http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Bill+McRea Entertainment Bill McRea Sun, 19 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=41141&ca=Entertainment The very first guitar I ever played was a Candy Apple Red Fender Stratocaster. It was love at first touch. I wanted that guitar SO bad. I grew up listening to Eric Clapton, David Gilmore and Jimmy Hendrix, and during my college years I was a huge fan of Stevie Ray Vaughn. The Fender Stratocaster was... Sports Bill McRea Sat, 11 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=39512&ca=Sports I started playing golf as a way to entertain clients and socialize with my business vendors. If you have decided to take up golf as a hobby you will be rewarded with the benefits of fresh air, exercise, and the addition of many new friends and acquaintances. You will also be humbled by the process o... Entertainment Bill McRea Sat, 11 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=39513&ca=Entertainment The first time I picked up a guitar my whole life changed. I think I slept with it the night I brought my first new guitar home. It’s a bit embarrassing to admit, but it is true. I remember the feel of the guitar in my hands and the shape, which reminded me of a girl I once dated. But seriously it w... Self Help Bill McRea Sat, 11 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=39514&ca=Self+Help Working 14 hour days trying to figure out how to develop and launch a new product or service is not uncommon for most internet marketing professionals. But do you really understand the value of your time? I did not! Ask any part-time employee and they will tell you their time is worth $12.00/hour or... Self Help Bill McRea Sat, 11 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=39515&ca=Self+Help Some days I feel like a plate of scrambled eggs. All messed up and with the strange feeling that despite my best efforts nothing really got accomplished. I felt like time was not on my side at all. Despite working 14 hours a day I was making very little money and was exhausted. I needed a change so... Entertainment Bill McRea Thu, 05 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=27029&ca=Entertainment String muting is another technique that can help you define your own personal style. There are two types of string muting, the palm mute with your picks hand and the string mute with your fret hand. They serve very different purposes, but both are important to good guitar playing. Fret-hand muting i... Entertainment Bill McRea Thu, 05 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=27032&ca=Entertainment Playing a guitar without vibrato is like eating Mexican food without salsa. Vibrato is one of the most definitive techniques in defining your musical style, your own personal unique sound. No two players have the same vibrato sound. Some play slow and wide while others play narrow and fast, and that... Entertainment Bill McRea Thu, 05 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=27104&ca=Entertainment A harmonic is a tone that’s created by the guitar by touching the string above a fret on an open vibrating string. There are 2 types of harmonics Natural and Artificial or I prefer to call them pinch harmonics. Natural Harmonics Natural Harmonics can be produced by touching your index finger on yo... Entertainment Bill McRea Wed, 04 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=26866&ca=Entertainment Bending strings is used to give the guitar a more personalized and harmonic quality. The technique is used mostly by lead guitar players but is also applied in all styles of playing. String bending and vibrato techniques are two large components in making up a guitar player’s style. The combination... Entertainment Bill McRea Wed, 04 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=27000&ca=Entertainment One of the primary legato techniques all guitarists must learn is the hammer-on, pull-off. This technique is important because it allows for nuances in tone and expression, and it allows the picking hand a “break” since it does not have to pick the notes on the hammer-on or the pull-off. This result...