Zach, Author at TrueFire Blog - Guitar Lessons

Getting Great Guitar Tone: Tim Pierce, Butch Walker, Lyle Workman, Buddy Miller, and Corey Congilio

June 25, 2018

TrueFire Educator Corey Congilio moderated a panel focused on getting great electric guitar tone with Buddy Miller, Butch Walker, Tim Pierce, and Lyle Workman a...

Musician Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty

June 24, 2018

23-year-old musician, composer and multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier explains the concept of harmony to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student...

Tommy Emmanuel & John Knowles in the TrueFire Studio

June 13, 2018

We're privileged to have not one, but two C.G.P's in the house today, working on their upcoming project entitled "Certified Guitar Duets" - stay tuned for more ...

10 Lessons My Dad Taught Me About Learning How to Play Guitar

June 13, 2018

I’ve learned several great lessons from my Dad, many of them about life in general, the value of hard work, or even the proper way to hold a baseball bat or how...

New Single from TrueFire Educator Freekbass: “Love In Your Pocket” Plus a Bassline Breakdown

May 17, 2018

Check out the new single by Freekbass, featuring Sammi Garett, "Lock In Your Pocket" -- download or stream anywhere at https://freekbass.hearnow.com. Basslin...

4 Ways to Find an Excellent Guitar Teacher

May 15, 2018

Guitar lessons could make the difference between giving up and viewing your instrument as a source of lifelong enjoyment. Guitar instructors not only motivate b...

13 “No Guitar is Safe” Podcast Episodes Featuring TrueFire Educators

May 12, 2018

One of the most popular guitar podcasts out there, No Guitar is Safe, is hosted by longtime friend of the 'Fire Jude Gold of Guitar Player Magazine. He describe...

The Beginner’s Guide to Starting Guitar: 10 Tips You Must Know

May 8, 2018

Learning to play guitar is fun, but where do you start? What kind of equipment is necessary? Luckily, once you have a guitar, you can pretty much get started, b...

Tone Tips: Amp Wattage

May 7, 2018

I often get asked what wattage amp do I recommend. The first thing I do is discuss what they are looking for, home use, small gigs, big gigs, etc. It’s really e...

Tone Tips: Clean Boost

April 24, 2018

In this Tone Tips video lesson, I’ll demonstrate my 3 favorite clean boost pedals and how I prefer to use them. Clean boost pedals can contribute a lot to your ...

Tone Tips: Dialing in Great Acoustic-Electric Guitar Tone

April 16, 2018

Getting a great live sound from an amplified acoustic has been a problem plaguing guitarists for years. In this edition of Tone Tips, I’ll show you how to get ...

Tone Tips: Dialing in a Classic Blues & Rock Guitar Tone

April 15, 2018

In this edition of Tone Tips, I look at dialing in a classic blues and blues rock tone. This is how I run my amps and is the way most classic players do as well...

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