Tone Tips: Dialing in Great Acoustic-Electric Guitar Tone
Getting a great live sound from an amplified acoustic has been a problem plaguing guitarists for years. In...
Tone Tips: Dialing in a Classic Blues & Rock Guitar Tone
In this edition of Tone Tips, I look at dialing in a classic blues and blues rock tone....
2 Soloing Strategies Every Guitarist MUST Know
When soloing on guitar, it’s easy to play something and feel that it doesn’t really fit the rest...
Twist Up Your Blues Guitar Rhythm Chops with Oz Noy
In Oz Noy’s Twisted Guitar: Blues Rhythm, he makes it fun and exciting to practice rhythm guitar with...
9 Ways to Jazz Up the Pentatonic Scale
Most guitar players are familiar with the pentatonic scale; often times it’s the first scale you learn to...
3 Free Guitar Lessons to Funk Up Your Rhythm Chops
Any given funk tune relies on the rhythm chops of their guitar player – it’s their job to...
9 Rock-Solid Rhythm Guitar Lessons from Jon Finn
Playing 8th and 16th note rhythm patterns is the backbone of what binds rock and funk together, and...
Chord Voicings & Performance Studies to Dial-in Your Jazz Guitar Comping
In order to be adept at jazz, a guitar player must learn a vast vocabulary of chord voicings,...
Growing Your Skills as a Guitarist, Part 1: Learning Songs by Ear
Learning songs can be a great way to become a better guitar player and musician. For one, it...
Get Your Soul Jazz Groove On with These 7 Free Guitar Lessons
Soul jazz is a musical style coming from the 60’s and 70’s, bringing in the sounds of blues,...
How to Sound Like John Mayer with Guitar Effects Pedals
John Mayer’s new PRS Silver Sky Signature Guitar has been making waves in the guitar world lately, but...
What Kind of Guitar Should I Buy?
One of the questions I get asked a lot is “what kind of guitar should I buy?” There...