To the casual onlooker, there doesn’t seem to be much difference, at least cosmetically, between two of the most popular electric guitars in the world: The Fender Player and Squier Affinity Stratocaster. Having owned both of them for some time, I thought it would be useful to discuss in detail how they differ from one
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Search engine optimization (SEO) is a powerful tool used by marketers around the globe. Effective SEO can boost your ranking on Google and ensures that your target audience finds your business before they find competitors. However, SEO is underutilized by many musicians who’d rather work on a new song than spend time addressing bounce rate
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By Shawn Leonhardt for Guitar Tricks and 30 Day Singer There are a variety of guitar accessories on the market, some items are essential for playing while others may be more suited to personal taste and style. While it is up to you to buy the extras, there are some guitar tools and materials that
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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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Attention all friends, readers, partners, and contributors. The Blogging Musician needs YOU! What’s this all about then? Well, I’ve set an early goal for 2023 to build up my YouTube channel and gain entry into the YouTube Partner programme… … and to do that, I need: 1000 subscribers 4000 watch hours per year YouTube channel?
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I’ve finally put to be bed all the ideas and thoughts I had flying about for years, and released my first ‘proper’ album This is Who I am. With the slate now clean. I thought I’d put together a diary of the songwriting process from beginning idea to final cut, so here it is….. The
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If you are just starting on the guitar with some beginner guitar lessons, the strumming process can seem like a daunting hill to overcome. Besides learning how to move your wrist in a particular up-and-down movement, you will also have to study modern rhythms. These basic syncopated patterns and techniques will be the key to
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Advice and tips for the Gigging Guitarist. Less is more Keep it simple! There’s a wealth of very complicated equipment available on the market today. Multi-channel amps, multi-effects units with their own effects loops using the four cable method (4CM). But ask yourself, are the thousands of sounds available any good? would you use them?
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