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Hector "Papo" Camacho it a touring and recording guitarist, producer, engineer and sound designer. He has toured all over the world and is a commanding presence in the Latin and Urban music scene. I have young musicians ask me all the time, "how do I break in?". The answer to that question is in Papo's story. He came from Puerto Rico and did anything and everything it took to get good and make himself valuable in all kinds of roles, but his first love and specialty, is guitar. Join me as I talk with Papo and map out his journey to becoming a true, Journeyman Guitarist. JW Links to some of Papo's songs and his Instagram, a great source for learning about this career. https://www.youtube.com/@poptweaker www.papocamacho.com https://www.instagram.com/poptweaker https://open.spotify.com/artist/6RM0czkd8GNQNuuJfATJvr?si=Qr-8y8vjS5C0IpJqao0ofg https://open.spotify.com/artist/2225KfGOGGzN1MrvwVWrcB?si=owwzki3DQBe0O2E_tJ3quA 🎸Join this channel to get access to perks 🎸: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChCXa_Aek_fGkBnjx7u3IQA/join 💥 Become part of my Patreon community 💥: https://www.patreon.com/TheJourneymanGuitarist ☕️ If you like what I do, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/johnwesleymusic 🌟 Connect with me : https://www.instagram.com/johnwesleymusic https://www.twitter.com/johnwesleymusic https://www.facebook.com/johnwesleyofficial 🎸About John Wesley, The Journeyman Guitarist: I'm John Wesley, a guitarist and songwriter with a long career in music. On this channel, I share lessons from my journey—from the late '70s club scene to touring the world in the '90s, recording solo albums, and performing with bands like Vertical Horizon and Porcupine Tree. As a recording artist, sideman, and studio owner, I've learned many valuable lessons, which I hope can help you in your music career.
Want to be a touring guitarist? Be like Papo!
I have been playing guitar for many years and as we age, hand and wrist injuries and pain can become an obstacle to doing what we love, and in some cases even end your career. After years of trying all kinds of advice and gimmicks, I was directed to the work of Chad Reilly, a physical therapist who had developed a routine to cure and prevent elbow and wrist injuries. Join me as I share how I use his routine to keep performing and avoiding injury through all of the hours I put into the guitar in shows and in my practice! Chad Reilly Physical Therapist: https://youtu.be/hJIIcTQjXJ8?si=g-OSIjY4i_fiWRkg John Nathan Cordy: @johnnathancordy Workout Dumbbells: https://amzn.to/4d7GID7 🎸Join this channel to get access to perks 🎸: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChCXa_Aek_fGkBnjx7u3IQA/join 💥 Become part of my Patreon community 💥: https://www.patreon.com/TheJourneymanGuitarist ☕️ If you like what I do, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/johnwesleymusic 🌟 Connect with me : https://www.instagram.com/johnwesleymusic https://www.twitter.com/johnwesleymusic https://www.facebook.com/johnwesleyofficial 🎸About John Wesley, The Journeyman Guitarist: I'm John Wesley, a guitarist and songwriter with a long career in music. On this channel, I share lessons from my journey—from the late '70s club scene to touring the world in the '90s, recording solo albums, and performing with bands like Vertical Horizon and Porcupine Tree. As a recording artist, sideman, and studio owner, I've learned many valuable lessons, which I hope can help you in your music career.
Hand Injury Help for Musicians!!!
Sound demos begins near 10:00 minute mark. Bill Finnegan's magic box is the Klon Centaur. Hand made on an old card table in his house for years, they have become legendary. Over time the circuits have been "Kloned", over and over as the original pedals are no longer made and keep climbing in price. For many working musicians, myself included, the Klon does a "thing" that became integral to my tone and how I create sounds for recording and touring. I was lucky, I was able to buy two of them when the prices were such that these "magic boxes" were attainable. But what would I do now if I didn't have them? I could never afford what they go for today! Are there options that could do "that Klon thing"??! Well join me as I discuss the back story, the options and demo some of the best "Klones" on the market! Special thanks to Replay Guitar Exchange ,Tampa Florida for the loaners. Go to ReplayGuitar.com for these pedals and so many really cool things. They are extremely competitive in pricing and the best in service! 🎸Join this channel to get access to perks 🎸: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChCXa_Aek_fGkBnjx7u3IQA/join 💥 Become part of my Patreon community 💥: https://www.patreon.com/TheJourneymanGuitarist ☕️ If you like what I do, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/johnwesleymusic 🌟 Connect with me : https://www.instagram.com/johnwesleymusic https://www.twitter.com/johnwesleymusic https://www.facebook.com/johnwesleyofficial 🎸About John Wesley, The Journeyman Guitarist: I'm John Wesley, a guitarist and songwriter with a long career in music. On this channel, I share lessons from my journey—from the late '70s club scene to touring the world in the '90s, recording solo albums, and performing with bands like Vertical Horizon and Porcupine Tree. As a recording artist, sideman, and studio owner, I've learned many valuable lessons, which I hope can help you in your music career.
