Quotes are excerpted from the full interview, "20 Questions WIth Tommy Emmanuel" Tommy Emmanuel has been voted the best acoustic guitar player in the world - multiple times. His shows are amazing, his songwriting is top notch, and he's one of the …
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 …
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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 an ongoing series as I …
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A Very Useful Gypsy Jazz Chord
Today I'd like to share with you a very useful chord shape for playing gypsy jazz. Below is an image of one way of playing a 'minor six' chord shape. Using 'minor six' chords in place of minor triads is very common in gypsy jazz playing. …
How To Sing And Play Guitar At The Same Time
GUEST POST - Learning to sing can be a tricky task at the best of times, but when you also add playing guitar to the mix it's easy for your playing or singing to go a little haywire as you focus on those fancy licks or that high note. This tutorial …
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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 …
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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 …
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Top 5 Acoustic Guitar Jazz Albums
Most of the greatest jazz albums have been recorded with hollow body or semi-hollow body guitars. However, do we consider these kind of guitars as acoustic guitars? Technically, they are acoustic guitars amplified by a magnetic pickup. Jazz and …
10 Great Gifts for the Acoustic Guitarist
The holidays approach and gift-giving is in full swing. As a musician, my family often wondered what to get me for Christmas and birthdays. "He's so hard to buy for". And I get it. Music is a highly specialized field, and personal …
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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) of the …
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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 …
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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 (for …
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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 …
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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 …
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