super mario bros theme song sucks
Back in 1985 when Super Mario Bros. was released (which I'll just abbreviate as SMB for the remainder of this bloggo), the only online experience was the BBS. No public internet existed because it was...
View Articlesquier standard gets returned
Some bad news. The Standard had to be returned as the neck did not bow back properly and continued to have some significant fret buzz. That, and the neck just felt thick in the wrong kind of way for my...
View Articleanyone who hangs out in the guitar store is a loser
Last week I went into a Guitar Center to try out a guitar (a Daphne Blue Squier Bullet Strat, for those interested), and while trying it out of course there was this stupid kid who plugged in a few...
View Articlegoogle plus is what people wanted on youtube whether they realize it or not
YouTube has the distinct honor of having the absolute worst community on the internet. Think of the worst troll-friendly place on the internet, amplify how bad you think that place is by double, then...
View Articlejimi hendrix was a crappy guitar player
When I started playing electric guitar, I chose to go with Strats. And of course, when you go with Strats, you start researching Strat players, and Jimi Hendrix pops up. I knew absolutely nothing about...
View Articlephone downgrade (but not really)
Time for a new old phone. There are some things in the tech realm I outright reject mainly for practicality reasons. If the whatever-it-is isn't practical, I will most likely not own it. When it comes...
View Articlebillboard.com obviously does not know what rock is anymore
I'd like to think that the staff over at billboard.com actually knows what they're doing when it comes to classifying music, but evidently they simply have no clue as they've labeled Royals by Lorde as...
View Articlei haven't used a textured pick in months
I've been using Gibson Standard Heavies for a while now, but recently I dug into my pick tin and grabbed a Fender 351 celluloid Medium and started using that again. I forgot how cool using that pick...
View Article"support local music" does not work and never will work
The phrase "Support Local Music" (which I'll just call SLM for short) is only used by bands who want fans, or rather the ones they wish they had, to promote them for nothing. SLM is used because it's...
View Articlesexy steel 2013
Sexy Steel 2013 by Rich Menga Redo of a song I did last year. This one came out way better. :) If the player above doesn't work for you, go here.
View Articleheavy metal is dead 2013
The list from the video above I grabbed from here, because in all honesty, it was the only one I could find that was a decent 2013 metal song list. These are the bands/songs I mention in the video:...
View Articlethe #1 problem with guitar players
Over the years I've known my fair share of other guitar players besides myself, and many of them had thousands of dollars worth of guitar gear. A common pattern with these guys is that while they had...
View Articlefrom telecaster thinline to jazzmaster in less than 3 days
Yep, new guitar in the barn. But not after owning another one for less than 3 days first. Okay, so here's the story. I was faced with the choice of doing one of two things. I could either a) "rebuild"...
View Articleso how does it feel now that i finally own a jazzmaster?
I mentioned before that I wanted a Squier Vintage Modified Jazzmaster, and now I finally have one. I've owned it for a very short time, but how do I feel about it? Well, that's what this bloggo is...
View Articlerap is not music
When rap "music" first started getting popular in the 1980s (thanks to MTV, of course), I hated it. I still hate it and always will. This is basically what happened with this "music". At first, it was...
View Articledead music scenes (and why they're dead)
As time marches on, it's getting more and more difficult for bands to find any place to play anymore. Now as for practicing, there is a noise solution that's been around for a while. With the exception...
View Articleguitar solos suck
When I first started playing guitar, I played nothing but rhythms, as in chords put to time patterns. I didn't attempt the solos until much later because you're supposed to learn rhythm before lead....
View Articlemy transition to the jazzmaster
Above is Roy Clark playing a Fender Jazzmaster. And no, I had absolutely no idea he ever played one until just recently. As far as when the program above aired, that I'm not sure of. The Jazzmaster...
View Articlecrunchbang linux (or how to waste time on a friday night)
On Friday night I installed Crunchbang Linux 11 "Waldorf" on my Dell mini 10v. That was a huge pain in the ass to get done, but I got it working right. Before I go into why Crunchbang is great and that...
View Articlecan you make a living as a guitar player?
There is an AC/DC song called It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll). The song is as old as I am, originally released in 1975, but the message it gives still applies today. The message...
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