The living room guitarist

An odds and ends episode, answering some viewer questions and offering some quick help to a singer-songwriter, as we prepare a heavier, more driving tune for next week. Bring your living room material in as our next guest-- let's celebrate your guitar journey.

The "Not Likely" episode. We experiment with another alternative tuning this week, thanks to the timeless inspiration of Mr. Page. Can my fellow living roomers take the ideas here and tune this into a song? Bring it in as our next guest!

The Rodney episode. Very honored to present a brief, cool jam this week from a pro who graciously donated a piece of music for us to play. You'll probably play it better than I do, but I am honored to bring it to you.

Reaching back again, with a tune that sounds like it could have come out of the mid 70s middle-of-the-road scene. Hear this tune, let it soak in, and see if you'd like to do something larger with it. Would love to bring you into the living room as our next guest.

Another wonderful guest enters the living room this week, with a great sound and a still-under-development song to share. Let your fretboard creativity tackle this tune, and please bring your talent in as our next guest!

An experimental tune this week with a lot of ringing chords. Not sure what musical genre it might fit into. It's almost reminiscent of the "lighter" side of Zeppelin. Can my fellow living roomers bring their talents to it and make it their own. Bring your ideas into the living room as our next guest!

It's common to create music to help ourselves deal with pain. But from a wisdom tooth?? Hey you take inspiration when you can get it. Take this slightly edgy tune, make it your own, and bring it in as our next featured guest.

This week, shades of a 70s acoustic intro that could launch a more edgy rock song. Inviting my fellow living room players to harness their musical superpowers and turn this into whatever it can become. Present your creation as our next guest!

Time to geek out this episode. A great guest joins us this week, sharing his musical journey and guitar influences, along with some cool licks to play. Come on along. Please be our next guest.

What's your attitude so far for 2022? Here are some ideas for an attitude-filled new year's song. Add your musical attitude to it and see what you can create. Bring it in as our next guest; or share your own living room music with the tribe, and let's play it together.

Ever been in a toxic relationship? Ballads are usually written about happy relationships. What's the opposite? The anti ballad! Been there? Add your musical skills to this week's tune, and bring it in as our next guest.

The "search and destroy" episode. Here's my continuation of the tune Jason presented way back in episode 5. I searched the fretboard and hopefully didn't destroy his riff too badly. Sorry Jason! Can my fellow living room players add more to this tune? Bring your talent in as our next guest.

Here's a merry little progression for the holiday season tentatively titled "Jacked Noel." Put this on your fretboard and give it some of your creative holiday cheer! Let's get you in here as our next guest.

Let's write a cheesy ballad together! Sending a romantic-sounding progression around the virtual living room this week. Add your sentimental talents to this tune and help complete. C'mon in and be a guest on the show!

Completing our visit with Barry this week, clueing me-- and any of my not-so-tach-savvy fellow living room players-- on the basics of home recording and adding tracks together to actually create a song. Finally a part of the musical 21st century!

Reached out to a pro for this episode- first of 2 parts- for an education on the latest in home recording. Our guest Barry joins us this week for a nice tutorial on creating our own tracks of our "living room" music, to help turn them into more complete songs. Join us!

Ever get in one of those moods? This week, a dark tune, but with some bright elements, that needed to come out after a series of stunning and somewhat angering events. Lend your own creativity. Maybe you can complete this song in your living room. Then bring it back in as our next guest! All players are welcome.

Halloween isn't the only day to creep yourself out. Here's a tune with a macabre undertone that I invite my fellow living room players to develop further. What can you make out of it? Share your living room talent with us, and come be our next guest on the show!

This week's episode offers some help to a singer-songwriter who wrote in complaining of a "sore and tired" throat after playing and singing their own songs. We'll get back to the 6-string next week, but hopefully this can benefit anyone who is their own vocalist.

Ever get a melody in your head that won't go away, but you struggle to reproduce it on your fretboard? Here's a song I was finally able to start turning into real music. Can my fellow living room players help give it life? Let's give YOUR living room music life! Come be a guest on the show, and let's all make music together.

Wrapping our series with Gary this week, this time learning how to use delay pedals effectively, and in what order to layer in any effects we use. Thanks Gary, for sharing so much experience and tutelage. BTW: I'll be in Miami the week of October 18th. If any of my fellow living room players are in that area, let's get together and film you as a guest on the next episode!

Continuing our series with our special guest Gary, with ideas on how to use effects pedals to inspire our music and creativity-- and how some of those effects originated. Get out your ax and join us in the living room. Come be a guest on the show.

The G whiz episode! Experimenting with another alternative tuning this week. You guessed it-- an open G. Inviting my fellow living room players to tune up and lend your talent to this developing tune. Come be our next guest and show us what you've done with it... or your own living room material. All players are welcome.

Getting the overdrive going! Continuing our conversation with Gary about the most effective use of your effects pedals. Today, every player's favorite-- overdrive. Bring your fretboard creativity into the living room as our next guest.

A great guest joins us this week-- the first of a 4-part episode. Our friend Gary brings a wealth of experience to give us a tutorial on using effects to enhance our music, and our creativity. Would love to have YOU as a guest, too. Come on into the living room.