Album Announcements Album Review: "Portrait" by Tal Arditi Tal Arditi will comfort you and challenge you. His use of traditional jazz forms, his inherent groove, and clean guitar playing will keep you nodding along. But his alternate time signatures, extended forms, and tonal choices will keep your brain on the edge of it's seat. Tal Arditi
Guitars & Gear Fender Takes Sonic Innovation To New Heights With California-Made American Acoustasonic™ Series Hybrid Acoustic/Electric Telecaster® Transforms Live Performance Possibilities with Ten Guitars in One. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan. 22, 2019 -- Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) today unveiled the first in a new generation of American-made acoustic guitars - available for purchase beginning this week at dealers and on Fender.com. Dubbed
Apps & Tech Guitar Pro 7 Review [Updated] [UPDATE] January 22, 2019 - Arobas Music releases the Guitar Pro 7.5 with feature upgrades and demos at the NAMM show in Anaheim, California. Top features in Guitar Pro 7.5: Editing by simply clicking on the score You can now edit most of the elements of the score
Apps & Tech Top 2018 Guitar Apps for iOS We’re a few days into 2019, but it’s worth taking a moment to see what guitar apps have been popular in 2018. There are some old standards and couple newbies. And, most importantly, these apps are continuing to be popular and well-reviewed in 2019! Enjoy the list, and
Player Profile How To Play Like Tony Rice Tony Rice (born David Anthony Rice, June 8, 1951) is an American guitarist. He is one of bluegrass' most inventive and influential flatpicking guitar players. Here are some helpful resources, especially if you're wondering how to play like Tony Rice. Tony Rice was inducted into the International
Knowledge Base What is PIMA? If you're learning fingerstyle guitar, you have probably run into the term "PIMA". Especially if you're using properly notated music to learn songs (whether classical or contemporary). So what is PIMA? What Is PIMA? Since fingerstyle guitar requires that you use the fingers on
Album Announcements Top 6 Fingerstyle Guitar Christmas Albums The classic melodies of Christmas music are just crying out for some acoustic fingerstyle arrangement. So here are six great albums that hit the spot, from fingerstyle greats like Tommy Emmanuel and Lawrence Juber. The arrangements vary - from full band with Chet Atkins, to the strippped down, grooving acoustic
Player Profile Top 25 Best Classical Guitarists of All Time The challenge of listing the top 25 classical guitarists is that there is such a deep history in classical guitar, how far back do you go? Do you limit it to the current players? But then that doesn't work - I mean, how could you leave Segovia out
Album Announcements Album Review: Classical Guitar In America by Randy Hathaway In my mind, Randy Hathaway's "Classical Guitar In America" feels like an Opus. With a capitol "O". An artistic work on a large scale. It's serious, it's broad, it meticulous. And it's a joy to know that there