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There's a great scene in the movie Office Space, where efficiency consultant Bob Slydell (John C. McGinley) leans across the desk, looks right at Peter (Ron Livingston) and says: > "What would you say..... you do here?" That movie has…

First, I have very little experience with compressor pedals. Second, the Ego compressor was not some new release for the Nashville Amp Expo. Wampler Pedals actually had a pretty cool high-gain distortion pedal they were demoing for the first time…

Some of you know, and others may not, but I've not used the Blues Junior regularly since 2009. The tone in my videos, since August 2009 comes from a VAC 23 amplifier, made by Sam Timberlake of Samamp. That amp…

Here's a few notes from my first day at the 2011 Nashville Amp Expo. First of all, I didn't take any pictures because…well, there's no excuse for that. But wherever possible I will include images from the web of the…

Dr. Ken Tangen is a psychologist who's been interviewing people with interesting jobs, and publishing them as a podcast on his site WhatsItLike.info. I got the chance to do an interview for his site, and it turned out really well.

A customer emailed me to ask my hand dimensions, something that would seem creepy if it were not for the fact that I teach guitar lessons That got me thinking, that's probably something other people have wondered about, particularly as…

*G.A.S. - Gear acquisition syndrome, a fake disorder affecting guitarists everywhere, often used as an excuse to buy gear that sounds just as bad when we play it as the gear we have now.*

A hard-working man, with…

A few weeks ago, a very nice chap by the name of Chris Enns of ssktn.com interviewed me for his podcast called "Welcome To The Internet". I'm not sure he intended it to be an 75 minute interview but that's…

This is a recap of my third day at NAMM 2011. For details on the previous days, see the posts about Day 1 and Day 2.

Now that I'm home and rested, I feel ready to try and summarize the last two days of my trip to NAMM in Anaheim, CA. Here we go.....

So in case you missed it on the StevieSnacks Facebook Page, I'm at NAMM, in Anaheim CA this week. This post is a recap of the first day. I didn't take a lot of pictures, but I'll make up for…

Every one of us has biases and preconceptions about people we see in guitar magazines. Sometimes those biases are based on facts, sometimes they are but a reflection of how we've been treated. I'm no different. A while back, I…

Most people who visit this site have probably wondered why there aren't more song lessons. Here's why.

This is a video I recorded to thank all of you for the past 3 years. Today (10/21/2010) marks 3 years since I uploaded my first lesson to YouTube.

This piece is being written from Nashville, TN, before I attend a memorial show by Double Trouble commemorating the 20 year anniversary of the passing of Stevie Ray Vaughan. As I write this, Stevie Ray Vaughan's final performance on this…

I will soon be launching a new version of my download store, where I'll be selling both DVDs and downloads together. This transition has been a lot of work, it's not done yet, but I thought it might be interesting…

7 years ago today, I got married. It was one of the best decisions of my life. I'm sharing this on StevieSnacks because what you see on this site is made possible by a wife who put up with years…

Several weeks ago, I posted a message on the StevieSnacks Facebook Page after a particularly uninspired 30 minutes of guitar playing. Someone made the following comment:

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blockquote> "..wish there were more accomplished musicians out there who were open and humble…

 Suggested Reading: * The Secret To Becoming A Better Guitarist - GuitarLifestyle.com * When I Started Playing Slide Guitar - LearningGuitarNow.com * Practicing Guitar vs Buying Guitar Gear - DolphinStreet.com * Real Advice Hurts - 43folders.com The four articles linked…

Did you ever hear something you knew was just absolute crap, but people seem to repeat it as if it's fact? "Stop trying to sound like _____.  You should try to develop your own style on guitar" Heard that one?…