Kelly Richey is a professional blues-rock guitarist, recording artist, and guitar teacher with more than 30 years of experience on stage, in the studio, and with students
Learn how to choose the best electric guitar for beginners, compare starter kits, understand total costs, and find a comfortable first guitar for learning.
Learn how to play lead guitar with this complete beginner’s guide, scales, bends, licks, and a daily practice routine to start soloing with real confidence.
After building her battery-powered acoustic guitar rig, Kelly turns her attention to the mobile recording studio she built to go with it — small enough for a backpack, powerful enough to capture acoustic guitar, handpan, and sound baths anywhere the road takes her.
Amazon returns, a stolen peace sign, and a mural that keeps Jimi Hendrix alive for kids who meet his sound with a blank stare — Week 22 of A Musician’s Creative Journey moves through symbols we hold onto. It lands, as it always does, in candlelight and sanctuary.
After a lifetime of guitar rigs, this is the first one that’s fully battery-powered — no outlets, no extension cords, no venue power required. Here’s every piece of gear in Kelly Richey’s live acoustic rig, the full signal chain, and why each piece made the cut.
A Musician’s Creative Journey — Week 21 — moves between memory and motion. It opens with Brian — a friend, a riddle-teller, a reminder to keep the child inside alive.
A Musician’s Creative Journey — Week 20 — finding beauty in imperfection, in friendship, in flowers, and in music. One honest reflection at a time.
A Musician’s Creative Journey If you missed it, you can read Week Eighteen of my Musician’s Creative Journey, where I explore symbols, memory, and what endures. This post is the latest
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