Music hits me

Just a snippit from a first jam. Ethon has a great drum setup with double bass, hi hats on either side so he can play with either hand. Good times. I brought the telecaster to the party.

The sketchpad is where I put down ideas. So this is the new music sketchpad, a way to try out new music. Maybe they become songs maybe not. Feel good enough to record the ideas.

And it is my first acoustic effort here. The guitar is my Martin D-15. Check it out.

Finally got to jam a little on some new music. Felt great, the music was sexy. Telecaster was in fine form. More music soon please.

Yes, I’m working with my tele today. First idea uses the bridge pickup, a Dimarzio. The second part starts with a riff using the neck pickup a Bill Lawrence single coil. Bouncy. Singing mostly for the rhythm of it. Bzzz is using some electronic pads just for the ease of it. Not to mention the quick change of drum sounds.

Here is a sketch waiting for a train in Montreal, black ink pen.

This is a guy I saw walking on Oak St. beach in Chicago. Black ink pen. He would make a great cartoon character.

Jamming today at home. My home is my castle. It’s not too ostentatious do you think?

Hey I’m a goof what of it. This one is actually in England.

New music anyway..

Hey how’s everyone today?

So this girl broke up with me, probably deserved it. But I get to write about it in a song.
This is the result. And it made me want to get out of Dodge so much that I moved to New York for a couple of years.

Until another girl broke up with me. Hey I never wrote that song…

John Grey explorer is the guitar. Love this guitar, love the feel of the neck. It has a Gibson Les Paul thickness with an ebony fretboard. Just feels great. Big piece of mahogany with lots of sustain.

Ahh back to the black Les Paul. Sweet stock humbucker in front with cover removed, Dimarzio in back.
You’re in the big time too.

I’m using my black strat with Seymour Duncan active pickups. Dare I say it. This song has a slight country twang to it. I never really cared for traditional country music. But I did like a few artists, Hank Williams Sr., Johnny Cash, Chet Atkins, Roy Clark and even Glen Campbell.

I do like the sound of this guitar. It has a really different tone from my other guitars. It feels a little raw and not much overdrive. More of a throaty growl.