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DaveM

DaveM

I'm Dave Menzies a digital entrepreneur, photographer and guitarist. I live on the Argyll coast of Scotland. My partner and I write, record and produce our own music and videos in our home studio. I love to help individuals discover the lifestyle freedom offered by the digital world and guitarists to develop their own style.

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May 10, 20232Comments

Creating Drum Tracks With A.I.

Its hard to predict where A.I is going next - which is a worry in some ways I guess. Meantime it’s certainly making things easier for lots of people in
by DaveM
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home recording
April 27, 20230Comments

Shooting A Music Video

If you’ve ever thought about shooting a music video this might help. Recently my partner - in life and music - and I decided to perform some of our old
by DaveM
guitar gear
February 3, 20230Comments

My First Lap Steel Guitar – Open E Tuning

https://youtu.be/zgbZioVKhd4 I always wanted a lap steel guitar. There's just something emotive, haunting and kind of beautiful about the sound they make. From the traditional country music of everyone from Hank
by DaveM
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January 5, 20230Comments

Harley Benton Guitars – What’s The Deal? 

Harley Benton guitars came to my notice a while back and like many experienced guitarists, I ignored them. I wrote them off as cheap as chips beginner’s instruments.  Not the
by DaveM
Creative Guitar Lounge
guitar gear
November 7, 20220Comments

Emulated Outputs Test (Blackstar HT5R MKII)

Emulated outputs are common on valve amps these days and in theory are a good idea. The main reason I bought the Blackstar HD5 R MKII was so that I
by DaveM
Creative Guitar Lounge
guitar gear
October 17, 20220Comments

Small Valve Amps For Home Use

My search for small valve amps for home use began when I fired up my old Marshall 100 watt valve amp recently.  I realised two things: I miss playing through
by DaveM
home recording
September 27, 20220Comments

Covering Other People’s Songs On Youtube  

There are some advantages to covering other people's songs both in live performance and on recordings. Obviously there are some issues to consider - copyright being the biggie - but
by DaveM
Creative Guitar Lounge
home recording
July 15, 20220Comments

KRK ROKIT 5 G4 Monitors Review (Part 1)

Nice view - shame about the reflections I’ve just become the proud owner of a set of KRK Rokit 5 G4 monitors for the home studio. One of my old Alesis
by DaveM
Creative Guitar Lounge
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July 4, 20220Comments

Using Compression On Guitar

The Line 6 Constictor Pedal   There are basically two ways of using compression on guitars: As a front end effect in front of an amp, mixer or interface; as a post
by DaveM
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guitar lessons online
June 21, 20220Comments

Video Course For Novice Guitarists

I recently completed my video course for novice guitarists. It is now available on a platform called Gumroad and you can access it via the links on this post. I
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