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...
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...
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...
On Guitarists and “Feeling”
by Sam Boynton This was originally written as a discussion post on Reddit‘s Guitar sub-forum. The concept of...
John Fahey & Early American Guitar
by Cody Campbell John Fahey is one of the most well respected acoustic guitar instrumentalists in American history....
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...
The Voodoo Blues Scale
by Steve Trovato If there’s one fistful of notes that never gets old, it’s the blues scale. Once...
“Diddie Wa Diddie” Guitar Lesson
More than 60 years after its recording, Blind Blake’s rambunctious “Diddie Wa Diddie”–a double-entendre ragtime-blues–still stands as a...
Arpeggios – Crucial or What?
by Steve Elliott, Acoustic Guitar Workshop In this guitar lesson, we are looking at arpeggios from a fingerstyle...
5 Great Guitar Store Licks
by Rich Maloof If you suffer from gear acquisition syndrome, and we know you do, it’s likely that...
Words of Wisdom from Thelonious Monk
by Brad Wendkos Jazz saxophonist Steve Lacy was a diehard follower of Thelonious Monk. He wasn’t just a...
Learning How to Play Jazz Guitar: Scales
by Bruce Arnold Learning how to play jazz guitar is no cakewalk but then again that is what...