Open Strings & Nutty Bends
by Jim Campilongo As I'm drawn to ringing dissonances, blues notes, and passing tones, I try to incorporate open strings in a melody whenever possible. Again...
10 Tips for Giggings Guitarists: Your Band
by Jimmy Leslie TrueFire is republishing this article as part of an ongoing partnership with The Best of Gig Magazine. Click here to check them out online. ...
The 10 Commandments of Bonnaroo X
Bonnaroo, the epic summer concert event is celebrating it’s 10th anniversary this year and if their recently released musical lineup tells us anything, it’s tha...
10 Tips for Giggings Guitarists: Yourself
by Jimmy Leslie TrueFire is republishing this article as part of an ongoing partnership with The Best of Gig Magazine. Click here to check them out online. ...
Cool Aid: Spike Your Solos with Jerry Garcia’s Trippy Approach Tones
by Andy Ellis Like Stilton cheese, kimchi, or a double espresso, Jerry Garcia’s playing can be an acquired taste. Some guitarists scratch their heads over th...
10 Tips for Gigging Guitarists: Your Gear
by Jimmy Leslie TrueFire is republishing this article as part of an ongoing partnership with The Best of Gig Magazine. Click here to check them out online. ...
Hot Roddin’ Boogie: A Rockabilly Roundup
by Steve Trovato Rockabilly music is an exciting, purely American art form that emerged in the 50's and swept away teens with its high-octane rhythms. Guitar...
Life Lessons from Massimo Varini
There's a lot of buzz surrounding Massimo Varini and his latest acoustic album, Anacrusis I. But there's nothing new about that scenario, at least not on his s...
On Guitarists and “Feeling”
by Sam Boynton This was originally written as a discussion post on Reddit's Guitar sub-forum. The concept of "feeling" in music has bothered me for quite ...
John Fahey & Early American Guitar
by Cody Campbell John Fahey is one of the most well respected acoustic guitar instrumentalists in American history. His style—which he called American Primit...
Frank Vignola Play Along: “I’ll See You In My Dreams”
by Frank Vignola This classic jazz standard is a great tune with a very singable melody. Try to internalize the meoldy by playing the chords and singing the ...
The Voodoo Blues Scale
by Steve Trovato If there's one fistful of notes that never gets old, it’s the blues scale. Once it finds its way into the hands of a young, inspired guitari...