When you get really into something, you can become really anal about it. Like really anal. I’m like that with guitars. Because, when all is said and done, what is a guitar? It’s some bits of wood and metal glued and screwed together. Add some electromagnets, some wiring and a speaker and you have an… Continue reading Inside the mind of a guitar nut.
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Why I love playing the guitar.
It was the summer of 2009. I had just decided what I would be taking as my GCSEs, and I had decided to drop Music. This was the summer I told my parents I rather liked the idea of learning how to play the guitar. Great timing, I know. But Mum and Dad were very… Continue reading Why I love playing the guitar.
Why is there no guitar in Top 40 music?
If you listen to the radio these days, especially the charts, you're not very likely to come across a song which has a guitar prominently featured. You have to actively go looking for it most of the time. That's not to say it's entirely absent from popular music. You do hear it. But not nearly… Continue reading Why is there no guitar in Top 40 music?