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Find Your Own Musical Voice

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Not every guitarist wants to be original. Many people grow up just wanting to sound like their heroes. When John Mayer first hit the scene he sounded very much like SRV, as did Jonny Lang. There are plenty of guys imitating Dave Matthews nowadays, and certainly there are more than a few Holdsworth devotees. I [...]

Crafting a Great Guitar Solo

Thursday, May 6, 2010

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Most of a guitarist’s reputation is staked on how good their guitar solos are. You can have the most rockin’ rhythm playing in a song that grooves to all hell, but if you clam on the solo you’re pretty much done with. As good as you might chugga chug, without a spirit-lifting solo people won’t [...]

6 Great Guitarist’s Tones

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

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What makes a great guitar tone? Is it the guitar? The amp? Is it all in the fingers? Most of the players with the enviable tone will tell you it's all in the fingers, yet there are some who will even go so far as to experiment with different power cables to get the right tone. Regardless of which is correct, there have been many players throughout history who have had to-die-for guitar tone. By no means an exhaustive list, here are seven that have certainly caught the attention of guitarists all over the world.

20 Must-Have Guitar CDs

Thursday, December 31, 2009

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Yes, you’ve seen lists like this everywhere, every year. We’ve tried to mix things up a little bit by including old and new, as well as a mixture of styles and genres that have produced amazing guitar recordings. There are tons more than this list, of course, so I invite you all to share your [...]