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How to Build a Blues Tone
The Line 6 Helix is a great tool, providing access to sounds that would cost thousands of dollars to get the old fashioned way...
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On Electronic Music
I continue my journey, and discover some things that I failed to realize from the start. All great music starts with a groove.
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The Journey Begins
I have now assembled the minimal bits to begin really learning to make music with my computer, it is time to quit procrastinating, and really learn what I am doing.
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Electronic Music
Maybe the third (or fifth) try will work. I have long lusted over the desire to make music with keyboards and synthesizers, but have failed to stick with it. Is this the time it sinks in?
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Two weeks of the Line 6 Helix
The Helix is truly a game changer, even for a hack like me. 2 weeks in, and I am getting more comfortable with it, and I am exploring more of its capabilities. It is just amazing kit!
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Why did I not do this earlier? - Helix
Jumping to the end robs you of learning opportunities. Understanding how to build a tone makes life with a modeler much more enjoyable.
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Muscle Memory - Guitar
It does come back, if you work at it. Of course, there are some things my younger self could do that I no longer am able (like long stretches of my fretting hand.) It is still good to play regularly!
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I give up ... I bought a Helix
After spending more than the cost of a new Helix on effects pedals, I finally give in and buy a lightly used Line 6 Helix Floor, and wow, why did I wait this long to pull the trigger?
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Kids these days...
In the 70's and 80's it was a lot more primitive to learn guitar. Today is an amazing time to pick up the git and learn to play. I don't regret the past, but it was a lot more challenging
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The "Super" Strat
The late 70's and early 80's were a heady time. Once Eddie exploded on the scene with his FrankenStrat, build from parts sold by Wayne Charvel, and the concept of the Super Strat was born
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The Day my Guitar Teacher Burst my Bubble
At some point during your musical journey, you go from practicing to playing, when you have enough foundation to really air it out. Then you discover how much of your favorite music is constructed.
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Not Today Satan: Classic Rock
When the fuck did Nirvana, Foo Fighters and Soundgarden become "Classic Rock"