59 to the F-91W. For small-wristed folk such as myself that prefer smaller digital timepieces, the go-to brand is Casio for that sort of...
View ArticleLine 6 Updater actually works really well
I just updated firmware on a guitar amp for the first time ever, and it actually went very well. The guitar amp I own is a Line 6 Spider V 60. Line 6 as a company is pretty good about releasing...
View ArticleSimple easy fix to a common guitar looper problem
The cost for this fix is exactly $0.00. A problem with all loopers for guitar players be it a Ditto, DigiTech JamMan, BOSS RC-3 or otherwise is that when you record a loop, play it back and then...
View ArticleAre headless guitars any good?
Actually, yes, they are. For the longest time, headless guitars have been expensive just because they have a nonstandard build. After all, it's not "just another Strat." However, as of recent, they've...
View ArticleSchecter E-1 is still the coolest Explorer style guitar there is
If you're going to get an Explorer style guitar, this is the only one worth getting. I've talked about the E-1 before from Schecter, and while there are other styles (such as Black Pearl which looks...
View ArticleHow to output a Line 6 Spider amp to a mixer
This is actually really easy. All you need is the correct cable, and possibly a firmware update. The Line 6 Spider V 60 does not have a 1/4" or XLR output, so in order to output the amp to a mixing...
View ArticleIbanez GAX30 is the most ritzy cheap guitar you can buy
And I should know. I own one. So I bought an Ibanez GAX30, which is not an easy guitar to come by. Availability for this particular model is little, and in all honesty I was not intending on buying...
View ArticleList of 24.75" scale length guitars and other shorter models
This is a list of electric guitars that have a scale length of 24.75 inches, and I'm also including other brands and models all the way down to the 24 inch scale. This list does not include every...
View ArticleThat really annoying varying lag in Audacity
This is why I have not posted any articles or videos on Audacity yet, and may give up entirely on it. I said earlier this year that I was planning on publishing articles and videos on Audacity. I...
View ArticleErnie Ball Polypro is the only guitar strap worth owning
No matter what, you always come back to this strap. When you play guitar and you want to use the thing standing up, you need a guitar strap. The Ernie Ball Polypro has basically been around forever,...
View ArticleGarmin car GPS in 2019 and beyond
I'm a bit of a road nerd so I like this stuff. I'll be getting back to guitar/music stuff shortly, but for now, let's talk about this "obsolete" technology. It's New Year's Eve 2018, meaning 2019 is...
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