Category: Guitar Tips
How to develop scales on the guitar
One of the first things to do when you want to master the jazz language is to learn scales and modes. You have to memorise the fingerings, memorise their names, how they are built. You must be able to make the difference between different scales and modes as the major scale, the dorian mode, the…
Valuable tips for lazy guitarists
Why spend time slaving over learning the guitar when you can learn just enough to impress your friends? Yes, you read it right. You don’t have to spend years perfecting the techniques to earn a reputation as a good guitarist. This article is for people who have yet not started learning the guitar or people…
5 Affordable Acoustic Guitars You Should Consider Buying
If you’re interested to learn how to play the guitar, you’re probably scouting for one that fits in your budget. Most beginners set a limit to how much they should spend for their first acoustic guitar, and that’s good–at this point it wouldn’t be wise to blow your all your life’s savings on an instrument.…
Protecting Your Guitar from Humidity
Where do you keep your guitar? Most likely, it is tucked up in the corner of the room, or popped away in a cupboard, safely stored and out of the way, but in easy reach for when you need it. What many of us fail to realise is that the way we store our guitar…
Unlocking the guitar fretboard and understanding key signatures
By Gary from Tune in, Tone up! This supports our podcast on SoundCloud on Friday 12th May 2017 (episode 13b is about how to practise without your guitar) https://tunein-toneup.com/2017/05/05/guitar-lesson-13-how-to-practice-without-a-guitar-and-further-rhythm-ideas-and-alternate-tuning/ If I could advise myself when I first started out on guitar, what things would I say? What do I wish I knew then, that I…
In Search of the Perfect Guitar Tone
This is very much a Holy Grail-type quest. By this we mean it will never be fully accomplished but neither would any guitar player want it to be. Part of the joy of learning how to develop your guitar tone is the endless experimentation with your technique and equipment. This is not to say that…
The terminal guitar rut (and breaking it)
A guitar rut is a common feeling of guitar and music underachievement. A lack of progress and ideas. A brick wall we all hit many times along our guitar-playing journey. I’ve always found a way out, but I fear this time it could be terminal! So what are the factors behind this terminal guitar rut,…
Fender Stratocaster: One mod to rule them all!
After two years of tinkering with my Fender Player Stratocaster, what’s the one mod that’s had the most impact? In the video below, I’ll take you through all the mods I’ve made and whether or not they were worth it. But there’s one in particular that is the real game-changer. Don’t forget to subscribe to…