Music Notes

And of course, that is a pun.

The Good Fight

The Good Fight is a song that I began a while ago and put away for a bit. It's a bit of a melancholy song, and maybe not what I really wanted to follow up Homecoming with, but it's a song that really has been on my mind recently and one that I wanted to finally...

Homecoming

Homecoming is a new recording of a song that only existed before in bootleg form. I hope you enjoy it!

Ain’t Too Bright

An all-new (well, not really all-new, but the bass and drums are new) version of Ain’t Too Bright just posted on Sound Cloud. Check it out!

About the song: The Fugitive

There’s one thing that The Fugitive has in common with other songs I wrote around the same time is that the title of the song doesn’t actually appear in the song. As a music listener, I hate when people do that. I mean, if I mentioned the songs Funk #49, Rainy Day...

About the new name

For the small number of avid fans who will actually note the change, the “Journeyman James” era has begun. I have been interested in putting more of my music onto the streaming services (where I have raked in over $1.19 in royalties to date!) and have been struggling...

Guitar after a broken wrist

A few thoughts about my return to playing after distal radius and ulnar styloid fracture and Colles' Fracture surgery. A few years ago, I experienced a broken wrist in a high-speed cycling crash. I had surgery on the wrist and went through occupational therapy, and...

Weeping Demon repair

By popular demand (OK, one person asked me about it recently), here's an old post about my (then) recent repair of an Ibanez Weeping Demon Wah pedal (which conked out during an otherwise slammin‘ performance by Shades of Green). After our lead guitarist...

Bronco Bass Pickup Upgrade

Stock Bronco Bass So, I've got a Squire Bronco Bass and I think it was well bought ($150 at Guitar Center). Though it seems strangely light, it's well-balanced, and the neck has a good feel. The only real problem with it is that it is noisy. The tone is just fine when...