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June 09 2009

Canon DM-100 Directional Stereo Microphone

I have noticed a bit of noise and unclear sound with my Canon HG-20 camera, and in order to improve on this, I bought the Canon DM-100 microphone, which is made specifically for Canon camcord ...

» Canon DM-100 Review

Posted by Robert Renman on June 09 2009
June 07 2009

Minimal Guitar Rig for a Gig

On Friday, Myra, Brandon, Al and I played for about an hour at Jaywalkers Jamboree in Camrose. I had brought my Michael Kelly Patriot Shadow, my Reverend Hellhound and my Pedaltrain 2 loaded with some cool ...

» Small guitar rig works too

Posted by Robert Renman on June 07 2009
May 25 2009

How to lose 5 pounds in 2 weeks

I want to share with you my experience of losing 5 pounds in 2 weeks. Here's how I did it.

In order to lose weight, we need to take in fewer calories than we use. The result will lead to a loss ...

» How to lose 5 pounds in 2 weeks

Posted by Robert Renman on May 25 2009
May 20 2009

Best stratocaster for the money

There are many options today for getting a good Stratocaster. I am a Stratocaster guy. I have always loved these guitars, and not matter what other type of guitars I play, I always come back to the Stratoc ...

» Best stratocaster for the money

Posted by Robert Renman on May 20 2009
May 18 2009

Red Deer Marathon 2009

I finished in 1:14:57 and placed 2nd in the half-marathon. I am happy with that performance; it is almost 3 minutes faster than last year.

The weather for the race in Red Deer was fabulous. Perfect tempe ...

» Red Deer Marathon 2009

Posted by Robert Renman on May 18 2009
May 16 2009

8 km road race

Puffin for a Muffin

This is a local race here in Camrose that I'm involved in organizing. On May 3rd, we had an 8km race, 3km and 1km fun run/walk. There was also a Kids' Fitness Challenge, where kids were doin ...

» 8 km road race

Posted by Robert Renman on May 16 2009
May 08 2009

A Very Late Gig...

I just have to tell you about my latest gig. I guess we can call it "interesting". My friend Jaron and I had a gig up in place called Fox Creek, and it was a fundraiser for breast cancer, which meant only women in th ...

» A very late gig

Posted by Robert Renman on May 08 2009
April 22 2009

Youtube Guitar Lessons

So, I have decided to use Youtube as the main source for my guitar lesson videos from now on. I've been using Revver for quite some time, but that ain't working to well anymore. Too many problems with Revver means ...

» Youtube Guitar Lessons

Posted by Robert Renman on April 22 2009
April 18 2009

Puffin For A Muffin

Hi, if you are a runner or walker in Alberta, here is some important info. Edmonton, Red Deer, Calgary runners - everyone is welcome!

If you are interested in runnning/walking an 8k, 3k, or 1k, this is the ra ...

» Puffin For A Muffin

Posted by Robert Renman on April 18 2009
April 13 2009

Learn guitar fretboard

How can you best learn the notes on the fretboard?

Well, what I recommend to my guitar students, is to learn shapes and patterns. That is how I make sense of the 6 strings and all these frets. Since the f ...

» Learn guitar fretboard

Posted by Robert Renman on April 13 2009
March 30 2009

Marshall Line Out

The Marshall JVM410H has a speaker emulated line out that is automatically engaged when the amp is in standby mode. This is a very interesting feature. I made a short and quick test of this feature the other day.

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» Marshall Line Out

Posted by Robert Renman on March 30 2009
March 18 2009

Best Distortion Pedal?

What is the best distortion pedal? A question that may enter the mind of a guitar player from time to time. I am, like many other guitar players, interested in getting good sounding gear, and since a distortion pe ...

» Best Distortion Pedal?

Posted by Robert Renman on March 18 2009
February 20 2009

The Guitar - Strumming Away Your Blues

This is a guest article by Holly McCarthy.

Of all the musical instruments that have been invented, the guitar is by far my favorite. I know I should have ...

» The Guitar - Strumming Away Your Blues

Posted by Robert Renman on February 20 2009
February 15 2009

A good distortion pedal - Cool Cat Distortion

I just got this red Cool Cat Distortion, and I had high expectations, since I just loved the FAB Distortion pedal that Danelectro put out earlier. The Cool Cat however, is a much sturdier and ...

» A good distortion pedal - Cool Cat Distortion

Posted by Robert Renman on February 15 2009
February 11 2009

Marshall 100 watt tube head

A 4 channel tube head with 3 modes for each channel. What is it? It's the Marshall JVM410H!

This amp is awesome. It's a fairly new offering from Marshall, and I was not expecting it would sound anyth ...

