Cool Jeff Beck Video I Found

While doing some searches online for a presentation I discovered this cool video. It is guitar god Jeff Beck telling some stories about his personal guitar collection. It is nice to see that even the greatest have small lighthearted stories about their guitars.

Jeff Beck is awesome. His guitars are awesome. So by default this video is awesome.

The Story Behind My Favorite Guitar

One day I stopped into a local music store to kill sometime before my teaching job. Something caught my eye while scanning the infinite wall of guitars. It was a 1987 Ibanez RG 560 in lipstick red. Compared to the shiny new guitars this relic seemed like a piece of hair metal history. There were dents and starches everywhere; to me this enhanced the beauty. My childhood metal dream machine was rediscovered. Suddenly all those hours of watching MTV came back to me instantly.

This guitar was coming home with me if the price was right. After a few minutes of haggling the salesmen on a price, the deal was done. I traded my old amp in and they gave me the guitar to take home.  After some fixing up by the guys at the guitar factory this guitar was almost completely back to its former glory.

The next phase in the history of this guitar made it my favorite. In June of 2010 I was scheduled to attend to master class with my hero Steve Vai. Unfortunately, a week before the event I ruptured my Achilles tendon playing kickball. Yes, playing kickball. You can stop laughing now. Nothing was going to stop me from meeting Steve Vai. I had surgery two days before the master class with him. Needless to stay I was in a lot of pain on the big day. So after the master class I got to meet Steve Vai and have him sign my guitar. I told him, “Dude, I had surgery two days ago and nothing was going to stop me from meeting you.” He replied, “OK” and seemed a little scared.

Welcome to Guitar Talk

There is an old joke about guitar players that goes something like this…”How many guitarist does it take to screw in a light bulb?” The answer is 100. It takes one to actually screw it in and 99 to say “I could do that better.”

The goal of this blog is to talk about all things guitar without all the animosity.  This blog will be a safe haven for guitarist to share their thoughts and ideas. Too many times I have come across a post by a brave you tuber or blogger, only to see the most negative comments posted. The Internet gives some people the courage to say stupid things they would never say in person.

Being a full time guitar teacher, I have a lot helpful lessons and tips. Beginners and even the most advanced players can always learn something new. I have been playing for over 20 years and I am constantly learning new things. That is the only way to improve and grow. Try learning the sponge method way. This means absorb everything.

I will try to publish at least one new blog per week. Each post will include a download or a link to something cool and guitar related. Posting helpful comments and links is encouraged. Let us become a community of guitarist instead of a bunch egotistical shredders. 

Welcome to Guitar Talk!!!

Brett