Guitar
Hello musicians and music lovers. My name is Double D and it is my pleasure to welcome you to my little piece of the interweb. I have been a working musician for a couple of decades, performing and recording with scads of artists in all manner of genres and situations. Here at inspireformation, I will be reflecting on many of the things I have learned over the years: advice from other players, personal discoveries, genre specific advice, technique (guitar and lap-steel), coping with different venues, recording, basically anything and everything that I have faced making music in diverse circumstances.
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Joe Gore, whose work at Guitar Player magazine back in the day and more recently the Tone Fiend blog has been a tremendous inspiration. Posting at Tone Fiend was essentially the genesis of this project; after a while I started to feel like I had too much to say about everything on the site, and hey, that's Joe's job, not mine. It's a bit like borrowing your buddies amp or guitar- a little draggish when you realize you really, really like it and don't particularly want to give it back. Oops, better get my own rig in order! This then is my attempt to get my "rig" together and quit trying to hijack poor Joe's.
The focus here will be quite different from that blog. We'll be concerned largely with the process of making music- the inner journey, dealing with the math, plateauing out, finding your sound, getting the music inside you out, etc. ad infinitum. I'll use my experiences and those whom I've worked with to open up discussion on these types of issues, to share what I've learned so I can hear what you've learned. I am nearly completely useless at functioning in the world of computers, so this won't be the slickest blog you've ever perused, but I do hope you will find things of interest and share your comments all the same. And again, although I see the musical world through the eyes of a guitarist, I hope to hear from musicians of all stripes, singers, instrumentalists, fans, industry professionals, all y'all. If I'm blabbing on about the challenges of accompanying vocalists, for instance, a vocalist's opinion on the issue at hand will make this whole deal that much the richer. That said, guitar geeks will have their fill as well. You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.
That's all for now, my kid's giving me the stink eye.
Thanks for your indulgence,
Double D
- The Reeve Guitar Story
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- Peavey T-60 And T-40 Cases, Part Ii. . . . .
I asked Chip a couple of questions - How did the moulded case design come about, in order to conclude this piece about the cases and just get get an insight into the musical side of him, what his musical experiences were and did they influence...
- It's Been A Year!
On with the show!! It seems like just yesterday I began this little experiment, this little guitar-zine, this blog. In fact it's been one year and I cannot believe that the worldwide response to my disjointed ramblings has been so warm...
- An Interesting Rant On The State Of The Union
A friend of my wife's passed on this article which is a pretty canny summary of the state of things for us working muso types. The comments section is equally enlightening. Check it out here: http://diymusician.cdbaby.com/2012/02/why-music-venues-are-totally-lost-an-open-letter-from-a-professional-musician/...
- Native Tongues
Uh, oh. Time for some philosophical mumbo jumbo One of the great challenges of being a musician is worrying less about how you'd like to sound, and concentrating on how you do sound. We spend years as intense listeners, trying...
Guitar
Welcome to inspireformation
Hello musicians and music lovers. My name is Double D and it is my pleasure to welcome you to my little piece of the interweb. I have been a working musician for a couple of decades, performing and recording with scads of artists in all manner of genres and situations. Here at inspireformation, I will be reflecting on many of the things I have learned over the years: advice from other players, personal discoveries, genre specific advice, technique (guitar and lap-steel), coping with different venues, recording, basically anything and everything that I have faced making music in diverse circumstances.I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Joe Gore, whose work at Guitar Player magazine back in the day and more recently the Tone Fiend blog has been a tremendous inspiration. Posting at Tone Fiend was essentially the genesis of this project; after a while I started to feel like I had too much to say about everything on the site, and hey, that's Joe's job, not mine. It's a bit like borrowing your buddies amp or guitar- a little draggish when you realize you really, really like it and don't particularly want to give it back. Oops, better get my own rig in order! This then is my attempt to get my "rig" together and quit trying to hijack poor Joe's.
The focus here will be quite different from that blog. We'll be concerned largely with the process of making music- the inner journey, dealing with the math, plateauing out, finding your sound, getting the music inside you out, etc. ad infinitum. I'll use my experiences and those whom I've worked with to open up discussion on these types of issues, to share what I've learned so I can hear what you've learned. I am nearly completely useless at functioning in the world of computers, so this won't be the slickest blog you've ever perused, but I do hope you will find things of interest and share your comments all the same. And again, although I see the musical world through the eyes of a guitarist, I hope to hear from musicians of all stripes, singers, instrumentalists, fans, industry professionals, all y'all. If I'm blabbing on about the challenges of accompanying vocalists, for instance, a vocalist's opinion on the issue at hand will make this whole deal that much the richer. That said, guitar geeks will have their fill as well. You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.
That's all for now, my kid's giving me the stink eye.
Thanks for your indulgence,
Double D
- The Reeve Guitar Story
More about Reeve - A Cottage industry in Bedfordshire! Val Reeve with a Bass & Guitar Twin Neck. Val is helping me out with the story of Reeve, which relies on her detailing the story and finding old photos to scan. So, after sever...
- Peavey T-60 And T-40 Cases, Part Ii. . . . .
I asked Chip a couple of questions - How did the moulded case design come about, in order to conclude this piece about the cases and just get get an insight into the musical side of him, what his musical experiences were and did they influence...
- It's Been A Year!
On with the show!! It seems like just yesterday I began this little experiment, this little guitar-zine, this blog. In fact it's been one year and I cannot believe that the worldwide response to my disjointed ramblings has been so warm...
- An Interesting Rant On The State Of The Union
A friend of my wife's passed on this article which is a pretty canny summary of the state of things for us working muso types. The comments section is equally enlightening. Check it out here: http://diymusician.cdbaby.com/2012/02/why-music-venues-are-totally-lost-an-open-letter-from-a-professional-musician/...
- Native Tongues
Uh, oh. Time for some philosophical mumbo jumbo One of the great challenges of being a musician is worrying less about how you'd like to sound, and concentrating on how you do sound. We spend years as intense listeners, trying...