BareFootGuitar

This is the first in what will be an ongoing effort to promote getting off the Internet, turning off your TV, putting your phone on vibrate and going out and playing some music with people you don’t know. It can be wildly entertaining and, as you make music, you will make new friends and great […]

A cool thing about being me is that people bring over really cool guitars for me to play. The other day, my friend Jerry stopped by with a “vintage” Ibanez ICEMAN with an 8-string neck. First of all, can something from the seventies be considered “vintage?” Second, OMG WTF how have I missed this guitar?

BareFootGuitar.com is really designed for guitar players. Some of our topics and technical jargon may be weird for others to read. Maybe you are not one of us, but you love one of us. We are not easy to get along with, are we? We like to be the center of attention, our creativity makes

There are only two kinds of musicians in the world. Which are you? Which would you rather be? Let’s find out. Let me explain what I mean. I have been trying for some time to get a little band together just for fun. I really do prefer my solo show but there is something very

Take It From Me by Edward Lapple I’m a bass player, at least I’ve been playing at it for four decades now. I’ve tried playing guitar but I have never even been beginning good at it and I always blame my lack of competence on my fat fingers. My fingers just always seemed to mash

There is a thing I do every day and I have been doing it for a really, really, really long time. I add a third “really” now that I just had a birthday. I’m pretty sure that means that I have been playing guitar, very nearly every day, for 50 years. Even during the years