One of the greatest blues players on planet earth! Joe Bonamassa began his career playing guitar in the band Bloodline, which featured the offspring of several famous musicians (such as Miles Davis, Robby Krieger and Berry Oakley) Bonamassa has collaborated with numerous artists such as B.B. King, Clapton, Paul Rodgers, among others. Joe’s solo career […]
Author Archives: Jon Coursey
How to fight against yourself when playing live?
Are you gigging constantly? or have you had just a couple of live presentations in front of friends or a small audience? This post is for you if you’re in either camp, whether you have played for thousands of people or for only 5. If you have played live you have experienced the anxiety before […]
Boss BF-3 Flanger
Are you a guitar effects lover? I am and Flanger is a really cool one to have! You all know BOSS, the manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitars. Its latest version of Flanger, the BF-3 is an absolute machine!!! Have you ever felt an airplane flying above your house? Flanger is something like that! […]
Guitar Luthiers II
Wanting to be heard? “A luthier is someone who makes or repairs lutes and other string instruments”. I am currently living in Argentina, a beautiful country with great meat and amazing red wine, and lately I have found that Luthiers are very popular and well known too. There is plenty of string lovers building their […]
How to memorize songs?
We have mentioned in the past that building a repertoire is a good thing to do, specially if you now know a good number of songs. Later, when you have a big list of songs you might be asking yourself, “How the hell am I supposed to remember all of them?”, especially when playing live, […]
John Petrucci
The Architect of a Dream Theater If you are into prog-rock, I am sure you have heard the name John Petrucci. He is a founder member and guitarist of a worldwide known band known as Dream Theater. Dream Theater is one of the most popular and influential progressive bands of our era. They were influenced […]
How can I get a gig?
Let’s get down to business, why are you learning to play the guitar? You may want to learn just for your own enjoyment, or to play at home when family or friends gather. Those are very good reasons but I have to say something that probably I have said in the past, performing live in […]
Leo Nocentelli
What comes to mind if I say New Orleans and The Meters? I am sure you will say Funk! That is what Leo Nocentelli did, created The Meters and since then played the most funkiest guitar riffs. You probably have heard the hugely popular “Cissy Strut” or “People say” by The Meters, if you are […]
Epiphone Masterbilt DR-500MCE
A great acoustic electric guitar from Epiphone Epiphones are usually seen as entry level products made by the hugely popular and historic guitar brand Gibson but Epiphone has taken out to the market some really high quality instruments and I am sure you will agree with that, perhaps you even own an Epiphone guitar and […]
how can you sell your gear?
We have talked in the past about buying a brand new or second hand guitar, but what about selling one of your own? That is a very different story and I am pretty sure you will do this at some point in your musical career. Later down the track, you will find out that trading […]