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gTar: Learn Guitar the Lazy Way?

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

I remember a few years ago, the folks from Rock Band said they were working on a way to adapt their guitar controllers to be able to teach people how to play guitar. I thought this was a good idea, as the more guitarists we have out there, the better the world would be. But [...]

Learn Guitar with StrumSchool.com

Friday, April 27, 2012

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For those people who want to learn guitar and are completely starting from scratch — I’m talking the people that don’t even know that the guitar has six strings — it can be be difficult to try and figure out exactly where to begin. Surely, youTube, Fretterverse, and plenty of books and DVDs have plenty [...]

Start a Guitar Community and Save the World

Sunday, January 29, 2012

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Kids these days. Seems like every generation says the same thing about the younger ones. “When I was your age, yadda yadda yadda” is something we always hated to hear growing up, but now seem to find ourselves saying it more and more. I’m not here to lecture anyone on sociology, the trouble with kids [...]

The Most Infuriating Guitar Product, Ever!

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

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I’ve been trying to keep to my normal blogging schedule lately. Typically, Wednesdays I take a break from Fretterverse and work on my other blog. But I came across something that annoyed me so deeply, we’re talking on a visceral level, that I couldn’t just let it go for even one more day. Yes, my [...]

Finding the Right Guitar Teacher

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

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Once you have made the commitment to learn the guitar, finding a good teacher is critical to teach you the correct way to play, to keep you motivated and, most importantly, to teach you what you are looking to learn. For day-one beginners what you are looking to learn doesn’t matter as much since most [...]

Ravi’s Learn Guitar in 21 Days

Monday, March 15, 2010

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If you are a beginning guitarist, or someone who hasn’t even picked up a guitar yet and isn’t quite sure where to start, there is a DVD that can help you: Ravi’s Learn Guitar in 21 Days. Developed by Guitar Lab and developed on the TrueFire platform, this DVD claims to be a sure-fire method [...]

The C-A-G-E-D Guitar System In a Nutshell

Friday, January 15, 2010

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The C-A-G-E-D Guitar System In a Nutshell

Okay, so the picture probably isn’t what you had in mind when you read the title. That’s okay, I’m all for some good, cheeky fun – especially on a Friday. What I really want to discuss is the C-A-G-E-D guitar system, a method of learning the guitar for beginning students, based on five basic chord [...]