Guitars & Gear Top 7 Best Guitar Stools (or "Guitar Throne", if you're feeling awesome...) The oft-overlooked, but so-essential guitar gear: the guitar stool. Or maybe you call it a "guitar throne" if: a) you happen to feel awesome today, or b) you've been hanging out with drummers lately (they insist on calling their stool a "throne"). So Why
Acoustic Guitar How To Use A Guitar Capo...In 97 Seconds Wondering how to use a guitar capo? Let's take a quick look at what a capo is, why it's important, and how to use it. What is a Guitar Capo? A guitar capo is essentially a clamp for the guitar neck, which depresses all (or some)
Acoustic Guitar Writing Guitar Tabs? Seven Serious Software Options Writing guitar tabs? There are a lot of tools that can help you do this - some are better than others. Here is a quick overview of several, popular software tools for writing guitar tabs. Keep in mind, there are a few basic goals you should identify before choosing one:
Resources Peer-to-peer Guitar Rental Marketplace: An Introduction to Fretish I'm excited to have a guest blog this week from Sam at Fretish℠. Sam is the founder of the recent site, Fretish.com, which aims to make borrowing a guitar easier. Talking with Sam this week, it was easy to see how bringing the sharing economy to guitars
Acoustic Guitar 5 Things I Learned Doing a 30 Day Sweep Picking Challenge I love the idea of 30 Day Challenges! They're a great way to focus on a goal that is both a) short enough to be realistic, and b) long enough to see a big change. These types of challenges are popular in fitness, food, and other creative areas
Acoustic Guitar 3 Béla Fleck Songs Played on Acoustic Guitar. Shouldn't There Be More? I went to see Béla Fleck and the Flecktones this Sunday at the Wiltern in L.A. Only one word: brain-melting. (is that two words?) There’s no corollary for the combination of skill, soul, and artistic humility that is the Flecktone group. The speed and precision of their play
Learn Guitar Learn Guitar: Top 5 Beginner Guitar Lesson Courses The truth is, you can begin to learn guitar quickly and painlessly. Guitar is an amazing instrument because you can begin playing songs within minutes (I'm looking at you, "Nothing Else Matters"), yet be exploring the limits for a lifetime (see Chet Atkins or Joe Pass)
Acoustic Guitar Top 25 Best Bluegrass Flatpicking Guitarists Bluegrass flatpicking is a long tradition with a lot of fine players. And many of those players are not just excellent flatpickers on acoustic guitar - they also excel on banjo, mandolin, and more! It's an intimidating amount of talent to sift through. So how do I propose
Acoustic Guitar 5 Steps (and $9) That Will Save Your Guitar From the Heat Is your guitar getting too hot (or cold) in storage? Sometimes it's hard to know. The optimum temperature to store an acoustic guitar is 70° - 75° F, or 21° - 24° C. Optimum humidity is 40 - 50%. The general wisdom is that you shouldn’t keep
