How’s it going folks? June has been insanely busy over here, but one thing that always lets me be creative and relax a little bit, is writing this newsletter. I’ve been writing it for years, and it makes me so happy that there’s so much new guitar stuff each and every week. If you were to tell 16 year old Brian that there’d be so many new albums, lessons, gear to lust after, and more, I wouldn’t have believed it.
Six String Sunday (June 6th, 2021)
Six String Sunday (May 30th, 2021)
Six String Sunday (May 23rd, 2021)
Hey everyone! Welcome back to your regularly scheduled dose of guitar goodness. This week guitars went missing, and were found, we took a look at 10 future prog legends, learned about new gear like the Final Fantasy guitar, and so much more. I’m glad to be back with a full edition of the newsletter, after giving you a more bite size one last week.
Before we get into it, can you do me one favor? I’m looking to develop new and exciting lessons for Chasing Sound, so I’d love to know what you’re working on. Hit me up with a reply to this email or on Twitter if you’re reading this on the web - I’d appreciate it a bunch! Alright, let’s get into those links.
Paul Gilbert Premieres Werewolves of Portland Music Video
Paul Gilbert just premiered the newest song off his upcoming 'Werewolves of Portland' album. The video is for the title track, and features a whole lotta wolves, and some fantastic guitar playing. I love Paul's mini setup - lots of cool pedals, his sig. guitar, and a cool combo making an apperance!
Six String Sunday (May 16th, 2021)
How’s it going this week? Hope you’ve been getting some good, guitar playing time in! I’m writing this week’s issue on Thursday, May 13th, and tomorrow’s my birthday. Each year around this time, I take a one week break from the newsletter. But I didn’t want to leave you with no links at all - so here are some of the coolest things that have popped up in my inbox and across YouTube.
Six String Sunday (May 9th, 2021)
It’s been an awesome couple of weeks in the guitar world. We were treated to a movie about pedals, had lots of great gear news, and many helpful lessons. This week is no different! We have some classic videos getting a facelift from Steve Vai and Prince, interviews with Nita Strauss and Lari Basilio, classic moments from Danny Gatton, and lots more.
Reverb’s The Pedal Movie Is An Absolutely Inspiring Look At The Effects Pedal World
It says something about a movie, when in its first weekend I'm compelled to watch it 3 separate times. After watching Reverb.com's The Pedal Movie, I couldn't help but want to share it with other people. Reverb has always had stellar production in their videos, but The Pedal Movie takes that polish to a whole new level.