Why you should learn to play guitar?
Why you should learn to play guitar? For many of us, our decision to learn guitar is not something we ever thought about too hard. It was almost as though it was made for us.. we just knew that it …...
View ArticleWhat is a guitar pickup?
What is a guitar pickup? A guitar pickup is one of those little rectangular things on the body of an electric guitar, directly under the strings. It will either be covered in a metal case, or in a...
View ArticleGreat Holiday Gift Ideas for Guitar Players
Snark Chromatic Guitar Tuner I’m starting to see this nifty little clip-on guitar tuners all over the place. They have a nice, unobtrusive design with an easy-to-read display. The Snark Guitar Tuner...
View ArticleHistory of the Electric Guitar
Before there were guitars It is a scary thing to consider, but for most of human history people have lived their whole lives without ever having had the chance to plug their axe into their stack and...
View ArticleHow to Tune a Guitar by Ear
Electronic tuners are cheap, accurate and readily available. Even people with a very good ear will probably be able to tune faster with a tuner than by ear. You can even get pedal tuners, that you...
View ArticleTuning a Guitar – What should you tune to?
An electric guitar really does sound a lot better when it’s in tune. Even the nicest, priciest, most gorgeous fourteen thousand dollar special edition Les Paul will sound terrible if the tuning is...
View ArticleHow to Play Power Chords
What is a power chord? Power chords are a basic element of modern electric guitar playing. They are found throughout all genres of contemporary music, and feature heavily in rock, alternative, punk...
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A Guitar Exercise Book for Ambitious Players
The Complete Idiot’s Guide (CIG) to Guitar Exercises by Hemme Luttjeboer is a complete book of guitar exercises. It covers chord exercises based around the CAGED system, single note exercises employing...
View ArticleWhat is 12 bar blues?
The 12 bar blues is one of the most popular types of chord progression in contemporary music. As the name suggests, it features in blues guitar a great deal, It is also used very commonly in jazz,...
View Article5 Simple Techniques Every Acoustic Guitarist Should Know
These are some of the most essential, bread-and-butter, don’t-leave-home-without-them type acoustic guitar techniques. You’ve probably heard them on many recordings. Let’s start with what I call…...
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