I geek out about custom, well crafted made things. Objects where you can feel the quality, know it’s one of a kind, and that’ll last you a lifetime. The other thing that is of the utmost importance to me, is that the company I’m dealing with has great customer service.
StrapGraphics is a guitar strap manufacturer that’s been making straps in the U.S. since 2008. They’re based out of Portland, and offer a range of straps that are incredibly customizable. When I’m talking about great customer service, I’m talking about Nate from SG, who helped me along with the process, and was a breeze to deal with.
Fundamental Changes makes some of my favorite guitar books on the planet. They're always informative, chock full of cool riffs, and have great teachers doing the writing.
In addition to their books, they also have a great website full of lessons. If you don't know how to read music, you should check out this post which is very helpful in getting started.
Matt Warnock is one of the best resources for jazz guitar lessons. His website is jam packed with essential lessons for the genre, and they generally are in depth posts. I've mentioned him many times in the Six String Sunday newsletter, and today I wanted to link to one of my favorite posts of his. Click the link below to head to his 141 Jazz Guitar Licks post. Not only are there great jazz licks to learn in this lesson, but Matt gives you the background about how and why you should learn these licks, and how to change them to be used in your own playing.
It happens to the best of us. We fall into a rut, and don't know how to climb out of a soul sucking, lull in creativity. It's easy to become comfortable, after sitting down to practice, noodling, running over the same riffs. It's important to *just play* every once in a while, or play your favorite song, but if you want to move forward on the guitar, you have to be willing to shake things up.
Here are a bunch of different things you can do to get your guitar skills to another level.
