A good thing to do before following the steps below is to loosen your rod a full turn and measure your guitar neck to see what happens. If the truss rod is already all the way tightened and the neck still has relief in it, you may break something by continuing to tighten it. Backing...
I use the FlexBeam’s focused pulsing red and near infrared light to relieve my sore neck after long recording days, soothe stiffness in my hands from long days of practice sessions and jam sessions on guitar and piano. And once upon a time, the FlexBeam even helped me recover from a n...
Plus,mindfulness meditationis proven toreduce stress—a much-needed relief when dealing with the aftermath of being cheated on. Change your environment Shaking things up bychanging your environmentcan be a game-changer. It’s likehitting the refresh buttonon your life. Moving to a new...
I also work wet into wet, which means that I add a little more black ink as I go along, into some areas to make them a little darker, whilst the paper is still wet. This allows the ink to spread out, bleeding into the area more easily and making it better to create graduated tone...
Joel is a guitarist that started taking Vicodin after he injured his back picking up an extremely heavy guitar amp with bad form. His doctor prescribed him to take 5 mg Vicodin pills, 4 times per day. Joel found that the Vicodin gave him more than just pain relief. The medication also ...
Incorporating play into my weekly routine helped my anxiety and workaholism more than anything else. It was such a massive relief to hang out with my friends and have guilt-free fun again. Playing helped me decompress and unplug from work, which actually made me more productive. ...
Kevin:I'm really excited for that first guitar moment. People will get accustomed to that sound, and so they'll know [it's coming] when we play it on tour. I'm excited for those two moments to connect. Nick:[Being fathers] affects every aspect of our life and...
"I knew all the drum parts because I was a huge fan – and the guitar solos, and the arrangements – really really well, because I loved Iron Maiden," Bayley also boasted, noting, "I felt I did okay at the audition, and then there was a second audition where they record your voice...
Metallica are winding up their 2022 tour schedule in a grand way, staging their annual All Within My Hands foundation benefit concert and auction to raise money for their charitable foundation. This show has become a staple of the Metallica concert calendar, and this year you can catch James,...
s work very much. I hope to hook up with him sometime. I had a similar thing withEddie Van Halen, although I never met him in person. He was very, very nice. I got to work with various other guitarists,Brian MayofQueen,[Extreme's]Nuno Bettencourt, Paul Gilbert [ofMr. Big] - ...