The guitar is a chordophone instrument, which means we will often be plucking multiple strings at once. If one of those strings is slightly off-tune the chord, riff, or even solo you are playing will sound terrible. From the first time you pick up a guitar, and even before your first beginner guitar lessons, it […]
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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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When you first learn a musical scale in your beginner guitar lessons, you play one note at a time ascending and then descending. This quickly gets boring and repetitive, so it is important to find other ways that stimulate the mind and the muscles. Whether you are trying to apply guitar scales to a solo
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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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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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Review and In-depth video review of the handy and surprisingly great-sounding Laney MINI-STB-LION Battery powered guitar mini amplifier. Back to the world of guitar amplifiers Before I acquired this marvellous little amp, the Laney MINI-STB-LION, I was making do with iPad Garageband or even no amp at all to practice with. Guitar-wise at the time
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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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The blues genre is the precursor to jazz, rock, funk, hip-hop, and many other styles. Those genres just increased the speed, added a strong backbeat, and simply gave it a new name. Like folk music, the blues are relatively easy to play if you know the basics of the genre. Here are some tips for
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A Low-wattage valve guitar amplifier: Something I’ve never considered before, but lately, I’ve come to fully appreciate their charms. So what do I mean by a low-wattage valve guitar amplifier? I’m not talking 15 or even 5 watts, still too loud for the neighbours in the world of valves. I’m talking 1 watt or less,
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