DIY Rock Experiments

My DIY adventures in recreating various rock music idioms at home without a band.

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Do It Yourself Country Rock

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Hang on to the back of your flatbed Ford, because it's country-rock time on DIYRockAndRoll.com! In this article I review the history of country rock (and the long, murky relationship between country music and rock and roll). I also discuss the process of writing, arranging, and recording my own country-rock song, entitled "Do No Wrong." And for the gear heads in our readership, I also talk about the equipment I used to do so. Spoiler alert: this is country rock so there is a Telecaster! Just in time for that guitar's 75th birthday.

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DIY Hard Rock: Carolina Girl

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Get your hairspray, tight pants, and T-Top Camaro ready, because DIYRockAndRoll.com is setting the proverbial volume to eleven. That's right, for this DIY Rock Experiment, the fifth so far, I decided to create my own hard rock recording. When I dreamt up the idea for this quirky do-it-yourself rock music blog, one of the first projects I thought of doing was hard rock. But as someone with background in acoustic music and Americana, I assumed that creating a piece of hard rock would stretch my skills to the absolute limit. It's one thing to pivot from acoustic blues to blues rock or from country to rockabilly, but it's another to pivot to hard rock. Or is it? Let's find out!

Do It Yourself Rockabilly

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Buckle up do-it-yourself rockers, because it's rockabilly tow truck time! Yes, that's right! DIYRockandRoll.com is proud to release its most requested project to date: an article on how to make an original rockabilly rave-up about a tow truck driver in Vermont. If you're one of the legions of readers who requested that, read on, because the time has come!

Do it Yourself Jump Blues

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In this do it yourself rock experiment, DIYRockAndRoll.Com explores 1940s R&B. It discusses the history of the music and its influence on rock and roll. The post also describes the creative process of making 1940s-style R&B. It includes audio of the resulting project, and a run-down of the gear and techniques used.