Greg Loesch (compulsiveguile) – Blog

This was an unfinished blog post from a few weeks ago that I thought I’d post. I was watching an Acoustic Guitar Techniques podcast – lame, right? – and this was my  ”application” of the Drones and Chord Relations lesson.

Like a lot of guitar principles/techniques, this was something a lot of you guitarists have probably already messed around with without knowing the proper name for it. It involves constantly picking (droning) on open strings (usually b and high e) while changing finger positions on other strings. It’s relatively easy and comfortable to play, and the open strings give it a “full” sound making it fun to jam with by yourself.

Here’s my drone diddy: Read more…

I’m usually not one to post music that I’ve recorded, but I was somewhat pleased with how this “jam session” turned out last night. I usually start with some basic rhythm guitar and build from there. All effects and such were done using Garageband. Yes… I did layer my voice and use some (not T-Pain by any means) voice correction, so for any purists out there, I apologize.

Siren Call – It’s obviously not a finished product, but I hope you still enjoy! Read more…

This is a similar post as the Jack Johnson one I made about a month ago. I went to John Mayer’s concert last night at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, and I kept track of the songs he played in the order he performed them. This list isn’t exactly cut and dry, as Mayer does a lot of improv that can’t exactly be listed as a song. Read more…