Posts from October 2014

If you've tried and tried to finish recording a song but just can't seem to do it, there are 5 simple reasons why you haven't.

Some say that becoming a rock star requires years of hard work and dedication. Those people are wrong.

A solid-body electric with the belly cut will feel more comfortable compared to one that doesn't have it

It can arguably be said that the best music is the kind that takes you to another place when you listen to it. For a song to do that, it has to be crafted in such a way that gives it a bit of a magical other-worldly feeling. Put simply, "make it big."

Most super-big musical instrument manufacturers are still run like mom-and-pop businesses

Perfect for beginner guitar players as well as adults that want a guitar that has absolutely no frills and just works.

A lot of what Fender Japan makes are home runs. But then there are certain models that are weird for one reason or another.

Oh no, '90s cars.

If you want to make the songwriting process go faster, put down the guitar temporarily and pick up a bass.

House Of 1,000 Pleasures is a song from the band E-Z-O. , and you probably never heard of it until you heard it here. How did I find out about it? A friend of mine let me borrow a compact cassette of it back when it was new in 1992. And where did he get […]

Even though my has free lifetime maps, I decided to give the free OpenStreetMap database a try anyway. The experience was... interesting.

I've been a GPS user since 2005, and recently I bought a backup unit, a Garmin nuvi 255[/epnt]. The price was a little over 30 bucks. Used, of course.

My standard advice to anyone thinking of buying a vintage solid-body electric guitar is don't do it. But if you must...