This is a guest post by Josh Summers. Josh has been playing guitar for over 25 years. He writes about what he has learned playing, fixing and buying guitars on his popular Guitar Adventures site. You can also follow him on Twitter and …
The Ultimate Guide To Starting a Music Journal
Journaling is an age-old practice. It’s the source of of our insight into most major historical personages. It’s therapeutic for people with trauma. It helps us brainstorm. There are lots of benefits. But, most relevantly for us here, it’s …
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9 Best Guitar Tuners Guaranteed to Match Your Style
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text]They come in different shapes, sizes, styles, and prices. But what's the best guitar tuner for you? As in many things in life, the answer is: "It depends." Guitar tuners tend to fall into 3 different …
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There’s (At Least) 5 Reasons You Should Go See Damien Rice
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text]It was a dark and stormy night… seriously. Last Friday I attended Damien Rice’s show at the Greek Theater under an appropriately cloudy and sulky sky (uncommon here in LA). For those who don’t know, …
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Are Expensive Guitars Worth the Money?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Well, are they? People buy expensive acoustic guitars for a lot of reasons. They’re emotionally connected to a brand (I’m looking at you, Martin players…), they believe in a particular construction technique, they …
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5 Great Guitar Chord Apps for iOS & Android
When I started taking guitar lessons, one of the first things I bought was a guitar chord book. It doesn't matter whether your a beginner learning a "G major" chord, or an advanced player looking for jazz inversions; chord libraries are essential …
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Originally Ed Sheeran’s Looper Pedal – The Boss RC-20XL
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ed Sheeran has exploded in popularity over the last year. His catchy song, Thinking Out Loud, is stuck in my head even as I write this sentence. The great thing about him is that he's getting a lot of people to …
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8 Acoustic Guitar Treasures that Etsy Knows You Need
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text]You may have seen this week that Etsy, the online arts and crafts marketplace, is filing an IPO. This means they’ll get a lot of money and get even bigger. I have a few friends and family with Etsy …
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20 Tommy Emmanuel Inspirations for 2015
Tommy Emmanuel inspired me in 2014. I wasn’t too familiar with his acoustic guitar playing before that. Well, actually I had learned his version of “And So It Goes” a few years ago. But that was about it. I didn’t know a …
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14 Free Full Length “Hot Licks” Instructional Guitar Videos Online
Update: It looks like "Music Sales" company has asserted copyright on all these videos and blocked them from YouTube. So if you're interested in the old Hot Licks series of guitar instruction videos, I would suggest searching YouTube or clicking …
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7 Essential Accessories For Your New Acoustic Guitar
Did you just get a new acoustic guitar for Christmas? My father-in-law did. In fact, I helped him pick it out! He wasn't very particular, he really just wanted a guitar at the house for his kids and guests to play when they came over. A truly …
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7 Billy Joel Songs Made for Acoustic Guitar
Billy Joel is an iconic songwriter, piano player, and performer. His songs are timeless, and his shows are electric. And for guitar players, it can be frustrating that he wrote all this great music from the piano. Songs like The Piano Man, Scenes …
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10 Great Guitar Blogs Worth a “Follow” (Updated)
There's so much good guitar info online, it's hard to know where to get started. These 10 guitar blogs should be a good beginning to broaden your playing, learn about gear, and keep up with the community. Why these 10 particular …
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Beginner’s Kit for Dobro Guitar
A while back, an older guitar player friend did something very kind for me: He gave me a basic beginner's kit to learn dobro. No, it wasn't hugely expensive. And, yes, he was probably just trying to clear out his old guitar gear. Nevertheless, it …