Swami Joe for Action Custom Straps

Swami Joe Walla enlightens the world to the virtues of Action Custom Guitar Straps

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Women's Peep Toe Shoes

Women's peep toe shoes are never out of style. In fact, almost every season these shoes are on the top of the charts for fashion in footwear. There is something appealingly persuasive and stylish about these shoes that give its wearer an urbane sophisticated look. Moreover, this is what makes them a constant favourite with celebrities, models, and designers alike. Whether ceremonious cocktail parties or ramp shows, peep toes are universally admired.

The original version of the peep toe shoes came in three different styles-with high heels, as open-toe wedges, and as mules with stacked heels. The newer styles are modifications of these classic designs of these shoes. Newer designs add metal finishes, extra straps, chunky heels, platforms, suede, patent leather, etc.

The ankle boot style is a new variation that has both the appeal of the smart variety and the seductive boots. This particular style adds a punch to your look and personality and makes a fashion statement. Aside from the regular zipped style, one can also go for the button closures. They go well with jeans, trousers as well as skirts. Women's Peep Toe Shoes have contemporary detailing done in them, which adds a cutting edge and gives an impression of high street fashion.

The contrasting ankle straps of these shoes allow the wearer to team it up with short skirts, which looks very elegant. Some of these shoes comes with cork heels, which definitely add an extra edge to your outfit. The pumps of course are more suited for formal wear. Office wear or a business meeting a peep toe pump adds the right amount of sophistication and elegance to the attire. You can also try wearing ankle socks with your pumps mainly because stockings can be uncomfortable when it is not winter. Women's Peep Toe Wedges are so very 'in' this season! They can be paired up with textured or opaque leggings or tights.

It is not necessary that you have to purchase those shoes that will match with every outfit and can be worn round the year. However, with the right styling it can be worn year round by both young and older women. A neutral colour like black, brown, or white goes well with everything. Again, a bright coloured peep toe can also go well with a neutral outfit. This will brighten up your entire attire and give an extra edge to your look.

Women's Peep Toe Shoes completes a woman's closet. These shoes have been in vogue for a few decades, still the charm and elegance of this particular footwear has not faded away. The popularity of these shoes continues to rise even today and it has found a place in the hearts of many young women. Next time, when you are out shopping, you will see that there is a wide array of these shoes available in a variety of designs and patterns that is sure to grab your attention.

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Moody Straps in Dallas ~Lee Coulter

Lee Coulter Jams the Moody Fine Leather Straps booth at the Dallas international Guitar Show 2007!!

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Essential Gear For the Beginning Guitarist

If you have recently bought a new guitar, whether that guitar is electric or acoustic, what follows are some essential items you will need as a beginning guitarist. Probably the number one rule is change the strings. Factory strings are really inferior, and if you do not know how, then a trip to the local music store, or some help from one experienced, to change these strings is essential. As a guitarist, I would recommend one of the following to suit your tastes:

Electric: Rock and Roll, Heavy Metal, Blues, Country - Ernie Ball Super Slinky - Extra Light

Acoustic Steel String: Popular, Folk, any genre - a good start would be either some Martin Light strings, or if you wish to spend a few more bucks, the Dean Markley Alchemy in Gold or Phosphorous (Light) are excellent choices.

Acoustic Nylon/Classical Strings - The Dean Markley brand is quite cheap, and fairly good sounding for an aspiring guitarist.

My suggestion would be to change strings about once a month, especially after much use. More expensive strings, nanoweb-coated such as Elixir last longer, but you will have to fork out a few more bucks.

What is important is your guitar's ACTION. This is essentially how close the strings are to the neck. If the action is lower, the guitar will be easier to play. If you have bought an electric guitar, you may need to have your action adjusted by a professional, to make sure you don't have blisters on your fingers after a week of rehearsal. There are also many brands of "finger-ease" coating to help you play, as well as keep your strings clean.

In addition, action modifications, can also be accomplished by a professional on acoustic guitars, steel or nylon strings.