» Marshall 100 watt tube head

Posted by Robert Renman on February 11 2009
February 07 2009

Rock'n Roll Backing Track

Johnny Be Goode is a classic rock'n roll song that everyone has heard, I bet. It's a great and simple tune to play as well. My latest backing track for practicing is very much inspired by Johnny Be Goode.  ...

» Rock'n Roll Backing Track

Posted by Robert Renman on February 07 2009
February 03 2009

Minor jazz blues

I used GarageBand only the other night to create this minor jazz blues backing track in C Minor. I love playing minor blues, whether it's straight blues or swinging jazz.

Maybe you want to grab this jazz bac ...

» Minor jazz blues

Posted by Robert Renman on February 03 2009
February 01 2009

Sonny Landreth King Of Slide Guitar

I've been catching up on Sonny Landreth for a bit now, so I thought I'd share my thoughts on his playing. Sonny Landreth is not that well known (yet) to the general public, but many guitar players in ...

» Sonny Landreth King Of Slide Guitar

Posted by Robert Renman on February 01 2009
January 26 2009

Guitar players - protect your ears

So, we had a gig on Saturday. Now, 2 days later, my ears are still ringing. Sounds like a crappy old amp buzzing in my head. Man, I should have wore ear plugs!

The gig itself was fun. I play ...

» Guitar players - protect your ears

Posted by Robert Renman on January 26 2009
January 22 2009

I bought a Michael Kelly Patriot Shadow!

I couldn't resist any more. I bought the Michael Kelly Patriot Shadow, and I'm glad I did. It's an inexpensive guitar, but it rocks. I am still impressed, and as a Suhr owner, I know what a dece ...

» I bought a Michael Kelly Patriot Shadow

Posted by Robert Renman on January 22 2009
January 18 2009

Greg V - great Nashville player

I stumbled onto Greg V one day. I think it may have been because of an ad in a guitar magazine, I'm not quite sure. However, I took a look at his website and bought his album Tailgate Troubadour. It is a ...

» Greg V - great Nashville player

Posted by Robert Renman on January 18 2009
January 17 2009

Michael Kelly Patriot

I'm on a hunt for new guitar. You see, we had a raffle on www.thefret.net  and it so happened I won the pot! I never win stuff, so I was very surprised. Now, the deal is t ...

» Michael Kelly Patriot - nice axe

Posted by Robert Renman on January 17 2009
January 09 2009

Guitar Backing Track - Wreck Me, Baby

Earlier this week, I sat down one evening with my MacBook Pro and GarageBand with the intention to make a blues backing track before the evening was over. I recorded 2 rhyhtm guitars and I used my SX ...

» Guitar Backing Track - Wreck Me, Baby

Posted by Robert Renman on January 09 2009
January 07 2009

Added a guitar solo to a friend's tune

My good old friend Mathias contacted me the other day and asked if I could add a guitar solo to a tune he recorded. Sure, I said! Mathias and I used to play together in a fusion band called Local Go ...

» Added a guitar solo to a friend's tune

Posted by Robert Renman on January 07 2009
January 05 2009

Music Dictionary

Have you ever wondered what Acciaccatura means? How about a Half cadence, Eclogue or a Darabukka? And what does Pianissississississimo really mean? Ever seen a Wurstfagott? Me neither.

I found this well done » Music Dictionary

Posted by Robert Renman on January 05 2009
January 04 2009

How to learn guitar scales

I hang out on several guitar forums and I also get a lot messages through my website. One thing that I've noticed in messages lately are ideas of "better" ways to learn scales. I want talk a bit about this. » How to learn guitar scales

Posted by Robert Renman on January 04 2009
December 31 2008

Disneyland and Tone Merchants

Happy New Year!

Wow, this year went fast! I have a New Year's Eve gig tonight at the Player's Club here in Camrose. I've got some new toys I'll be using tonight. Looking forward to it!

This ...

» Disneyland & Tone Merchants

Posted by Robert Renman on December 31 2008
December 21 2008

Season's Guitar Greetings!

It is that time of year again, Christmas is almost upon us! I don't know about you, but I tend to get that extra need to buy guitar gear around this time of year... so, I have a little guitar Christmas presen ...

» Season's Guitar Greetings

Posted by Robert Renman on December 21 2008
December 15 2008

Learn The Christmas Song on guitar

Soon Christmas is all over us again, so what better can I offer you than a nice Christmas tune?

I made an arrangement for the popular song, The Christmas Song, you know, "chestnuts roas ...

» Learn The Christmas Song on guitar

Posted by Robert Renman on December 15 2008
December 13 2008

Brossard Picks Review

You can call me picky about picks (pun intended), but I really prefer thick picks that give me a good tone. For my style of playing, thin picks just don't work. I find that the pick material is also very important f ...

» Brossard Picks Review

Posted by Robert Renman on December 13 2008

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