Most people associate the 8 string guitar with djent or micro-riffs (like Meshuggah or Dino Cazares), maybe even technical death metal (like Rivers of Nihil), but it can be much more than a low chugging metal machine. It can be tuned to produce a broader spectrum of sound by adding…
Recent guitar question: How do you bend strings without wrapping your thumb around the neck? I find that a lot of people initially learn to play the guitar with less than ideal left hand technique, especially on the electric guitar. I’ve gone over the benefits of using a neutral thumb…
My brand new epic fantasy novel, The Water of Awakening, is launching tomorrow. The paperback is already on sale (so you can get it in time if you want the physical copy – and of course you get the ebook free with a physical purchase). For a limited time I’m…
