40th Guitar Anniversary
March 2, 2020
Today marks my 40th guitar playing anniversary (March 3rd, 1980) – whoa! What a great journey it has been. I’d like to note the occasion with this little instructional video. Here’s to 40 more!
Deliberate and Melodic
September 4, 2019
Some deliberate and slow playing – another exercise. I try to give each note or short cluster some musical “weight” by giving it a different treatment, whether tone, vibrato, duration or something else.
Stream of Consciousness
August 23, 2019
“Stream of consciousness” playing here – an exercise I use often to expand my musical vocabulary. The goal is to rely as little as possible on stuff that is worked out ahead of time, and just play – connecting the musical dots as it makes sense in the moment. 👍🎸
Subdued chords and Big Muff Tone
August 16, 2019
A minute and a half of varied playing here. Dropped in some subdued 👼 chordal stuff with a Big-Muff 👌 tone in places.
Fiery and Pretty
August 13, 2019
Here’s a short piece that starts with a kind of fiery 🧨Em thing, and ends with a pretty 🎶 Gmaj thing.
Inspired by the Outdoors
August 6, 2019
Here’s a 2-plus minute outdoor 🦅 inspired session from my most recent recording. A mix of different techniques in this one.
