Category Archives: Guitar

All Sons & Daughters Redux, and a brief word about the songwriting process

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

Reasonably soon, I’m going to explore the bedrock beliefs that drive my involvement in music, the parameters I believe music has, its true purpose, and how every attempt by anyone with nefarious worldviews using it only succeed in poisoning the … Continue reading →

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Validation

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

I see Tech 21 managed to hear about the supreme nether-lout arresting the control from me to review the new OMG/Richie Kotzen pedal.  I love the fact that somebody alerted them before even I could.  Either that makes me a … Continue reading →

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Richie Kotzen better give me credit for that girth feature, or I’m gonna go vertical up in here

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

I just spent all night, sitting up and seeding Richie Kotzen’s  Live from Sao Paulo into my torrent uploader.  I’m a spiteful wraith. That’s right, people.  Surely you don’t think the toxic, infernal underpinnings that brought you the Kardashian family … Continue reading →

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Chuck Taylors, ukuleles, and my own sanity.

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

I really wish I was a one-note samba.  I mean it.  I wish I had one ability, one passion, one benevolent, artistic master to which I paid supplication and deference. But that isn’t me.  One minute I’m a blogger.  The … Continue reading →

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My favorite guitar solo of all time

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

Growing up in a varied and independent pentecostal/charismatic circle of spiritual youth-rearing had many cool side-effects.  Not the least of which was the ability to pursue music that was loud, melodic and passionate. At age thirteen, I bought my first … Continue reading →

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Finally, the step out . . .

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

I have this friend named Stu, who told me his conversations go like this: “I’m headed to work today. Can’t wait to get there.” “Why, what are you going to do?” “Play Ukulele all day, and you?” This doesn’t necessarily … Continue reading →

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Jimi Hendrix lit his guitar on fire. Because of that, I’m changing my life.

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

If the 1981 movie Stripes wasn’t enough of an inspirational front-load for my own military service, it also serves as one of the most memorable scenes in what I would call a “Johnny Paycheck Vaporlock.” Bill Murray’s character, John Winger, … Continue reading →

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An Experiment In The Mundane: Mr. Big’s epic hit song, “To Be With You,” translated out of its pure, poetic longing, and mercilessly clawed into sleep-inducing, literalist gibberish

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

In a few minutes, I’m going to lay forth what I refer to as a deliberate experiment in banality.  And I’m going to use as my case study, Mr. Big’s hit song, To Be With You as my central creative … Continue reading →

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And on that note, I think I’ll Have Victor Wooten sign my ukulele

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

NOTE: I’m writing this knowing full well that I will be heading to San Rafael tomorrow to see Victor Wooten.  Thus the subject is presently at the forefront of my mind. Having first picked up a guitar at the age … Continue reading →

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Billy Squier, and the roadside bomb of helpful advice

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

One of the prevaricating tightropes I’ve had to maneuver in my life is the problem of exactly how much/what kind of advice to take in a variety of situations. I say this because advice in the infancy phase of one’s … Continue reading →

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