Why is following a tempo so darn hard?

So, I figured I’d play a couple of excercises to help me coordinate my left hand with my picking, jump between strings and most importantly, help me program and lock in on a tempo. I started out easy and simply messing around with some pentatonic / blues scales at a relatively slow tempo -plugged in [...]

Pickup / Guitar sound samples

Just for the sake of having these samples on live and available whenever I might need to use them. Here they are. These were all recorded at the same input volume, using the exact same Line6 POD 2.0 to Mixer to US-144 to Reaper configuration, cables, and effects. Click on the text description to download [...]

New Gear – Michael Kelly Valor Limited

“For a twist, we gave the already superior Valor Custom an extra dose of “Michael Kelly Magic” to create the “Valor Limited”. The Valor Limited features figured exotic wood tops in distinctive spalted Maple and also burled Bubinga. Stunning would be an understatement when describing their unique custom appearances.
With all of the obvious visual appeal, [...]

For sale: Peavey Raptor EXP Plus (BLUE)

I just listed a beatiful Trans Blue Peavey Raptor EXP+ on Craigslist for sale. This is one well taken care of soid body electric guitar for beginner & intermediate players. The Raptor is a Fender Stratocaster look-a-like -a “Fat-Strat” to be more precise, with it’s bridge humbucker. You can see the listing on Craiglist here:
http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/msg/1127348983.html
This [...]