But do we really need an original Klon Centaur???!!!
Join me on a dangerous quest to go to Replay Guitar Exchange for a set up on the new PRS Custom 594! Replay is a very dangerous place as there are many temptations for us musicians in that store...will I get out unscathed??!! Watch and have some fun and find out! https://www.replayguitar.com 🎸Join this channel to get access to perks 🎸: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChCXa_Aek_fGkBnjx7u3IQA/join 💥 Become part of my Patreon community 💥: https://www.patreon.com/TheJourneymanGuitarist ☕️ If you like what I do, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/johnwesleymusic 🌟 Connect with me : https://www.instagram.com/johnwesleymusic https://www.twitter.com/johnwesleymusic https://www.facebook.com/johnwesleyofficial 🎸About John Wesley, The Journeyman Guitarist: I'm John Wesley, a guitarist and songwriter with a long career in music. On this channel, I share lessons from my journey—from the late '70s club scene to touring the world in the '90s, recording solo albums, and performing with bands like Vertical Horizon and Porcupine Tree. As a recording artist, sideman, and studio owner, I've learned many valuable lessons, which I hope can help you in your music career.
Custom PRS 594 at Replay Guitar Exchange for a Set Up Day!
I had a Singlecut Custom 22 Piezo/Trem made by PRS almost 20 years ago, it is my main guitar, it works for every kind of gig I do and for my gigs ...it's kind of required. I have been needing a similar guitar to that main one for different tunings for a long time. In that 20 years Paul came out with the 594 series. I love them. That scale length and all the elements of that model ring my bell. But they have no tremolo, and no piezo... So, 6 months or so ago, I asked Rich at PRS if they could create a clone of my main guitar with 57/08 pickups and the same sort of features that I need for my gigs on a 594, with a trem and piezo. Color...red something, not important, surprise me. It was delivered the day of this video. My mind is blown. They have created the perfect working guitar...for me. AND they surprised the hell out of me with its design. Join me as I unbox this beauty... JW 🎸Join this channel to get access to perks 🎸: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChCXa_Aek_fGkBnjx7u3IQA/join 💥 Become part of my Patreon community 💥: https://www.patreon.com/TheJourneymanGuitarist ☕️ If you like what I do, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/johnwesleymusic 🌟 Connect with me : https://www.instagram.com/johnwesleymusic https://www.twitter.com/johnwesleymusic https://www.facebook.com/johnwesleyofficial 🎸About John Wesley, The Journeyman Guitarist: I'm John Wesley, a guitarist and songwriter with a long career in music. On this channel, I share lessons from my journey—from the late '70s club scene to touring the world in the '90s, recording solo albums, and performing with bands like Vertical Horizon and Porcupine Tree. As a recording artist, sideman, and studio owner, I've learned many valuable lessons, which I hope can help you in your music career.
My new Custom PRS 594 showed up today, and it blew my mind....
I showed in my last video how I use a Telecaster as a great recording tool and just a great sounding tool for all types of guitar work. But what if you are flying or traveling and you can't bring a Tele with you? What do you do?? Well, there is a little known secret in the magic of some PRS models and I use it all the time on almost every gig with my main PRS. Join me as I demonstrate how to make your PRS work like a Tele! 🎸Join this channel to get access to perks 🎸: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChCXa_Aek_fGkBnjx7u3IQA/join 💥 Become part of my Patreon community 💥: https://www.patreon.com/TheJourneymanGuitarist ☕️ If you like what I do, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/johnwesleymusic 🌟 Connect with me : https://www.instagram.com/johnwesleymusic https://www.twitter.com/johnwesleymusic https://www.facebook.com/johnwesleyofficial 🎸About John Wesley, The Journeyman Guitarist: I'm John Wesley, a guitarist and songwriter with a long career in music. On this channel, I share lessons from my journey—from the late '70s club scene to touring the world in the '90s, recording solo albums, and performing with bands like Vertical Horizon and Porcupine Tree. As a recording artist, sideman, and studio owner, I've learned many valuable lessons, which I hope can help you in your music career.
