It’s been a pretty turbulent 2023 and early 2024 for me, so I think it’s high time to slow things down. My first post of the year is usually a blog-focussed motivator for myself; Pointers on how the blog could improve and lessons learned, which hopefully other bloggers can get something from. But this year […]
Is the future of live guitar bright in 2024? Read Post »
It might seem strange to suggest that mastering the trumpet would help you to become a better guitarist, but the honest truth is that there are plenty of reasons why improving your musical repertoire can and will help you to become a better guitarist – and musician – overall. So, if you want to understand
Why Learning to Play Other Instruments Will Make You a Better Guitarist Read Post »
Page speed affects everything from user experience to Google Ranking and could even be the deciding factor on being accepted for Google Adsense. Find out how to check and increase your blog’s speed to gain more traffic and increase revenue. Monitor your blog’s Speed. First of all, establish a point of reference, or your blog’s
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By Shawn Leonhardt for Guitar Tricks and 30 Day Singer Derek Trucks is a virtuoso slide guitarist who has been playing with famous rock groups like the Allman Brothers Band since he was a teen. While slide blues guitarists may have been his early inspiration, he has since added Latin and Indian scales to his
How To Play Guitar Like Derek Trucks Read Post »
Since mid-2021, Guitar Tricks™; a hugely popular online guitar lesson company, has been kindly contributing some fantastic guitar lesson articles on these very pages. How good is that?! Well, it’s too good to pass you by, so I’ve gathered all the articles together where they belong, in a brand new Guitar Tricks™ category, for easy
Exciting New Guitar Tricks™ Collaboration! Read Post »
Learn these 8 chords, and you can play 8,000 songs! by Steven Kendzorski for Guitar Tricks and 30 Day Singer Learning how to play guitar is an exciting and unique adventure for every beginner guitar player, and there are thousands of videos, articles, and YouTube channels that share different approaches to the craft. While there
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The guitar is such a versatile, accessible instrument, with an incredibly low barrier to entry. But what are the possibilities? What are the steps to guitar mastery? Spoiler alert! The beauty of learning guitar is that it’s never been about levels, it’s never been a competition. The truth is, the guitar can take you wherever
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Review of the Zoom G6 Guitar Multi-Effects processor….. … or rather a demonstration of how bad the UI experience is. Enough for me to send it back. I’ve always loved Zoom products, from way back to the 505 through to the G3. The OD/Distortion and amp modeling beat anything by Line 6 in my book,
Zoom G6 Review: They RUINED it! Read Post »
By Shawn Leonhardt for Guitar Tricks and 30 Day Singer If you have never played guitar before, we will walk you through some basic steps to get you started on your first lesson. It is not an easy thing to do, and has a learning curve to overcome, but if you persist it won’t take
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