Showing posts with label Captial Guitars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Captial Guitars. Show all posts

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Goodbye Crate Amp...

Today, I said my "goodbyes" to my old create amp.  Someone who regularly visits Capital Guitars is going to buy it.  You know, this amp was good for me...its has cools effects (click here for an example), looks awesome, and it very portable.  I'm parting with it because it somewhat of an attractive nuisance for my son...he likes to rock, and it almost fell over on him, so...it had to go...oh well.  I'm looking forward to a safer replacement someday...

Monday, November 22, 2010

Journal of a Journeyman Guitar-player: Recital at Captial Guitars



Here's couple of pictures of the guitar recital at Capital Guitars on Saturday, November 20, 2010.  I was one of the strummers that evening, playing an all acoustical rendition of "Norwegian Wood."  However, given my son's new tastes in music, I think next time I would play this version of "Elmo's Song" (just kidding...maybe).  It was funny when Jack, my guitar teacher, told the small crowd that I had played internationally after playing in my brother's wedding...hmm, I guess this show has been on the road.  In total, there were seven performers that night ranging from classical guitar to self-written grunge songs played by a 12 year old on vintage 1950's Gibson... 



There was great sorbet punch...which would have been great with some Jamaican rum (I wasn't the first one to say THAT...).  It was nice set up.



The wall of guitars that puts my collection to shame...there are couple on that wall that wish were hanging on mine.



The staging area...Jack, the guitar instructor, help get the equipment set.  This young guy ended up playing a version of "Flight of the Wounded Bubblebee."  When he started to play, my son started spinning around in circles like the themed character in the song.


"Flight of the Wounded Bubblebee"



One of the owners...Eric...watching the performers...and passing out the best wish list ever:



I'm adding the Les Paul below and this guitar to the wish list!!!



An ode to the Les Paul that I can appreciate...when I was in Jamaica this month, I pickedup a painting that could compete with this one...Later, Jack played a jazz version of "My Life" by the Beatles...it is definitely a metric to measure my distance on this guitar journey.