No News Is Good Links
"The phone and the TV and the news of the world" blues...
Just some helpful links today. Is anyone else having a severe case of “news fatigue”?
First, I advocate strongly for lessons with a local guitar instructor, but I also know that’s not always possible for all my readers. While local “one on one” instruction is the gold standard, when circumstances prevent that, or you just kinda want to see how someone else does it, here are some online resources:
First, a shout out to the “SoundHole” SubStack. Dave Garski is a fellow SubStack writer and guitar instructor. I highly recommend “SoundHole” for his insights, and he’s currently in the process of creating online lessons as well.
SoundHole
"SoundHole" is a reader-supported guide to Guitar Lessons, Music Appreciation, Classic Album Reviews, Stories and More!
Here’s a link to an article that reviews a number of sites that produce online lessons:
And I’d be remiss in not providing a link to the guy who helped start me on my way:
Sean Daniel webpage - from there you can find his YouTube channel - funny and informative!
There are a lot of places that offer products and gear, tips and tricks, and “how-tos'“ that aren’t quite lessons (though some offer those as well), but are more those sorts of things you may search for when you need to address something specific in playing or recording or whatever’s on your mind that day:
The Boom Chucka - you know you want to watch this…
A couple from Blues Guitar Unleashed, Mr. Griff Hamlin:
The Pick I know, right? Seems a little basic, but there are some great insights here, and a good place to start if you’re new to the whole guitar thing, or don’t use a pick that often (I prefer fingerpicking, but when I play a strummed song with a pick, I have to remember a lot of these basics all over again…)
From the v So this one is going to require some music theory (what’s a “v”?). If you’re not into that, still worth the read…just sayin’…
Borrowed Chords This ain’t the person 2 doors down who never took music theory and now needs to borrow some sweet chords from a neighboring key - yeah, a little more music theory on where “borrowed chords” come from. Hint: there is no music theory stork…
An excellent article about a place we’ve likely all found ourselves at some point - the aftermath of a failure of something, and where to go from there (scroll to the bottom after reading for some other linkception type links…)
A couple of links about recording and “the biz”:
Some concepts of mixing - This is an easy trap to fall into
No such thing as a free producer - but you need one, and a good one is definitely worth the price.
Something completely different:
AI - this is kinda topical recently, but also kinda weird.
Regular post tomorrow!!
Cheers and keep playing
Michael Acoustic