The Guitar tone bug. Why guitar tone has once again become my number one priority instead of reliability, cost, and convenience. Not so long ago, the vast majority of my guitar-playing time was spent either gigging or rehearsing for gigs, and my priorities were reliability, cost, and convenience, definitely NOT guitar tone. Reliability? Because I’d […]
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Many guitarists (particularly experienced players) have gathered enough knowledge and tools to negate the need for a guitar luthier/tech’s assistance. Why do you need one? 1. A Guitar Luthier will save your guitar. How many times have you given up on a guitar because of an issue with it you couldn’t solve on your own?
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The world of guitar is fascinating and so is the various techniques that come with it. Why focus only on left hand techniques when there are a bunch a right hand techniques waiting to be mastered. Various playing styles required different right hand techniques also, and therefore, the style of picking evolved in different styles.
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5 Cheap Fender Stratocaster upgrades that are quick, easy, and effective. Lighter string gauge/locking string wrap – £5. The simplest and most effective way to improve your guitar’s playability is to move down a string gauge. Most Stratocaters leave the factory with 9 gauge strings, so I would recommend switching to 8’s. Ernie Ball 8’s
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By Alex Bruce for Guitar Tricks and 30 Day Singer The question of why to learn an instrument is a well-answered one: To learn a new skill, to develop musicality, to have a creative outlet, to have fun, and so on. But for beginner guitar players or those thinking about starting, the question is specifically
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The importance of tuning your guitar is fairly obvious. Being out of tune is bad enough when you’re playing alone, as it can make your playing sound awkward, clumsy, and unpleasant – all the more noticeable if you’re playing with a backing track, or along to a song or video lesson. But being out of
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Much has already been written and the pros and cons of floating, decking, or blocking a Fender Stratocaster trem. Here’s my take. Fender Stratocaster trem setup: floating trem The back of the bridge floats about an 1/8″ above the body. This is achieved by either loosening the two trem spring claw screws or removing trem
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Learning the guitar, the same as learning any instrument, has many benefits. Along with reducing anxiety and depression, it also improves dexterity and memory. Beyond that, it’s just plain fun. For these benefits and/or others, you may wish to buy a guitar of your own. If so, you may not know how to approach the
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While there are many musicians that start learning the guitar at an early age, there are also many excellent guitar players who start out in their 30s, 40s and even 50s. Some even start later, and manage to do an amazing job anyway. It’s not always right to start playing as a child, and learning
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