music – Johnny G. Smith

The love-hate relationship

I’m not talking about the kind that involves people, but the one you have with certain objects. For me it’s the Fender Stratocaster. I always liked the sound and most of the artists that are known for their signature Strat sound. Hendrix, David Gilmour, SRV, Clapton, Jeff Beck and many others. Although I love theirContinue reading “The love-hate relationship”

Sing a long

As I stated before I don’t think I’m a very good singer. If I try my best I can produce something ear pleasing, depending on the key or the song. But it’s not something I feel confident about. Just consider yourself lucky that you won’t ever hear me sing in public, except for the occasionalContinue reading “Sing a long”

Heroes: Slash

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”

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”

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”