Bill Dutcher – Modern Acoustic Guitarist

My friends gave me the nickname, “Billy MacGyver”. … Give me a paperclip, a tubesock and some duct tape and I’ll fix anything!  My Motto! -  Always have one of everything and two of most! 

I’ve played a few rooms that had elevated stages that had wood plank flooring and as fate would have it I broke a string in the middle of a song and the bridge pin popped out of the guitar and fell between the cracks of the stage and was forever lost!  Sure I had strings but…uhh….another bridge pin????

Here’s the tip of the week!!! (See picture)

Take some stage tape and tape an extra bridge pin to the front of your guitar strap near the end that connects to the heel of the guitar.  If you break a string and you hear a richocet off in the dark…good luck finding the bridge pin!  At least you know you have a back-up and if your thinking like me….You have an extra set of strings within reach.  You can have all the chops in the world and the best gear, but are you truly prepared for ANY situation?

I use to teach for years and was always asked, “What’s the best way to learn new tunes and commit them to memory?” People would often say they were frustrated because they could not make it all the way through the piece of music and felt lost….Well that’s the problem! The best way to start with a new song is to… Read more »