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
It’s essential to learn how to tune a guitar without an electronic guitar tuner. Still, there are good reasons to have one of these handy gadgets. Click here to find the best beginner guitar Click here to find the best guitar pick Benefits of an Electronic Guitar Tuner It’s faster. Tuning takes time. If you’ve … Read more
When you’re ready buy, be prepared to do some wheeling and dealing. Find out what your guitar costs at a reputable online dealer. Since most guitar sellers work on a commission, he may be willing to cut out some of his commission to give you a better price. It doesn’t hurt to ask. Click here … Read more
Unless you’re going to be playing classical guitar, or bare-finger fingerstyle guitar, you’re going to be using guitar picks. Click here to find the best beginner guitar Click here to find the best guitar strings The Plectrum Guitar Pick You’ll use your guitar pick to strum guitar chords and pick out individual melody notes. Guitar … Read more
Eventually, your guitar strings will lose their vitality. You’ll need to change them. Here are some things to consider when buying new guitar strings. Click here to find the best beginner guitar Click here to find the best guitar capo Buying Nylon Strings for a Classical Guitar There are three factors associated with classical guitar … Read more
Click here to find the best beginner guitar Click here to find the best Electric Guitar Effects A capo is a clamp-like device used on the guitar’s neck to shorten the strings and thus raise the pitch. Capos typically have a rubber-covered bar that clamps over the fretboard in a variety of ways: Elastic band … Read more
Guitar effects (or FX) are devices that you plug between your guitar and amplifier to alter the sound. Guitar effects are usually implemented as pedals. There’s a vast selection of these little devices from a variety of manufacturers, and in all price ranges. You can buy individual guitar effects or get a suite of effects … Read more
In my previous post I talked about the source of improvisation, your inner jukebox. Your inner jukebox fuels your ability to improvise, it is your inspiration, it is the tool by which you express yourself as an individual. If you can tune into your inner jukebox, tap into the musical ideas that it generates, and … Read more