Steve Krenz

Here you go! - Steve

Triple O, Do you have a recording of it I could hear? A YouTube video perhaps. If I can hear it then I can probably help you out with what is going on. THanks, STeve

Hey gang, I'm so sorry about last night. Due to some tech problems that we have yet to unravel, we just weren't able to get the stream to connect with YouTube last night. We were all setup, Shane was playing great, cameras looked good, but we just couldn't make contact with YouTube. It was the tech equivalent of inviting everyone over to a big party, but when it came time to let everyone in, you couldn't get the door to open. We ended up recording a great show with Shane Hennessy anyway and will have it edited and up on YouTube in a day or so. I'll send out an email when we get it up. Sorry about the hassle and thanks for your patience. I've already cancelled next weeks show as well until we get this all sorted out. Basically, here's the deal. We're changing a bunch of gear behind the scenes. Pretty much everything, other than the cameras and lights, is being switched out. When it gets working it will be giving you a much better looking 1080p stream and give us a ton more capabilities. Initially, I thought we might be able to change out a piece at a time without any interruption but it looks like we're just going to have to start from zero and rebuild our entire setup from scratch. I went ahead and cancelled next weeks show to give us some extra time to get the new setup working. It's frustrating, but I'm actually relieved that we can just take a couple of weeks off to make the transition. I'll keep you posted and thanks for your abundant patience. Once we get this done, I'm excited that we'll be giving you a much better experience. - Steve

March 19th, 2019 Topic: Celtic Guitar with Shane Hennessy! "...a brilliant young guitar player!" - Tommy Emmanuel Shane Hennessy is a virtuoso guitarist, composer and songwriter from Ireland. Known for his unique virtuosic approach to the acoustic guitar, his musical style has won praisse from musical giants Nile Rodgers of CHIC and guitar legend Tommy Emmanuel, with whom Shane has shared the stage. Here are a few videos.... Watch it live at 7pm Central tonight HERE Great music, giveaways and more. See you there! Make sure to subscribe to our Guitar Gathering YouTube Channel HERE Learn all you can - Steve

March 12th, 2019 7pm Central Topic: Blues Guitar with Robben Ford!

February 19th, 2019 7pm Central Topic: Fingerstyle Travis Picking Guitar with Jonathan Brown! "Jonathan Brown's fingerstyle artistry combines a wealth of musical influences with polished technique and passion to deliver the most riveting and entertaining solo guitar performance I've seen in years." - Dana Bourgeois with Bourgeois Guitars Jonathan Brown is a guitarist/composer/teacher from Nashville TN. He has played on the world famous Grand Ole Opry and been an active member of the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society. Hearing the guitar styles of Chet Atkins at an early age, he was eager to learn the fingerstyle guitar technique. Jonathan has taken the fingerstyle technique and transformed it into his own style of playing that shows a wide variety of influence ranging from jazz to classical. "Jonathan is a refreshing fingerstyle guitarist who I really enjoy listening to. His playing is fluid and effortless with a great sense of swing and groove. Undeniably a great talent" - Brent Mason "Jonathan is an old musical soul in a young person, with the depth of his guitar mentors, the discipline to master the guitar in a rare way, and a young spirit." - Muriel Anderson Jonathan has also been a recurring musician on the hit T.V. series "Nashville" with the Rayna James Band. He is a regular on the Grand Ole Opry and with Aubrey Peeples of the show Nashville. Here are a few videos.... Here's a duet with Brent Mason... Watch it live at 7pm Central tonight HERE Great music, giveaways and more. See you there! Make sure to subscribe to our Guitar Gathering YouTube Channel HERE Learn all you can - Steve

The short answer from me is.... I have no idea! - Steve

Tuesday February 5th, 2019 7pm Central Topic: Modes & Creating Fills! So, what's the deal with modes? Many guitar players wonder if modes, and their exotic names, are the holy grail of guitar knowledge - the thing that separates mortals and guitar gods. Well, let's look at them. I'll give you a much simpler way of looking at them than typically used. Also, I'll show how and when to use them. Here's a handout for learning modes... Modes An Easier Way.pdf PLUS, I'll give some helpful exercises on spicing up your fills with slides, hammer-ons and pulloffs. Watch it live at 7pm Central tonight HERE Great music, giveaways and more. See you there! Make sure to subscribe to our Guitar Gathering YouTube Channel HERE Learn all you can - Steve

Great question. Using flesh is fine. Nails will add volume and give you some tonal options you wouldn't otherwise have. But, if having nails is impractical for you then don't worry about it. Just use your fingers. The technique is the same either way. Hope this helps! The main thing is to keep learning. - Steve

Hey look who I found on the floor of NAMM 2019, our good friend and fingerstyle guitarist extraordinaire Trevor Gordon Hall!

January 15th, 2019 Topic: Blues Guitar with Claudio Tristano! Finalist of Guitar Center's Blues Master competition, Claudio Tristano, is an up and coming young LA-based guitarist turning heads with his fresh approach to Blues. Claudio has shared the stage with Joe Bonamassa, Vince Gill, composed music for "Undercover Boss" and is quickly establishing himself in the west coast guitar scene. Here's a couple of videos of Claudio. Claudio with Joe Bonamassa... Claudio with Vince Gill... Great music, laughs, giveaways and more Watch it live at 7pm Central tonight HERE Great music, giveaways and more. See you there! Make sure to subscribe to our Guitar Gathering YouTube Channel HERE Learn all you can - Steve

Tuesday January 8th, 2019 7pm Central Topic: Guitar Care & Setup with Greg Voros! It's the beginning of a new year and time to check in with our good friend Greg Voros. Greg will be stopping by to talk about guitar care, setup and answering your questions. Greg is the head of the legendary repair department at Gruhn guitar and has worked on guitars for some of the most well-known guitarists in the world. PLUS, I'll be giving some easy to implement Tips for Guitar Learning Success This Year! If you have any questions for Greg please write them below and we'll try to get to as many of them as we can. Great music, laughs, giveaways and more Watch it live at 7pm Central tonight HERE Great music, giveaways and more. See ou there! Make sure to subscribe to our Guitar Gthering YouTube Channel HERE Learn all you can - Steve

Thanks Henk! And keep those pucks flying! - Steve

No disrespect to Popular Mechanics, but you know what I've found has a profound and immediate impact on my tone... Practice. (But I am a sucker for a pretty red guitar!)

Watch all live lesson broadcasts on our Guitar Gathering YouTube Page Tuesdays at 7pm Central JANUARY 2019 Jan 8th: Guitar Care with Greg Voros Jan 15th: Blues Guitar with Claudio Cristano FEBRUARY 2019 Feb 5th: Modes and Tips for Playing Better Fills Feb 19th: Merle Travis Fingerstyle with Jonathan Brown MARCH 2019 Mar 12th: Live from Gruhn Guitars Mar 19th: Celtic Fingerstyle with Shane Hennessey Mar 26th: Live from Gruhn Guitars APRIL 2019 Apr 2nd Live from Gruhn Guitars Apr 16th: Classical Guitar with the Belmont Guitar Ensemble MAY 2019 May 7th Live from Gruhn Guitars May 21st Live from Gruhn Guitars JUNE 2019 June 4th Live from Gruhn Guitars June 25th Live from Gruhn Guitars