Knowledge Base What Fingerboard Radius Is Best For Fingerpicking? Let's take a quick look at what a "fingerboard radius" is, how it effects your playing, and which radius (if any) is the best fit for contemporary fingerstyle players.
keyboard 5 Reasons For Guitar Players To Take Piano Lessons Learning piano as a multitude of benefits, particularly for guitarists. It helps you understand, compose, and play better music.
maintenance How to Care For and Maintain String Instruments GUEST POST - The life span of any string instrument is greatly affected by how the player takes care of it. Just like a vehicle, it also needs proper maintenance and special attention to ensure it will sound its best through the years. It’s a prerequisite for a musician
Guitars & Gear Arturia Keystep - Ideal Guitar Sidekick I’ve recently been trying out the Arturia Keystep portable USB MIDI controller. Here’s how I used it, and what worked.
Album Announcements An Tran releases "Stay, My Beloved", Fingerstyle Guitar Tribute to Vietnam Vietnamese classical guitar virtuoso, An Tran, releases his debut albumL Stay, My Beloved.
Guitars & Gear Travel Guitar vs Guitalele: Things You Must Know Discover the key differences between travel guitars and guitaleles to find your perfect portable instrument for on-the-go playing and travel.
Resources The Birth of Loud: Review of Ian Port's Homage to Electric Guitar Ian S. Port's book, "It's Going To Get Loud" (2019), is a long-needed deep dive into the rivalry between Leo Fender and Les Paul - the fathers of the electric guitar.
Acoustic Guitar Flashback Album Review: Leo Kottke's "6- and 12- String Guitar" Leo Kottke's "6- and 12-String Guitar", was released in 1969. The album is a landmark in acoustic fingerstyle guitar, despite being a little...odd.
Acoustic Guitar Woodpecker Instruments Releases New 31” Travel Guitar Woodpecker Instruments Unveils a New 31” Travel Guitar. All solid wood, designed in Amsterdam and made in Europe.
