March 2020 – Keen Player | A journey to mastering guitar…

New strings day: D’Addario EFT16

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Post published:March 29, 2020
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Being tired of the “squeaking” strings I decided to try “flat wound” ones. Does it help? Read on.

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Alesis SR-16 Rhythms

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Post published:March 28, 2020
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Looking for the handy list of the built-in rhythms in Alesis SR-16? I have something for you!

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On motivation and practice

Post author:oleksii
Post published:March 22, 2020
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Motivation is what keeps us going. But you have to set expectations and keep going to get results.

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Taking first steps in jazz

Post author:oleksii
Post published:March 21, 2020
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Coming from a completely “jazz-less” background I never understood “what the fjuzz is about”, but seeing the virtuosity of the players I was always wondering how do they ever get to that level.

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Beginner’s take on multi-FX pedals

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Post published:March 14, 2020
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In this post I share my thoughts on the multi-FX pedals from the beginner point of view.

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Beginner’s take on multi-FX pedals (part 2)

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Post published:March 14, 2020
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This is second part of the “Beginner’s take on multi-FX pedals“.

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