In addition to new strings on your guitar, you will need to invest in a way to tune it. There are many devices out there, ranging from PC tuners, hand held tuners, as well as the tried and true pitch pipe, for tuning up your guitar to "440" - a normal tuning (from the top-lowest-fattest string) of E-A-D-G-B-E. If you find you are having trouble, turning the guitar tuners (machine heads), for a few bucks you can buy a string winder, which will help you accomplish tightening the strings. String winders, usually also double up, on being able to pull the guitar pegs, located on the bridge of the guitar.

If you only know a few chords on the guitar, you may want to consider purchasing a capo. Essentially a capo is attached across the frets, so that the guitarists can play in different keys while using the same simple chords. Capos come in all varieties and are inexpensive.

You will need some guitar picks and they range in thickness. I prefer Jim Dunlop 60 mm. which can be used for rhythm as well, as lead guitar. They also tend to last longer, than the regular pearloid guitar picks which tend to break, if you do a bunch of strumming. Again, this will become more apparent with practice. Choose a pick that you are comfortable with. The Jim Dunlop's I use usually run about 4 for a buck. Most music stores will give you a few freebies, if you are a customer.

It always a good idea, to invest in a guitar kit, which includes polish, as well as string cleaner. Having clean strings and great looking shine to your guitar add to the overall enjoyment and aesthetics of playing. Martin guitar polish is a great choice for acoustic guitars. GFS has a number of different quality items for guitar polish, as well Fast Frets, for cleaning and maintaining strings

You may want to begin rehearsing guitar sitting down, but sooner or later, especially if you are an electric guitar player, you will need a strap. Straps come in all varieties, and made from various materials. Much of this choice will be of personal preference, such as color, logo such as Fender - what counts is the strap being comfortable. You may want to check out eBay to shop around and compare products and prices.

If your guitar did not come with a gig bag or case, I would advise you to invest in one. Guitars get nicked and scratched up very easily. A gig bag should cost you about 10 or 15 bucks, depending on the quality, but if padded with Styrofoam or other material, can be more expensive. Good quality guitar cases can also be expensive. In essence, you may ask yourself, is this guitar I value, and wish to protect. I tend to have guitars which are encased, but also have a "beater" guitar, which I can take to a campfire or jam, and not worry about the potentials of damage occurring. Plus it doubles up as a canoe paddle, if needed. But seriously, your investment today on a guitar may increase in decades to come. I bought a used Fender Telecaster in 1975 for $200, which is worth about $2000 today.

If you have an acoustic-electric, or an electric guitar, of course you will need a cord to plug in, for amplification. Don't skimp on this item. There are very inferior cords out there which will deconstruct on you. Nothing is worse, than screaming feedback, unwanted buzzes and noise, if an inferior chord is used. This will drive you nuts. Been there, done that. Invest in a plastic molded cord of high quality, avoiding the screw together, and soldered type. You may have to spend 20 or 25 bucks, but you will not be spending 10 bucks a pop repeatedly on junk.

If you have not bought a guitar, then you may be interested in one of the guitar kits available in local music stores or online. Usually such a kit, such as the Epiphone Les Paul II kit or the Fender Squier kit, offers a good deal of these items mentioned, as well as an amplifier to plug your guitar into. I would take time to read the reviews of these items, of which there are many posted, in online stores such as "Musician's Friend." This site is really hard to beat, especially when shopping. It provides a good touchstone for comparing prices and values for music gear, in general.

In Conclusion

New Strings - $7-$15
String-winder (optional) - $10 or so
Capo (optional) $10 or so
Finger-Ease Coating for Strings - $8 - $10
Guitar Picks - 4 for $1 and Up
Guitar Polish - $8 - $15
Guitar Strap - $10 and up
Tuner or Pitch pipe - (Free online) $15 and up
Gig bag or Case - $15 and up
Guitar cord - $20 and up
A life time of enjoyable guitar playing - PRICELESS!

