One of the things that beginner guitar players have a lot of difficulty with is getting a good clear sound out of their chords. I know, I’ve suffered through hearing lots of muddy guitar chords! One of the most common reasons for this is including strings that shouldn’t be played along with the chord. For…
I’ve often said that guitar is a minor instrument; however the other day someone called me on that and asked me to explain it. You see, that’s why the minor guitar scales sound best (in my humble opinion) on the guitar. Not that other scales don’t sound good, but the minor ones sound great, and…
Today’s lesson is really just focusing in on one particular type of rhythmic picking and strumming combination that I really enjoy doing. Personally I like using this best on the acoustic guitar, and I use this picking & strumming technique a LOT. I love the rhythmic strumming sound mixed in with the distinct notes from…
I don’t know if you caught this in the news or not, but Gibson has had some problems with some wood that they’ve imported (been doing it the same way for years on end) and as a result, they’ve got problems with the federal government. I won’t get into the finer points of the story,…
Every guitar player likes to talk about their axe, so I thought it might be fun to look for 50 of the strangest, most bizarre guitars ever created for us guitar players to talk about. Enjoy, and ask your friends which one they think is the weirdest! Let’s face it, if you are going to…
