Guitars & Gear Orange Amps Releases Teleport: A Pedal That Brings Your App To Your Board Orange Amplification brings back their 1970’s OMEC brand with a new product: the OMEC Teleport. The Teleport is a soundcard with a twist – in addition to being a studio-quality USB recording interface, it fits inside a guitar pedal – perfect for a gigging musician. The innovative, new OMEC Teleport is
Fingerstyle Binge-Watch Some Tommy Emmanuel: Complete San Francisco Workshop 2014 Tommy Emmanuel is widely hailed as the best acoustic guitar player in the world. He's got a cult following around the world. And, certainly, we're a tiny bit obsessed here at The Guitar Journal. So, imagine the delight upon finding that a generous YouTube user (thank
Acoustic Guitar What is Newgrass? A Primer on the Popular, Modern Wave of Bluegrass Bluegrass has come a far way from it's roots. It's joined forces with rock, jazz, and world music - and created a new generation of amazing musicians playing this exciting new mashup: Newgrass. AKA "New Acoustic", or "Modern bluegrass". Odds are you&
Guitars & Gear New Cost-Friendly Acoustics From Fender: The California Series Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) just announced a new cost-friendly series of acoustic guitars - The California Series . The series name is a nod to the lifestyle and culture associated with Fender's home state and the brand's Southern California roots. Energetic and independent, this family of
Fingerstyle The 10 Best Effects Pedals for Fingerstyle Guitar (Yes, We Use Pedals Too.) Effects pedals for fingerstyle guitar? Yes. Definitely. Acoustic guitar is typically a minimalist business. The truth, however, is that even a simple acoustic set up can benefit from a reverb, a stompbox tuner, a light delay....the list goes on. Everything in Moderation Some of the classic fingerstyle players like
Apps & Tech Top 2017 Guitar Apps for iOS We're a ways into 2018, but it's worth taking a moment to see what guitar apps have been popular in 2017. There's some old standards and couple newbies. And, most importantly, these apps are continuing to be popular and well-reviewed in 2018! How Did
Album Announcements New Album by Ian Ethan Case: "Earth Suite" I recently ran into this video by Ian Ethan Case and was blown away. His amazing talent is to rock a double-necked acoustic guitar with two-handed tapping, strumming, and harmonics. Believe me, it falls squarely in the "face-melting" category of guitar playing. Coinciding with my own personal discovery
Resources Top 10 Jazz Standards for Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar Some musicians who play acoustic fingerstyle guitar sound like there is definitely more than one guitar playing. Many jazz standards can be arranged for fingerstyle guitar and this style of guitar playing lends itself well to the genre. Let’s take a look at some of the top jazz standards
Acoustic Guitar Level Up Your Strumming Technique with Spanish Guitar Exercises Edina Balczo is an UK based guitarist who hosts a popular YouTube channel, The Spanish Guitar Hub, with 9 million views and 37,000 subscribers. And, very importantly, she's soon coming out with a book (and video series) on Spanish Guitar Strumming Techniques. With a long background playing
