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Being originally a rock musician, I studied classical music on several instruments (guitar, piano and voice) for many years and learned to control dynamics with good technique no matter what style of music I play, and that makes a lot of that ghastly compression and limiting completely unnecessar...

@Atyriss95 I think he uses or has used a TC Electronic Chorus. If you have not found it already, there is a gear schematic from his 2001 rig that shows everything in great detail, including guitars, signal paths, effects, A/B switches, amps, mics, mixers and monitors. Since I cannot post the li...

This is foolish. Why have our youth no common sense anymore? You do not play with fire. Period. How many other things have you set fire to for no good reason?

What kind of strings are you using? Maybe there is a defect in the way the bridge end of the G string seats itself, a defect which becomes apparent when the whammy bar is depressed. Perhaps the string's end shifts in the process. Too bad you cannot get your money back for that disaster. Repla...

This is absolutely fantastic technology. Unfortunately, it does not make the guitar players or songwriters of today any less terrible. Think how many fantastic songs and guitar and bass parts were played and recorded without Plek technology or 5-string custom-made basses. Don't get me wrong, g...

@janmadytay The only exception to the rule here would be the stuff he did with steel guitars.

First let me say I think your achievement as regards these educational videos is nothing short of remarkable, and I for one am very grateful for all the effort you have put into them. There is one small error in this video at about 4:30-5:30 at which point you indicate that a vector can be defin...

@henthree Do you really mean this? And if so, please explain to me how this work of art is "marred" by the alleged fact that Britten and Pears were sodomites and Protestants. Do you really think that ad hominem attacks upon artists lessen their artistic achievements? You call this carol a beaut...

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light, and it is you brave soldier boy! You are America's best, and you have made us very proud indeed. Here's wishing you the very best of good fortune!

Andrew from North Carolina

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light, and it is you brave soldier boy! You are America's best, and you have made us very proud indeed. Here's wishing you the very best of good fortune!

Andrew from North Carolina

Think classical simplicity! Andrew, you are one of the most promising musicians for your age I have ever encountered. Whatever you do, do not let yourself be diverted as I was by stupid, abortive careers in e.g., aviation and medicine. Yes, there is lots of competition out there, lots of skill...

The kid's got it! But seriously Andrew, can you take an acoustic guitar (or a piano), a notebook and a pen and write a great original song, because that's how most of them are written? As you know, if a song does not work in a pared down context, then no amount of gear or production will make i...

@baseballgirl25 I once called a vegetarian organization for information on switching to a vegetarian diet. They were too weak to pick up the phone. No, seriously, I am very impressed by your story. This is something I have thought about doing for a long time, and I think I just might do it. T...

@texs2007 I know what they are if you'd like me to tell you. I guess I could put up a video. Most of the chords are standard fingerings. The A flat major on the fourth fret, well most people would barre it, but he uses his thumb instead, same for the f minor at the 1st fret, most would barre t...

Only a child could get away with embarrassing people like this, but sadly it has made little difference. The good news is that nature is far more powerful than a single species on a single planet. We are destroying ourselves, not nature. Nature always adapts and recovers and changes and will d...

@chamblizi Your comments are so revealing! Have you ever found anything else "gay but fun"? I bet you have! No one ever says anything like "this song is straight but fun". Somehow, "straight" and "fun" rarely go together, or have you not noticed?

This is very fine! Keep doing as much "for the boys" as you can! ;-)

@daviddrakehunter Well said for the most part. The acts you listed are such glaring omissions. I have no beef with including Madonna et al though I do somewhat wonder at those choices, but when they include acts like Madonna and disregard the others you named, they have clearly failed. I somet...

Happy birthday to TP today, and many happy returns!

@123CTAC321 Understood. Your English is far better than my Ukrainian. You know how kids tend to mimic the behavior of others. It is true there seem to be lots of kids who make similar statements about popular music from the "golden age". Funny how golden ages only exist in the past. Cheers, ...

Beautifully done...er...with respect, except for the F#sus4/F#7 (F#,C#,F#,A#,B,E) chord on fret II. It ain't there. The F#7 with the open E string works just fine. Leave out the B natural. This is a Who tune, not a Rush tune. Beg to differ? Listen carefully to the record. Otherwise, cheers,...

Poor Louis Tomlinson can't keep his hands off the other boys. I sympathize. :-)