I know there are a lot of people who just love walking into a guitar store and everything about the experience. For me however, there’s always been an element of anxiety to pulling a guitar off the wall (or even worse, having to ask an employee to do so for me!) and thinking of what to noodle on it. Even though I know no one is watching me or cares at all about what I’m playing, I feel self conscious and my mind tends to forget that I’ve ever played a guitar in my life. Through the years though, I’ve learned some techniques that have helped make this a more fun and less anxiety producing experience. Learn my top tips in this blog!
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My strat has been my go-to guitar lately for practicing!
How To Find More Time To Practice Guitar
I am the queen of getting distracted and numerous times have set out to practice guitar and wind up looking at Free People instead for a half hour. It’s the worst feeling when I’m constantly thinking back to all the time I’ve “wasted” that I could have spent getting better at guitar! However, I have learned a few tricks to make sure I am regularly practicing and improving at guitar, even when I'm having trouble concentrating. I wanted to share them in this blog with you so l hopethat these help you!
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My Home Recording Studio Setup
For the past few years, I have gotten increasingly into learning about production, home recording, and mixing. In this blog, I want to show you what’s been worth the splurge and what I would put lower on my priority list for building a home recording studio!
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My Favorite Beginner Electric Guitars
In this blog, I’m going to help you find your perfect beginner electric guitar! Playing electric is so incredibly fun, and starting with a great guitar will help you sound good so you stay movivated!
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Guitar Maintenance 101
In this blog, I wanted to give you my top tips for guitar maintenance for both acoutsic and electric guitar because especially at the end of the year, it’s nice to prep for a fresh start! If you are new to this, don’t be intimidated! If I can do it, you can do it. Let’s go!
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How to Make It As A Gigging Musician- My Top Tips!
In this blog, I wanted to show you how to make it as a gigging musician without getting burnt out or discouraged. Sometimes the little things you do to protect yourself can make or break your whole perspective of being a musician so I wanted to give you some tips that I’ve learned over the years!
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Here's my new Orangewood Guitar !
How to Create an Acoustic Guitar Cover
Acoustic guitar covers are the coolest way to make pop songs have a whole new meaning. Check out my tips to creating your own acoustic guitar song cover here!
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Here’s my guitar wall hangers to organized and display my guitars while making it easy to grab one and play!
Guitar Storage Ideas!
In this blog, I wanted to give you some ideas for storing guitars and organizing music gear in a small space or an apartment. Recently, we decided to really prioritize making our apartment organized and especially figure out my music gear situation. I have been SO happy and excited with how much cleaner it feels and I feel more excited to work on things and practice because everything is laid out in a way that makes it easy to start!
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Fav tele with Lambertones Pickups!
5 Ideas to Spice Up Your Solo Gig
Acoustic gigs are SO much fun! They are simple to organize, usually pretty personal with the audience, and you can pretty do whatever you want! The only downfall of them is if you aren’t mindful of spicing things up, songs can end up sounding similar because you don’t have a band to play the parts, the show can drag because there aren’t surprises in dynamics, and they just aren’t as high energy because you simply don’t have as many people on stage. In this blop, you will find 5 tips on how to spice up your solo acoustic gig to make it more fun and lively!
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My Best Songwriting Tips (first thoughts as a beginner!)
When I first started wanting to write songs, I remember sitting on my couch and having NOTHING good I wanted to put on paper. Since my sister and I started writing together, I have some tips for those of you that want to get started songwriting but don’t know where to begin!
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Here’s my 72' MIM Reissue telecaster post pickup change!
How Hard Is It To Change Pickups On A Guitar
I just went through the whole process of changing my pickups and wanted to help share the knowledge if any of you are looking to do so. Before doing this, I had wondered how hard it was to change pickups on my guitar and wanted to break it all down for you here!
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How to be a Healthier Musician This Year!
In this blog, I wanted to give you some of the top things I have found important for a musician to stay healthy both mentally and physically and not get burn out/ get down on themselves/ keep going!
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Me playing my Orangewood Oliver Jr!
Best Acoustic Guitars Under $500
A lot of people I have talked to mention getting a really cheap acoustic guitar to start and figure it will have to SOUND cheap. But there are so many great acoustic guitar options out there under $500, you shouldn’t have to buy something that doesn’t sound good just because you aren’t ready to invest a lot of money into a high-end guitar. All of these acoustic guitars are awesome prices and sound wonderful so you stay inspired while you are learning how to play!
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The Best Gifts for Guitar Players 2019
Finding gifts for guitarists that are in the budget can be tricky (not all of us can afford to give a new guitar every year!). Here’s a list of my favorite gift ideas for guitar players to help you find the perfect present.
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How to Find Other Musicians to Jam With
Playing in your room alone can only be inspiring for so long! In this blog, I wanted to give you the specifics on how you can find a community of musicians or just a few people to jam in your city/town with so you can stay passionate about playing guitar!
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Ways to Give Back as a Musician
This year, I want to be more intentional about noticing people around me and trying to connect with and love people outside of my usual bubble. As a community of musicians, we have these talents we have worked on year-round and I think using these gifts to make someone’s day is the most rewarding part of being a musician. In this post, I’ll give you a few ideas of ways you can give back as a musician this season and make a difference!
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I wish I could bring my mini Orangewood Oliver with me!
How to Practice Guitar Without a Guitar
I have been counting down the days these past few months and TOMORROW I am finally leaving for my Europe vacay! In this post, I wanted to talk about what I’ll be doing on vacation to refresh my guitar inspiration and not lose all my practice progress I’ve made these past months. I will not be able to bring a guitar with me, so all these tips are for the traveler who can’t bring their instrument with them!
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Loving this Rivolta guitar!
The Best Way You Can Learn Guitar and Be a Better Student
I am so excited to write this post because knowing a lot of this has helped me get better at spending my time wisely as I learn the ins and outs of guitar! I hope this helps you know the best ways you can learn and get better at guitar so you can find the best resources for yourself!
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Always lovin’ ma Grand Pacific Taylor!
How to Improve your Rhythm on Guitar
Your rhythm hand on the guitar doesn’t typically get as much attention as the fretting hand maybe because it’s not quite as flashy or noticeable! But I honestly think it’s possibly more important! In this blog, you’ll learn a few tips to improve your rhythm hand!
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My Grand Pacific Taylor is just perfect!
My Top Tips on Guitar for Beginners
It’s really hard when you are at the beginning of something to imagine yourself not being a beginner and to comprehend how much you are going to learn. In this blog, I wanted to tell you about the top things I wish I would have known when I was starting guitar so you don’t make the same mistakes I did!
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