Seeking personal praises from the likes of Tommy Emmanuel, Jennifer Batten, Dave Weiner, Jude Gold(Editor Guitar Player Magazine), and Chris O. Byrne(Editor Guitar One Magazine) among others, Paul Lowe is one serious picker. Having played in 24 bands throughout his life and teaching the fine art of guitar to many, Paul still leads a musically [...]

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Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. -Confucius Stressing the importance of benevolence, respect for others, and looking pragmatically at individual situations rather than blindly following traditional rules, Confucius was also known for his wicked Guqin chops. Scholars have even linked Eddie Van Halen’s family tree back to Confucius. (Ok not really.) So [...]

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This is a great video I recently found at artisthousemusic.org and wanted to share with the guitar community about the changes in the music industry. This video features Don Passman, an entertainment lawyer and author of All You Need to Know About the Music Business. He discusses how changes in the music industry such as [...]

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This week’s Feature is Steve Langemo, a guitar wizard based in Dayton, Ohio. If you like Mike Stern, Scott Henderson and John Scofield, you definitely will enjoy Steve’s guitar playing. Even more inspiring is that Steve has been able to make music his life while still having an amazing family.  Married to his wife Bree [...]

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There comes a time in a guitar player’s life where you must decide to keep playing guitar and music professionally to support yourself, or to take on another job, and play guitar as a side source of fun and income. It can be a little discouraging and depressing when this reality hits you, but here [...]

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