Hello to all! Just wanted to share the news that I am working on a new book. The wonderful people at Alpha Books have asked me to write an entirely new version of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Guitar, which should hit the stores in October or November 2010, possibly earlier. It’s a huge honor […]
Hello to all The final show of FOFfest 2009 took place yesterday evening and it was a wonderful, incredible time. Infinity Hall is a great place to play and Fred Schane did a masterful job on the sound. Not at all easy given the lack of prep time and the sheer number of musicians performing. […]
Hello to all! The final show of the 2009 FODfest tour takes place today. It will be at the Infinity Hall and Bistro in Norfolk, Connecticut (right on Route 44, you can’t miss it!) and begins at 4:00 PM this afternoon. There will also be a live Internet feed available on the FODfest Blog. Hope […]
Hello to all! Still winding down from a very wonderful and magical show last night: (photo by Thomas Hodge) We had fifteen musicians, including the incredible Corky Siegel on harmonica and songwriter Michael Smith (who many people may know from Steve Goodman’s cover of his song The Dutchman), not to mention a wonderful crowd. Having […]
Hello to all! I’m currently in Chicago to play at FODfest tonight at the Oak Park Village Players Performing Arts Center in Oak Park. The theater is at 1010 West Madison in Oak Park. “FOD” stands for “Friends of Danny” and “Danny” is Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter who was murdered in Pakistan […]
I first met Alan in person in March (perhaps April?) of 2007. He was in New York on business and I took the train down one morning and we hooked up to visit the guitar stores and to have breakfast. Alan is one of the Forum Moderators at Guitar Noise and, since he lives in […]
I recently received this email and it seemed like a great way to ease back into our discussion on the use of the capo: David, First. Great articles. You have a way of presenting potentially complicated music topics in a way that the average musician can get their brain around. Thanks and please keep them […]
In case you’ve not been formally introduced, this is Charley: In addition to being a mentor when it comes to balancing all the craziness of life and business and pursuits of happiness, he occasionally helps out by subbing for me and writing an issue or two of Guitar Noise News, the free twice a month […]
So you put a capo on your guitar, say the third fret, and you start playing a song using a D chord. What are you playing? Most guitarists will say “D.” And that’s the start of a lot of confusion. In reality, when we place the capo on the third fret (as in this example) […]
Playing with others, as you’re probably heard me mention on more occasions than I can count, is not only a lot of fun but is also one of the best ways to learn and to improve on your playing. Did I mention that it’s a lot of fun? It can also be a little frustrating, […]