Learn Guitar 3 Ways Timbaland's Masterclass Sets A Guitar Player Free Timbaland, the hip-hop artist and producer has released an instructional video series which is excellent, perhaps in ways it didn't intend to be. For those unfamiliar, "Masterclass" is an educational website that presents video series' ("masterclasses") from famous and accomplished persons in diverse
Knowledge Base 3 Star Wars Scenes Where John Williams Directly Copied Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" This is a just a little nerd moment, but it's a fun one. I recently heard the "The Rite of Spring" performed 'live'. I haven't listened to this all the way through in a looong time, so I was surprised to directly
News Winner Announced for Guitar Kit Giveaway! First of all, thanks to everyone who participated in the giveaway! Just to catch you up, we've been running a giveaway competition to win a 175-style DIY Guitar kit from TheFretWire. To participate you just needed to sign up to be part of our email list. So thanks
Album Announcements Don Ross Louder Than Usual Acoustic finger style guitar with... Full band? Horns? 11-minute songs? Don Ross singing? Yes! Earlier this year, fingerstyle guitarist Don Ross released an album with full band, titled "Don Ross Louder Than Usual". And it's really good. I will go so far as to say that
Guitars & Gear Building the 175 Guitar Kit: Part II So, a quick update on building the 175 guitar kit from TheFretWire.com. Good news and bad news. Good news: the neck is ready. Bad news: I had to go back to the drawing board for the finish on the body. This is part of an ongoing series as I
Resources 10 Great Guitar T-Shirts: Holiday Gift Guide Part 1 You just can't have too many t-shirts, right? If you're shopping for holiday gifts for the guitarist in your life (or just shopping for yourself!), a t-shirt is always a solid 'go to' gift. So here's ten great guitar t-shirt recommendations for
Acoustic Guitar Greg Diamond Releases "Musings & Origins", Solo Acoustic Album Greg Diamond released his fourth album, "Musings & Origins - Solo Acoustic", in September on Chasm Records. Recorded all on a Collings OM2H - T Series guitar, the album joins latin and jazz flavors into thirteen original compositions. Diamond is an expert finger style player - his clear,
Acoustic Guitar Building the 175 Guitar Kit From FretWire: Part I I'm building a guitar! I've got the bug. We've all heard someone talk about building a guitar, or we've wandered past the stewmac.com website and thought, "hmmm....maybe...". Well, I'm wondering no more. This is part of
Apps & Tech Amped Guitar App Available on iOS App Store The Amped Guitar App allows you to learn guitar at your own pace, from your phone, using an audio AR (augmented reality) process. If you are learning how to play guitar, you know that practice makes perfect. Finding the optimal time to practice and space to hone your craft, however,
