OCTOBER, 2009
Wow, it is hard to believe I took off writing for so long. Our summers tend to be very time consuming, I guess time just flew by.
So, jumping back into it - got some new things I think are worthy of your attention.
Snap Jack cables. Very cool. Snap Jack cables are high quality cables that have end that 'break' off when too much stress is put on it. The benefit is that the cord disconnects itself if you step hard on it instead of potentially breaking your guitar or the cord itself. When this happens the signal goes dead so no annoying 'hummmmm'. The connection is made through strong neodyminium magnets so reconnecting is super fast and they won't disconnect with regular stress. As a person who had a 1963 Epiphone Coronet wrecked from someone stepping on the cord and ripping out the jack and the ... >> full...
posted by ADMIN October 30, 2009 10:33 AM Music comments (0)
MAY, 2009
Play a ukulele! We just got a shipment of Makai Ukes in a few days ago and let me tell you, we can't keep our hands off of them. They just beg to be picked up and noodled with. It doesn't take much to get music out of a ukulele. Every time I walk past one, I pick it up, strum a couple one finger chords and move on.
Ukes can be had for relatively little money, but be careful, some aren't much more than toys and tend not to play well or in tune. The Makai UK 55 and PK 55 sells for $59 and plays like a dream and sounds great.
posted by ADMIN May 08, 2009 10:30 AM Music comments (0)
OCTOBER, 2008
Music making. It isn't a competition, though you can make it one. Sure, you can try to top the skills of another musician but most serious musicians are more interested in being better players for the reward of being able to play what you want, not to outdo someone else. In fact, I generally see more respect in musicians for other musicians than in other groups of people. We tend to be more healthy in attitude when we see someone better than us. Maybe it is because we know how much effort it takes to achieve proficiency in an instrument. We admire someone's tone because it, to us, reflects some of who they are. Watching someone tear it up on an instrument makes us want to try harder. Making music isn't a race or a game where an end is in sight. No, music making is a journey without end and ... >> full...
posted by October 21, 2008 4:02 PM Music comments (0)
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