Hamo Salihbegovic, guitarist from Bosnia and Herzegovina, has been musically active for more than 20 years. With four studio albums with his band Konvoj (Convoy) he has earned recognition and respect of his pears. For last ten years he has been composing music for TV, radio and theatre. In recent years he has been producing and recording music in his own recording studio.

http://www.myspace.com/grupakonvoj
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Konvoj/36730506370

How many times have you asked yourself this Shakespearian question? We are not always in the mood for practising.

This is what happens... we set aside time for practising, but we just don’t feel like it. I think you are all familiar with the situation.
Let’s wind the clock back and remember the time when you were learning first cords, first licks, first scales... How did you feel then? Was there a burning desire to improve? To discover this illusive “something”, “The Guitarists’ El Dorado”? Or was practising just another chore that had to be completed in order to fulfil the task?

I messed around with open strings and a new lick was born.

Check it out.

I'll assume that anyone interested in this topic already has some understanding of recording techniques. Instead, I'll give you a few tips on how to achieve different results just by tweaking a few parameters. I can't stress enough the need for creative thinking and importance of inquisitive and experimental approach. Without it, we would have never built this vast pool of different sounds and effects.