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About The Author…

My name is Brian Jones. Being born into a family of musicians, and being named after a founding member and original guitarist for the Rolling Stones, it might’ve been inevitable that I would do something related to the guitar at some point in my life.

I began playing guitar in 1985. Over the years I’ve played both acoustic and electric (er, and bass) for pleasure and for money, in studios and on stages, in genres from blues to classical, and country to bebop.

I have also been a writer nearly all of my life, and have worked as a writer and editor professionally alongside my day job. I’m the co-author of two books, have served as Editor-in-Chief of two magazines, and have been a writer and contributing editor to several online publications. I’m really excited to pull my passion for writing together with a topic I’ve been so deeply and personally invested in for such a huge part of my life!

In the end, I’m just really passionate about the guitar, and find a special connection with others who are drawn to the instrument. I hope my writing can inspire others to get even more involved in all that the instrument has to offer in terms of music, history, technology, community, and more.