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Okay, quick question: Before you actually began playing your instrument(s), did you, or did you not… … PLAY AIR??! What I mean is, did you PRETEND to play an instrument before you learned it? Like “air guitar”… … “air drums”… … “air bass”… … or any variation thereof?? Maybe you STILL like to seriously rock …
Big & Beefy! That’s how a lot of acoustic guitar players like their tone to be. Even me, sometimes! But then, at other gigs, with other songs… the moment calls for something with less… girth. The Samick acoustic guitar that I have, their “Thin Line” model AMCT-CE, is the perfect complement to such situations. Worried …
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I’m an acoustic guitar aficionado. Have been since high school. Oh, sure, electrics have their place… especially when the testosterone movin’ and I want to get my “shred” on… But the acoustic… mmm… there’s multiple worlds in there. So I picked up another one last year (my 10th): the Ibanez AE Acoustic Guitar! As you’ll see from …
Several billion years ago… a massive, powerful explosion in space occurred. It scattered hot cosmic shrapnel in all directions… Cold, primordial shards hurtling towards staggeringly distant star systems… … and it tumbled its way… TO US!! What does this celestial body’s immense trek have to do with a Martin Anniversary Guitar?? Read on, ye music-making …
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Q: What do you call someone who hangs around with musicians?A: A bass player Q: What’s the difference between a vacuum cleaner and a bassist?A: The vacuum cleaner has to be plugged in to suck. A young kid told his mother “Mommie, when I grow up I want to play the bass guitar.” His mother …
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Have you ever gone to a foreign country?? If so, did you try to speak their language?? If so, then you know how exhilarating it can be to have a firm grasp on the basics and know how to communicate without fumbling over your words. Before I moved to Germany years back, I study German …
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Ever teach music?? I have for over three decades now, and every once in a while the inevitable gear questions come up from a pupil. Like this week’s… : “Hey, Teaj, I’m going to buy my first electric guitar. Which one should I get??” And he thought he was going to get a simple answer. …
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