Merle Travis is known as one of the most influential country and western singer guitar players in history. Though his songs themselves made an impact, it was hi...
At some point in your life as a musician, you are going to confront the option to collaborate musically with other players. Sometimes, this will be in a band se...
Classical guitar, being one of the earlier forms of playing the instrument, is a unique style in and of itself. Regardless of your skill level on guitar, adding...
Though the acoustic guitar is not usually something we run through effects pedals, it is still an instrument you can get many timbres from using the right techn...
Guitar is arguably the most popular instrument to learn in the modern world. Thus the incredible amount of technically skilled players worldwide. Yet, a vast ma...
One of fingerstyle blues guitar's most important techniques is steady bass. This style of self-accompaniment allows you to break out your guitar and lay down bl...
Country music, though derived from a number of other styles, is famous for some of its own, original sounds. One of these unique sounds is the pedal steel guita...
If your goal as a blues guitarist is to get on stage with the band more, chances are you will be filling a couple different roles. That is, you probably won't j...
Muted guitar rhythms didn't just start with Rock music. The way we use it today has been around since the turn of the 20th century when country and blues guitar...
If you are a connoisseur of blues styles, you've probably explored at least some of the legends' work. Fred McDowell, John Lee Hooker, Blind Willie Johnson, amo...
If you own an acoustic guitar and play it regularly, there's a chance you have tried to write your own songs, or learn covers of others'. And, perhaps, you've c...
If you are a fan of soul music, it is not hard to notice how vital a part the guitar player has in the arrangement of most songs. Players like Johnny Watson, Wo...