Archive for June, 2009

Does anyone know anyone who may know anyone or have connections to Coldplay or Ditty?

June 28th, 2009

On a random note, I was reading Zack Arias’s blog today and thought I’d throw this out there for him.  He’s doing a little social networking experiment playing with the 6 degrees of separation theory.
He’s got two goals that he’s working on:
1 - He wants to shoot a portrait of Coldplay.
2 - He wants to hang [...]

My Gear: Boss RC-2 Loop Station

June 28th, 2009

Earlier this month, I decided to get a new pedal, the Boss RC2 Loop Station.  This is a fun little pedal.  It can be used for live performance, however, practice is the main reason that I decided to get it (so far, it’s been a great way to make practice fun.)
For those of you who [...]

Stretching Times

June 18th, 2009

I need some motivation.  I’ve been trying to practice my guitar every day, but it’s really easy for me do the same things over and over, not challenging myself to try and learn new things.
The last week or so, for my practice time, I’ve been grabbing my guitar, turning on a television show and working [...]

My Gear: Multi-Effects Processor - DigiTech RP500

June 5th, 2009

If I were to have chosen my effects, I probably would have gotten individual pedals and built the effects that I wanted, however, I signed up for Musician’s Friend’s Weekly Gear Giveaway and won the DigiTech RP500. (Unfortunately, Musician’s Friend no longer does the Weekly Gear Giveaway, which is sad, because it’s always fun to [...]

June Strings

June 2nd, 2009

Welcome to the month of June!  I couldn’t wait for this month to get here…  As you may know, every month I pick a topic to focus on.  Meaning I spend my free time and money trying to learn or improve myself in one specific thing.  This past Sunday night, May 31, I was so [...]