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Everyone who plays guitar has probably used a Kyser capo at one point or another. Their ease of use and classic design are just one of the reasons this companies capos show up everywhere. Not only do they make great capos but they have a variety of other quality gear for guitarists such as leather…

Matchless. It is perhaps one of the most revered names in amps and known worldwide for it’s C30 models. Strangely enough, their most recent offering, the SC Mini, has flown under the radar ever since it was first introduced at Winter NAMM 2015. After scouring the internet for nearly two years looking for information and…

We are starting to see more and more small pedals that make a big impact on tone. With companies building pedals in really small profiles you usually become somewhat skeptical on what it can actually accomplish. I am a firm believer that good things can come in small packages, and The Prestige is one of…

It’s funny how life works. I was gearing up to write this article last week, and I put it aside and forgot about it...until this week. Over the weekend my SGI box (Studio Guitar Interface) stopped working. Which rendered my electric guitar virtually unusable for our setup at church. Man what a coincidence. So in…

I have always been accused of being over prepared. I carry around a plastic hanging folder box with huge handle that is packed full of spare parts, supplies and tools. I used to get made fun of until one Sunday my volume pedal was squeaking and I had to carry the band with ambient swells…

The basics. These are the foundations of music that many people never get a chance to learn. When I was growing up, I remember our school never had music theory classes. This confused me, because my church always had music programs to teach kids musical instruments and musical theory. Since I was 6 I had…

As someone who is more interested in leadership and community than artistic excellence, team building is something that I get super jacked about. After almost 15 years of being on worship teams, I have noticed that too often team building is overlooked. If it isn't overlooked it is something that is done out of obligation…

Introducing new songs to the congregation is important. Congregations, as well as the individuals within them change. It is the very nature of being human, and our ascribing worth to God will invariably change as well. Hopefully, we will continue to mature and grow spiritually, and our ability to express our devotion will become ever-more…

After a battle with Cancer, luthier and founder of Collings Guitars, Bill Collings passed away on Friday, July 14. Bill leaves behind a company and legacy that touched decades of guitar players, music and fellow guitar builders. Below is an excerpt of the tribute in Premier Guitar by Steve Grimes of Grimes Guitars: July 15,…

One of the hardest things for me to do as a worship leader is to find replacements. Part of the reason is because I was never trained by anyone. I cut my teeth leading worship from the moment I decided to learn the venerable G-C-D chord progression. From the very beginning I was the guy.…

Like almost anything else in life, there is not a simple answer to how to start a second campus in a church. There are so many factors that go into launching church campuses that the approaches must be tailored to fit your context. For example, a church of 2,000 people, that is financially stable, and…

When I was a teenager, just starting to play the guitar and leading worship, I was often met with resistance from “traditionalists.” Their arguments against “contemporary” worship was that it was too repetitive, was not substantial, lacked theology, was not sacred enough, and a whole bunch of other claims arguing for modern music’s inferiority to…