by Edward Lapple If you are going to record your music, you need to know the basics of proper level setting. Let’s say that you want to record your guitar. What would the signal path be? Well, the strings vibrate over a magnetic pickup; the output of the guitar is plugged into an amplifier; the …

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I have been trying to have a new Monday Morning Blues song for you each week. This week I had a wacky Monday. Took some time to sleep, then I took a nap and an afternoon snooze, played some guitar with Frank. By the time I got to recording something for Monday morning I was …

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I really do have the Monday Morning Blues this morning. I usually take Monday off. Today, I have way too much to do. I have great stuff to get ready for you this week: more from Mobility including a great interview with their guitar player Jason Cale plus more SpringFest music from Faded Natives and Mobility. …

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We spent a lot of time at the Martin booth at NAMM 2010. We got a great video tour with Chris Thomas; we talked with him and interviewed Jorma Kaukonen and heard him play. The highlight of the day, though, was getting to play the coolest guitars in the building. This Tasty Riffs video features …

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by Edward LappleUnder the category of useful software tools for musicians, you should definitely put a star next to Amazing Slow Downer by Roni Music. Here’s what it’s good for and how it can help you. Have you ever had to learn a cover tune and it just went by too fast? You have to …

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I found another take from a JAM with Ed and Shane. We were all done with a video shoot and just hanging around drinking bud from a can and playing some blues. I love that little Republic guitar of his. I covet it. Not one like it. It. Sweet little gitbox. We are all talking …

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I wanted to explain how the pentatonic scale is an innate aspect of our beings. I wrote and rewrote 500 words. OK, who are we kidding? It was more like 800 words or so about this scale and how it has become a part of us. Then I found this, where, at The World Science …

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One last cut from the Wilderness Blues Set. I really like this one: “Anytime You Want” featuring TootSweet James on sax. You can count on more music from us in the future. Check the channel at YouTube or subscribe so you don’t miss a thing. How cool is this? Middle of nowhere with a guy …

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