Dan Arcamone just released his new jazz album, PSALM - a trio collaboration with Panagiotis Andreou on bass, Steve Pruitt on drums, and Arcamone taking care of guitar and compositions. The album is inspired by John Coltrane's iconic four-part …
Yamaha Releases STORIA Acoustic Series – An Attractive Starter Guitar
Yamaha announced today a new series in their acoustic guitar lineup - the STORIA series. The STORIA guitars hit all the right notes for a starter guitar for beginner fingerstyle players - attractive styling, built-in pickups, concert body style, …
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Album Review: “Folding Space” by Spencer Elliott
Right from the start you have to love the title of the first track... There's Something in the Airlock! For any sci-fi fan, it immediately conjures a sense of urgency, as well as some mood and maybe a scene or two from the Aliens franchise. On …
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Why Is The Guitar Tuned The Way It Is?
Why is there that odd gap between the G and B string on a guitar in standard tuning that breaks that pattern? Specifically, why are most of the strings tuned a fourth a part while G and B are a major third apart? While it seems like it would've made …
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Top 10 Fingerstyle Guitar Courses on TrueFire
TrueFire.com is a massive, online center for guitar lessons. It's what Guitar Player magazine has called, "the planet's largest and most comprehensive selection of online guitar lessons." And in the area of fingerstyle guitar, they deserve particular …
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Speed Techniques in Fingerstyle Guitar
Many players transition from using a traditional pick to playing fingerstyle guitar because it gives them better control, tone, and connection with the instrument. But fingerstyle can make it feel harder to play fast lead lines and melodies. So how …
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