Brian Lamacraft One of the most daunting and potentially expensive things that people learning electric guitar often have to deal with is buying their first electric guitar.If your dad or your roommate or somebody has a guitar and they’re happy to let you use it, then lucky you. You’ve dodged a bullet man; just keep playing that … Read more
When you first learn guitar, there is an entire vocabulary of brand new words you come across. Here are some of the most basic of them explained:Parts of the guitarNeckThis is a guitar neckThe neck is the “middle” of the guitar, with one end attached to the body, and one end attached to the headstock. … Read more
A reader asked me about whether some materials would be better or worse depending on whether you wanted to play rhythm guitar or lead guitar. And it made me think, I get asked something along these lines fairly often. Usually new guitarists want to know which is more important to learn, or which is “better”. … Read more
Are you new to playing guitar, and not sure how you should go about learning? There are a number of different ways you can get Guitar Instruction. The best way to go about it depends who you are and what stage you are at. Here are the common was to learn guitar, and the advantages … Read more
“In ‘The Paradox of Choice’, Barry Schwartz spends a lot of time talking about maximizing and satisficing. Maximizing is finding the best choice or option. Satisficing is finding one thing that works and doing it. We need to spend more time satisficing and less time looking for the ideal solution or the ideal technical routine or … Read more
Many guitar players have trouble attaching an acoustic guitar strap to their instrument, unlike the electric guitar most acoustics only come with one strap button located at the base of the instrument. Despite the fact that this problem is rather easy to solve, most acoustic players never actually get round to attaching a strap to … Read more
You’d have to have been living in a coal mine not to have noticed the rise and rise of the humble ukulele in recent years. Around the world the once ‘for novelty acts only’ instrument is finally being taken seriously again and the list of guitarists who sing its praises is endless. Tempted to try … Read more
The first buying decision is relatively easy — acoustic or electric? My advice — figure out what style of music you most want to play. Forget about everything else. Your first guitar has to nurture your soul. Like many guitarists, you’ll eventually want at least one acoustic guitar and one electric guitar. But your first … Read more
If you play electric guitar, there are two categories for guitar amplifiers: practice amps and performance amps. The biggest difference is size, wattage and cost. Practice amplifiers are around six to 10 watts, and include features found on performance amps. With guitar amplifiers, it’s the power that drives up the price, not features. Power is … Read more
So, you’ve done some guitar-browsing, you should have found a couple of guitars you’d be willing to buy. But before you buy your guitar, you’ll want to try it out. Click here to find the best beginner guitar How to Buy a Guitar at a Good Price Before Buying Your Guitar, Put it Through the … Read more