Acoustic Guitar Guitar Tonewoods Explained An intro to the different sound characteristics for each standard guitar tonewood, and a handy guide when you’re looking to buy a new guitar.
Apps & Tech Apple Watch Apps That Can Help You Play Guitar Our picks of the best apps to help you play the guitar.
keyboard 5 Reasons For Guitar Players To Take Piano Lessons Learning piano as a multitude of benefits, particularly for guitarists. It helps you understand, compose, and play better music.
maintenance How to Care For and Maintain String Instruments GUEST POST - The life span of any string instrument is greatly affected by how the player takes care of it. Just like a vehicle, it also needs proper maintenance and special attention to ensure it will sound its best through the years. It’s a prerequisite for a musician
Can't Compose But Want To Create New Music? 5 Options For Finding The Right Collaboration GUEST POST - Composing music on your guitar may sound like a difficult task, but it can be easier than you think, at least, with some help. Anyone with musical talent and the ability to play chord progressions can easily create their own music. It seems intimidating to try and
Resources How To Play "The Leaving of Liverpool" In the vast pantheon of Irish Ballads, there are those you almost never hear, those that are quite common, and those that have been done so often you may never want to hear them again, or at least you'll want to give them a rest for a while.
Learn Guitar Gypsy Jazz Picking (Rest-Stroke Picking) Today I'd like to chat about the style of picking used in gypsy jazz guitar, otherwise known as 'rest stroke' picking. This picking technique is what allows gypsy jazz guitarists to produce such a strong sound on their instrument, and once mastered, is a real asset
Learn Guitar An Introduction to Traditional Irish Guitar Learn about traditional Irish guitar accompaniment – what it is, key techniques (like DADGAD tuning), influential players, and tips for playing Irish music on guitar.
Acoustic Guitar 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
