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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...
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 ...
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Every once in a while, things at the country jam may become a bit... unpredictable. It's standard to need to be able to improvise, but when you're unfamiliar wi...
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Alternative tunings, and more specifically, open tunings on the guitar have long been employed by rock legends like Jimmy Page and Kieth Richards. But, these op...
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