When I just started playing guitar my biggest hero was Slash. Not only did I wanted to learn every riff and solo he played, I wanted to be like him. I tried to dress like him and even my stage performance was similar to his. He’s the reason the Les Paul model is still myContinue reading “Heroes: Slash”
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Rock n’ Roll guide: The Gig
So finally after all the hard work; mastering your instrument, writing songs, getting your sound together, get a band together, record a demo, have your pictures taken for the promo, figuring out a band name and lots of other stuff you never thought of in the first place, you managed to get a gig. TheContinue reading “Rock n’ Roll guide: The Gig”
Rhythm
It seems that guitarists are very occupied with whether they play rhythm or lead guitar. Of course everybody wants to be the lead guitarist, but in the end it comes down to both skills. It just isn’t that black and white. As a good guitar player you must have the ability to do both. YouContinue reading “Rhythm”
Kashmir
For the last year or so I’ve been playing around with alternative tunings on my guitar for quite a bit. I’m so used to the standard tuning that I repeat myself a lot of the time. It’s such a habit. Because I know my way around the fretboard there are hardly any surprises left. I can playContinue reading “Kashmir”
The Experience
Hey all, some of you may know me as the guitarist of The LOO, a Dutch rockband. We once did an interview for 3voor12 Rotterdam. One of the questions was; what would be the name of your solo project. My answer was: ‘The Johnny G. Smith Experience’. Since I played my last show with them inContinue reading “The Experience”
Johnny G. Smith 