Sunday 24 November 2019
by Wulf
Comments Off on Instruments
I decided to do a bit of art yesterday afternoon. It was already getting dark, so I didn’t get the watercolours out, but spend an hour or so working with a graphite pencil and some water. Here is one of … Continue reading
Thursday 24 October 2019
by Wulf
Comments Off on New Strings Day for the Variax
The fact that I had to check an online video as revision probably suggest a lot about how often I get round to changing strings on my instruments – a tendency exacerbated by the fact that my main bass uses … Continue reading
Friday 16 August 2019
by Wulf
Comments Off on Questions to ask in guitar shops
I’m not in the market for a new guitar but I’ve got a friend who is wanting to buy one as a gift. The recipient plays a number of instruments, including ukulele, but the other ones are things like keyboard … Continue reading
Thursday 13 September 2018
by Wulf
Comments Off on 21st Century Boy
The 21st century is full of bad news, such as increasing pollution, rampant climate change and certain political leaders on domestic and global stages. However, it has to be said that, as far as guitar amps go, things are highly … Continue reading
Sunday 12 August 2018
by Wulf
Comments Off on A Bit of Fuzz
I’m cautious about pushing my guitar sounds at church too far towards the hard rock end of things. Cleaner tones or perhaps a bit of chorus fit the bill better. However, once in a while, I get to stomp on … Continue reading
Saturday 24 February 2018
by Wulf
Comments Off on Black and Blues Guitar
I’m not at home this weekend so, to push on towards my RPM Challenge go, I’ve borrowed a guitar that was to hand and come up with this track: The recording was done using GarageBand on my iPad with a … Continue reading
Sunday 11 February 2018
by Wulf
Comments Off on Gospel Guitar
Gospel guitar is like regular guitar but with jazzier chords, more changes and funkier rhythms. I got to try it this morning while leading worship at church with the song “When I Was Lost” (Kate and Miles Simmonds, 2001). I … Continue reading