When I was a kid growing up, we had cats. I’m not sure why, but I suspect it was because my dad was the only boy in the family and his sisters had a long line of “scotties.” Scotch terriers. They’re well known for becoming attached to women in a household with more women than…

I confess I love You Tube. I originally started watching You Tube videos (2000s) to learn how to use new software for work and for “how to’s” on my music software. When software companies began outsourcing their tech support to overseas companies or only offering support through their website, you were left to wander the…

I remember back in the 60s when I started playing guitar, there were a limited number of choices. If you wanted to get the guitar of your dreams, you had to save your money or beg your parents to buy it. Today, Fender has so many lines of their classic guitars (strats and teles) I…

A couple years ago I decided to look at Looper pedals, so I could record my guitar playing through my amp with a drum track playing along in the background for timing. In the past when I tried recording guitar into my DAW, I was never able to get a good sound, like what I…

For most of my life I was a guitar purist. I’ve owned many of the most sought after vintage guitars and tube amps and basically I just plugged into the amp, and used a little reverb… no pedals. As my long career as a graphic artist was winding down I decided to look into some…