One of my favorite things at NAMM is cruising the little guys. The smallest booths are usually taken by little guys, row after row of small startups there for the first time. Often this is where you find innovation and invention. Usually it is some wacky… more »

by Dan Grigor We got to know the folks at Jarrell Guitars last year when we brought to you the full tour of their whole line. You can read all about again right here. Inside the tour video you will find out just how these beautiful guitars are made a… more »

by Dan Grigor I had a great day Friday. So much fun seeing friends from around the world and meeting new ones we’ll be glad to see again. I played a bunch of guitars today, checked out some new products, interviewed designers, nerds, geniuses and… more »

...It is also true that if you put music on the internet and open up a discussion, you'd better put on your asbestos jumpsuit because it's gonna get ugly. Case in point: I recently made a music video for a song called "Run." One of my projects is "The Green Screen Trio," where I play all three parts. In this vide... more »

This video really isn't so much green screen as it it composite but it was still a challenge to shoot and edit. Once we had a setup with the jib and the lights and the background that we liked it took, on and off, 4 days to edit the 6-camera, 2-day shoot… more »

Take It From Me by Edward Lapple Many of the articles I write have to do with bettering your economic status as musicians. You can actually make money playing music, and of course, once you are discovered, once you have “made it,” once… more »

by Dan Grigor Monday Morning again and I have been pretty busy. I was sifting through NAMM footage this week and I learned that there is a tape missing from our time in the Fender room. Great stuff, but it’s all gone. All I have left is the… more »