acoustic guitar

This new microphone for acoustic guitarists provides hi-fi sound while rejecting feedback.

When I think about my beginnings as a player and how I struggled to understand the picking patterns that constantly swirled around in my head, I recall how fortunate I was to have a 12 and 6-string guitar in my collection. In those early years, there was much trial and error to my composing and by engaging in the challenge of writing for and playing with 6 and 12 strings, I gave myself a head start on the techniques needed for conquering both instruments. A thoughtless pattern here, a harmonic there, a couple of bass notes chucked in for the heck of it, and something always came out of the cooker, particularly as I randomly searched for the hidden personality of my 12-string guitar.  

While camped out in your new home away from home, you realize it is possible you just might go stir crazy because you’ve already gone for a walk, stretched, read a book, watched some tube, taken a bath, and cauliflowered your ear from talking hours on the phone. Suddenly when it feels like you’ve run the imagination and resourcefulness dry, now is actually the perfect time to write a tune.