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Picking a Pick: Plectrums & you

With so much choice of plectrums out in the market it can be very confusing for first time buyers. What most experienced pick-buyers look for are: grip shape thickness graphic Grip is fairly important. Especially for beginners as there are many times when your plectrum will ping out of your grip and across the room, into the body of an acoustic guitar,... [Read more of this review]

Buying Your First Acoustic Guitar On Ebay

Guitars can cost a hell of a lot of money. So when you are making the decision to buy your first guitar I am sure you will be browsing through magazines and catalogs staring at pictures of your dream Les Paul or whatever your are lusting over! However I honestly believe that your first guitar should be a cheaper model and for me eBay is the perfect... [Read more of this review]

The Power of Simple Scales

Learning scales is a fantasic way to create melodies. Below is an example, with tab, of a scale. The C major scale to be precise. It doesn’t look like much but if you play around with the order of these notes or play some of the notes more than once (or even not at all) you can make a melody in that key. Here’s an example of that idea.... [Read more of this review]

Flash Guitar Tuner

The first thing you should do before even trying to play your guitar is tune it. Tuning seems scary and it may benefit to get a digital tuner but if you don’t have one then this great online flash guitar tuner can be used. Guitar Tuner courtesy of the folks at Wimpy Player You may be wondering what this is all about but tuning your guitar is... [Read more of this review]

Guitar Hero: Enemy or Ally?

Guitar Hero has often been dismissed by many a guitar player as dumbing down actual guitar playing. Claims like “It’s not like playing a real guitar.” and suggestions such as “You do know you’re not actually playing that song, right?” are often batted around on forums and in YouTube comments. But is that really the... [Read more of this review]

Tab is your friend

I cannot stress how much gutar tab (or tabulature) can help in learning guitar. If you have no idea what I mean by guitar tab, let me give you a link to wikipedia’s article on the subject. Here it is, though don’t get too excited. It’s quite a comprehensive and in depth article. Simply put, tab is a clearer way of reading what note(s)... [Read more of this review]

3 Inspirational Home Guitar Videos

One great way to get inspiration is to check out real home guitarists, just like you, on YouTube. You can find some amazing videos if you just take a little look around. Here are 3 amazingly inspirational videos to get you started. Now go play something…. I Love Social BookmarkingSubscribeDiggdel.icio.usFacebookRedditStumbleUponRate this: 0.0 Read More →

Fresh Guitar 101 - Easy Chords To Start You Off

So, you’ve just bought a guitar but have no idea where to start? Allow me to suggest a few simple chords that are tried and tested so much that their relation to each other has been the backbone of many much loved pop songs since the sixties. Learning a few easy chords is one of the best way to get over that frustration of holding the guitar... [Read more of this review]

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