Kid Guitars

In the last year or so, I’ve tried to expose my son to the music that was so influential during my formative years. I try to be open-minded, but it just seems that the majority of today’s music has lost its organic roots, trading them in in favor or slick, computerized production techniques. My favorite album – and one that has grown on my son as well – is “At Fillmore East,” a record recorded live by the Allman Brothers Band in the early 1970s.

Duane Allman’s masterful slide guitar playing technique inspired me to pick up a childrens guitar in my youth. He utilized an empty medicine bottle to create a mellow, soothing sound that just cannot be attained with a metal slide. Though I was never able to perfect Allman’s technique myself, I did become rather proficient at playing the traditional way. I’ll be passing those skills on to my son.