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Shellac - Prayer to God - Dublin - October 28th 2008

u:mack productions www.umack.com @ The Button Factory http Shellac formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1992 as an informal collaboration between guitarist Steve Albini and drummer Todd Trainer. Former Naked Raygun bassist Camilo Gonzalez sat in on early rehearsals and played on one song on Shellac's first single before permanent bassist Bob Weston, formerly of Boston's Volcano Suns, joined. Shellac has a distinctive, minimalist sound based on unusual and urgent time signatures, repetitive heavy rhythms, an angular guitar sound, and Albini's surreal, bitingly sarcastic lyrics. Songs typically do not have traditional verse/chorus/verse structure and the arrangements are sparse, to the point where some describe them as "amelodic". Shellac's signature sound is often associated with their enthusiasm for vintage Travis Bean guitars, a rare brand of aluminium-based instruments, and the Interfax "Harmonic Percolator" distortion pedal. Albini is also known to use copper plectra and unique guitar straps that fit around the waist rather than over the shoulder. The band prefers the intimacy of smaller clubs and live appearances are sporadic. Both Weston and Albini are renowned recording engineers, and use their preferred methods with Shellac. Albini prefers a very sparse, analogue recording sound with little or no overdubbing, and is meticulous about microphone placement and choice of equipment. This is reflected in Shellac's 'no-nonsense' approach to their own music, both in the studio ...

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Moody Leather, Miami 2008 #2 / Peavey talks guitar straps

Moody Leather, Peavey and gang at the Miami guitar Show!

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Cheap Branded Guitars - Make Huge Savings

Do you wish to buy a good quality and branded guitar, but the financial deficit is stopping you?

You do not need to be disappointed anymore. You can now have your own guitar and without compromising on the quality for a price that you can easily afford.

This is true that you can now own a good quality guitar for a price that is really affordable for you.

And, do not think that these guitars are not expensive in quality as they are called the 'cheap guitars'. The quality of these instruments is very good, of course, it cannot be matched with the high priced pieces, but still it is reasonably good at the price they are offered.

The reason that these instruments are available at low prices is that they are made of inexpensive materials. In the manufacturing process of these instruments, low-priced material is used from wood to strings and from straps to chords.

So, the materials used in these instruments make them cheap. But, if you want, you can replace the parts with the high quality parts later. You will get better sound from your guitar if you replace its cheap pickups. You can also change the tuners and it will improve the performance of your instrument. You can use the branded guitars accessories later.

Brands - Now, you must be thinking that what brands are these instruments from? A lot of people think that the inexpensive guitars can only belong to the unknown names in the musical instruments industry. But, this is not true. Today, you can buy guitars from all top brands. Yes, you can buy a guitar from companies like Fender, Yamaha, Gibson or any other popular guitar brand.

All the major guitar manufacturers now have their manufacturing plants in Asian countries where raw material and labor is available at reasonable rates. Thus, these companies are able to offer cheap guitars to their customers.

Things to Consider -

When you buy a cheap guitar, search for an instrument that is made of woods like rosewood, walnut or hickory and avoid instruments made of composite materials as they do not produce good sound, however some instruments of this category may produce good sound.

Price - You can get a good quality cheap guitar for a price of around $100. Below this price, you will only get a piece of guitar that would not last longer and you will not be satisfied with your purchase.

The cheap guitars suit the beginners perfectly. There is a vast variety of guitar models available in the market for you. You can any type of guitar in the guitar market - cheap electric guitar, a cheap acoustic guitar, cheap bass guitar, acoustic guitars and special classical guitars.

Ratings & Reviews -

It is advised that you check the ratings & reviews of the online guitar stores before making buying a buy guitar from there. There are many sites where you can get reviews of the different online guitar shops. You will get a good insight about them if you give a look at these reviews.

So, go shopping for the cheap guitars online and you will find that thousands of offers are waiting for you with very low prices. There is a large range of guitars available for you.

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