Guitar

Moving smoothly between chords is a basic guitar skill. Practicing chords in the sequences they are found in music makes learning songs easier.

Oct 1, 2011 - Karen Berger

Simplified children's guitar chords help children and adults with small hands learn to play guitar.

Jun 9, 2011 - Sara McGrath

Buying your first guitar can be confusing. A poor or hasty purchase will cause you grief later. Do your research. Be prepared when you hit the music stores.

Feb 20, 2011 - Mike Brandolino

Buying your first guitar can be confusing. Here's a run-down of what to know about electric, acoustic, classical, resonator, jazz, and 12-string guitars.

Feb 15, 2011 - Karen Berger

Christmas gifts for an aspiring guitarist are easy to handle, look for the best electric guitar brands especially designed with a new musician in mind.

Nov 16, 2010 - Nick Schklair

A guitar as a Christmas gift can be one of the most enjoyable gifts one can receive on Christmas Day. Also consider some of the guitar accessories, as well

Nov 16, 2010 - Nick Schklair

Buying classic musical instruments and specifically a guitar, is rewarding for a guitar player for both musical enjoyment and eventual resale.

Aug 17, 2010 - Nick Schklair

Crafting exotic guitar picks from bone, horn, or fossilized ivory only requires a hand saw, file, and sandpaper. Each material offers a unique voice.

Jul 20, 2010 - Marcy Paulson

Turning chords into full accompaniments is often a real stumbling block for new guitarists. The alternating thumb technique is a quick way to build a sound

Jul 13, 2010 - Duncan Hall

Musicians can create their own custom guitar plectrums of any shape or thickness from scratch. All they'll need is a little milk and some vinegar.

Jul 9, 2010 - Marcy Paulson

Wood, metal, bone, and gem stone guitar picks, are still used today. Plectrum material greatly affects an instrument's tone and a player's technique.

Jun 30, 2010 - Marcy Paulson

There are thin, medium, thick, and even extra-thick guitar picks. Here are guidelines to help musicians explore which plectra best suits their style.

Jun 30, 2010 - Marcy Paulson

Various instruments, playing styles, and tone preferences demand a variety of guitar picks. Here are guidelines to point players in the right direction.

Jun 30, 2010 - Marcy Paulson

Choosing a guitar plectrum requires experimentation. Here are facts on the variety of picks and on what their differences mean to a musician's playing.

Jun 30, 2010 - Marcy Paulson

Knowing how to tune a guitar is the first step in learning to play it. Typically, acoustic and electric guitars are tuned to the notes E-A-D-G-B-E.

Jun 5, 2010 - Karen Berger

Backpacker guitars are highly portable, but for those who want a more guitar-like guitar, the Baby Taylor is a fine choice.

Apr 15, 2010 - Marcy Paulson

A review on the streamlined Martin Backpacker Travel Guitar and how its unique body shape affects portability, playability, and tone.

Apr 15, 2010 - Marcy Paulson

Ever listened to a recording and heard an impossible sustain on the lead guitar and wondered "how do they do that?" Wonder no more: it's the magic of Ebow.

Apr 14, 2010 - Duncan Hall

Discover new sounds and styles in next to no time with this simplest of alternative tunings.

Apr 14, 2010 - Duncan Hall

Musicians eagerly await the new line of Flaxwood Guitars which promise to be environmentally friendly and kind to budgets as well.

Mar 20, 2010 - Marcy Paulson

U.S. legislation protects endangered tonewoods. All wood products, including musical instruments, must be declared and have proper documentation at customs.

Mar 20, 2010 - Marcy Paulson

Flaxwood Guitars turned to sustainable instrument making today in hopes that the world's endangered tonewoods will be there tomorrow.

Mar 20, 2010 - Marcy Paulson

With exotic tonewoods on the brink of extinction, guitar makers and individual musicians each have a role in ensuring future instrument making is sustainable.

Mar 20, 2010 - Marcy Paulson

Learning to play guitar is a challenge. It's best to select the type of guitar that would be most suitable with one's music tastes. There are numerous choices in guitars.

Mar 13, 2010 - Nick Schklair

Virtual guitarists looking to rock out on their cell phone need look no farther than Pocket Guitar. This iPhone app plays easily, it versatile, and has great tone.

Feb 18, 2010 - Paul Williams

Guitar tab is extremely useful, but has its limitations. Here's an online guitar lesson to help beginner guitarists learn to read guitar tab and deal with its drawbacks

Jun 14, 2009 - Marcy Paulson

Hammer ons, pull offs, taps, vibrato, and pitch bending are a few techniques found when reading guitar tabs. Here are the symbols guitarists most often encounter.

Jun 14, 2009 - Marcy Paulson

Learning to read guitar tab is the easiest way for guitarists to figure out a new song. Here are the basics of turning tab on the page into fingers on frets and strings.

Jun 14, 2009 - Marcy Paulson

Ready to join the Society of the Big Thumb? Come learn the art of Fingerpicking Guitar.

Apr 27, 2009 - Craig Sanders

Suite 101 risks life, limb, and finger cramps to reveal the secret language of the Blues. Behold, the Complete Blues Scale

Apr 6, 2009 - Craig Sanders

Some of punks most influential bands with a bit of a new twist, these songs are perfect selections for bass players who are just starting out.

Mar 31, 2009 - Nicholas Morine

County and folk music has a warm, earthy tone that can remind one of summer, kitchen parties, and a good beer and bbq. This grassroots style is simple and fun!

Mar 31, 2009 - Nicholas Morine

Before you can be a great guitarist, you must master the Blue Notes: the Minor Third, Flatted Fifth, and Minor Seventh.

Mar 23, 2009 - Craig Sanders

Newbies, pick up your Strat Squires and gather round. It's time for a lesson in the Blues.

Mar 4, 2009 - Craig Sanders