Here's a quick look behind the curtain of a recent overdub session I did from my home studio. A friend sent a song over with a pretty strong 80s pop vibe. He wanted me to add some lap steel and a couple electric guitars doing a modern Nashville country lead thing. He...
My new instrumental EP Songs from Home Volume 2 is out now. This release picks up where Songs from Home Volume 1 left off. Volume 1 was mostly acoustic with a little bit of electric guitar thrown in for texture. Volume 2 features my electric guitar playing and a full...
A while back I detailed my new touring pedalboard here and here. Now let's talk about my new session pedalboard. I've been dreaming up this board for a couple years now. Most of my session work happens in my home studio, so it hasn't been a priority. But the session...
Ever heard a story and instantly thought "yeah right..." Well, here's one of those stories. It was the summer of 2013, and Shanna and I had finally made the decision to pack up and move up to Nashville. I was teaching guitar lessons during the week at a very cool...
I've heard it said that anyone who knows anything is self-taught. There's some truth to this statement. If you're a self-taught guitarist, this post will provide a 4 step process for deeply learning any new musical concept. Of the dozens of students I've taught over...
In Part 1 of this blog series we walked through the pedal board that I've toured with for the past 2 years. We looked at what I liked and what I didn't like about the board. Now in Part 2 we'll take a detailed look at the new board I'll be touring with in 2021 and...
Let’s take a look at my current touring pedal board…signal flow, pros, and cons.
Compression is one of the most misunderstood effects for guitarists. It also happens to be one of the most important audio concepts to understand. In this post we'll clear up the confusion about compression and look at 3 ways to compress your tone without a...
Following up on last week's post, this post will look at another fun way to inspire creative new ideas for your guitar playing. I call this the Costanza Approach. (Remember when George Costanza decided to do the opposite of whatever his instincts told him to do?) If...
Creative guitar playing is not just for the lucky few who are born with disproportionate amounts of creativity. It can be practiced and learned by anyone willing to do the work. Here I'll detail 3 exercises that will get you thinking and playing in new ways. There's...