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I wrote this little script and sent it to the amazing Betsy Streeter, who created this amazing video. Rick DiBiasio is the author of The Affluent Artist. His latest project is MiddleAgedCrazy.com.

Virtually, all American forms of popular music are fair game for a jam band. Jam bands originated with the Grateful Dead in the 1960s and continued in the 1990s with Phish, Umphrey’s McGee, Bela Fleck, Modeski, Martin and Wood, among many others. The performances of these bands often feature extended musical improvisation (“jams”) over rhythmic …

As the US auto industry has its ‘Big Three’ (or what’s left of them), the two big guns in the electric guitar space remain Fender and Gibson, and these legendary companies continue to dominate the market. While their product lines are varied and diverse, the Telecaster, Stratocaster, and Les Paul are considered universally as the archetypal …

Last summer, I booked a solo electric guitar gig for an outdoor wedding ceremony. I knew a few things: despite the lovely location, there wouldn’t be an electrical outlet nearby, and New Jersey in August was sure to be hot and humid. To remedy this problem, (not looking forward to lugging a 60-pound Rivera combo amp in my …

I have many students who have gone from guitar to bass, but the reverse is less common. It’s easier to go from guitar to bass than the other way around. The primary difference between the guitar and bass is the role of chords on the guitar. The bass implies and supports chords, whereas the guitar executes …