Can I Turn a PRS into a Tele!??? Yes!!
I am in the midst of working on a new album and I found myself reaching for a certain guitar to write with and create tones with, and it was not any of the guitars I suspected would be the one I would reach for the most. then as I went back through my recording history, one guitar stood out, as my most recorded guitar! The great thing is, it is one of the most accessible guitars I own and a style that I know you could add to your guitar arsenal for not a ton of cash. Join me as I explain the story of my most recorded guitar! 🎸Join this channel to get access to perks 🎸: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChCXa_Aek_fGkBnjx7u3IQA/join 💥 Become part of my Patreon community 💥: https://www.patreon.com/TheJourneymanGuitarist ☕️ If you like what I do, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/johnwesleymusic 🌟 Connect with me : https://www.instagram.com/johnwesleymusic https://www.twitter.com/johnwesleymusic https://www.facebook.com/johnwesleyofficial 🎸About John Wesley, The Journeyman Guitarist: I'm John Wesley, a guitarist and songwriter with a long career in music. On this channel, I share lessons from my journey—from the late '70s club scene to touring the world in the '90s, recording solo albums, and performing with bands like Vertical Horizon and Porcupine Tree. As a recording artist, sideman, and studio owner, I've learned many valuable lessons, which I hope can help you in your music career.
Why is THIS Guitar, my MOST Recorded Guitar?!
Many times I want to record the amp I am working on in the room at that moment. The issue is, most of the time, it's too loud or too weird to track! But through the years I have developed a method that really works for all kinds of guitar or bass amp tracking while it is the same room. Join me and let's get loud and figure it out! 🎸Join this channel to get access to perks 🎸: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChCXa_Aek_fGkBnjx7u3IQA/join 💥 Become part of my Patreon community 💥: https://www.patreon.com/TheJourneymanGuitarist ☕️ If you like what I do, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/johnwesleymusic 🌟 Connect with me : https://www.instagram.com/johnwesleymusic https://www.twitter.com/johnwesleymusic https://www.facebook.com/johnwesleyofficial 🎸About John Wesley, The Journeyman Guitarist: I'm John Wesley, a guitarist and songwriter with a long career in music. On this channel, I share lessons from my journey—from the late '70s club scene to touring the world in the '90s, recording solo albums, and performing with bands like Vertical Horizon and Porcupine Tree. As a recording artist, sideman, and studio owner, I've learned many valuable lessons, which I hope can help you in your music career.
Yes, You CAN Record a Loud Amp in the Room???!
The Blank Slate. It can send shivers down the spine of any creative trying to bring art into the world. The constant struggle of creating something meaningful and good out of thin air. How does it happen? How do we overcome the fear of The Blank Slate or the Blank Page and bring something new out of the ether. Picasso said it best, "Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working...". Join me for the first episode of a series in which I will explore the songwriting process and share tools that have worked for me and many of the other artists I have worked with through the years. 🎸Join this channel to get access to perks 🎸: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChCXa_Aek_fGkBnjx7u3IQA/join 💥 Become part of my Patreon community 💥: https://www.patreon.com/TheJourneymanGuitarist ☕️ If you like what I do, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/johnwesleymusic 🌟 Connect with me : https://www.instagram.com/johnwesleymusic https://www.twitter.com/johnwesleymusic https://www.facebook.com/johnwesleyofficial 🎸About John Wesley, The Journeyman Guitarist: I'm John Wesley, a guitarist and songwriter with a long career in music. On this channel, I share lessons from my journey—from the late '70s club scene to touring the world in the '90s, recording solo albums, and performing with bands like Vertical Horizon and Porcupine Tree. As a recording artist, sideman, and studio owner, I've learned many valuable lessons, which I hope can help you in your music career.
Songwriting: The Battle of The Blank Slate
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John Wesley, guitarist, vocalist, song-writer

John Wesley has built a long and varied career as a songwriter, “sideman” guitarist, and recording artist.

His music has been called lyrically sensitive and musically dynamic. His songwriting style incorporates emotionally-charged vocals that evoke the honesty and intimacy of Roger Waters and Patty Griffin coupled with a melodic yet intricate guitar style reminiscent of David Gilmour, Alex Lifeson, Jeff Beck, and Warren Haynes.

Wesley’s guitar-driven acoustic and electric songs represent the cultivation of many inspirations — alternative, progressive, art, and classic rock genres intertwined with poignant lyrics drawn from the poetry of the common man. What really appeals to Wesley's fans worldwide is a spark of sincerity and sensitivity so oft absent in today's mainstream music.


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