Theory & Technique Tuesday: Bending
Welcome, everyone, to Theory and Technique Tuesdays! I’m Jeff Scheetz, the Director of Education here at TrueFire, and each Tuesday I will be sharing lessons on...
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Playing Guitar is Good for the Soul… and Your Mental Health
We all have stressful lives - especially now in the post-pandemic era, folks are dealing with more stress and Mental Health issues than ever before. Having a cr...
Spring Clean (Your Guitar Picking) With TrueFire!
"Technique, technique, technique...." I'm sure we've all heard an instructor or musical mentor utter something like this at least once! Technique is important w...
The Best Guitar Amps Under $1000 (2022 Edition)
If you’re reading this, you’re likely a serious guitarist looking for a serious guitar amplifier. Whether you’re a living room virtuoso, a recording artist, or ...
9 Free Jazz Guitar Lessons with Henry Johnson
Jazz music harbors a culture of virtuosic performing, creative power, and inspiration. Some of the greatest legends of jazz could tell you about the players tha...
6 Creative Lick Phrasing Guitar Lessons With Richard Hallebeek
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6 Free Melodic Modal Rock Licks From Jon Finn
Learning to weave modal melodies into your soloing is one of the most interesting steps you can take to improve yourself as a guitarist. And having a diverse to...
7 Free Rhythm Blues Guitar Lessons With Oz Noy
When practicing, guitar players tend to spend a majority of their time working on lead riffs and licks. But, at any given gig, they most likely to spend most of...
10 Beginner Funk Bass Lessons With Stu Hamm
If you are, in any way, a fan of funk music, you've probably noticed the obvious: the bass guitar is undeniably present. Legendary bass players like Flea, Jaco ...
6 Free Desert Blues Guitar Licks You MUST Know
It is a well known fact that the blues music we know today originated as a part of African American culture. But, if you follow this history back even further, ...
6 Chord Punches Jazz Guitar Lessons With Mimi Fox
When learning jazz guitar, notably when preparing to play in a trio setting, it's imperative to know when to punch chords during a solo. This helps keeps the ha...
Top 10 Acoustic Guitars You Can Buy on Amazon Right Now
Are you interested in the highest-quality acoustic guitars? You came to the right place! We have examined and compared all the finest acoustic models out there....