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History Of The Les Paul Electric Guitar
The Les Paul electric guitar has a popularity and style which has endured for over half a century. Find out more about Les Paul himself and his classic guitar.
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The Origin of James Burns Guitars in America
Creative electric guitar designs placed James Burns' guitars ahead of their time. Now reformed the British guitar maker looks to music legends like Brian May.
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John Birch, A History of Guitar Innovation
What began as four men building guitar pickups in the United Kingdom would go on to create unique electric guitars for musicians such as Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath.
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From Then and Now: Gretsch Guitars
The Gretsch Guitar Company has been as big as Gibson and Fender. Now, with a vintage spirit the company reclaims its place in Rock & Roll and Swing music alike.
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The Return of Retro: Eastwood Guitars
Guitars that were brought into vogue by such artists as Jack White of The White Stripes/Raconteurs/The Dead Weather have found a new home with Eastwood Guitars.
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A History of the Fender Stratocaster
Of Leo Fender's great musical inventions none have had the staying power of the Fender Stratocaster. It has been duplicated often, but none hold a candle to the original.
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A History Of Breedlove Electric Guitars
The shop that first brought unique tone woods to the west coast from their Oregon workshop has built a strong market for electric guitars as well.
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Acoustic Guitar Maintenance 101
Steel-string acoustic guitars will sound best with new strings. Here is what to get and how to do it!
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Tune Your Guitar By Ear
By learning to tune a guitar by ear, a guitarist can accomplish a skill that many professionals avoid like the plague.
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Simple Exercise to Improve Your Guitar Timing
Guitar players often focus on flashy techniques and ignore the basics of rhythm playing. Here is a simple exercise to improve your timing, guaranteed!
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Three Easy Guitar Songs for Beginners
Learn to play famous songs by Bob Dylan, The Beatles, and Creedence Clearwater Revival in only a few minutes using simple guitar chords.
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Thinking About Buying an Acoustic Guitar?
Buying an acoustic guitar can be a costly proposition. To get the most out of this investment, remember to examine all parts of the guitar & get advice from other players
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Learn How to Play Fourteen Easy Guitar Songs
Learn to play a number of popular classic rock tunes in only a few minutes. All the songs use simple chords and can be played to impress friends and family.
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Learn to Play Three Easy Guitar Songs
Learn to play a number of popular classic rock songs in only a few minutes. All that is needed is a knowledge of basic guitar chords.
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How to Change Humbucking Guitar Pickup Magnets
Changing humbucking guitar magnets is a relatively cheap and easy way to replace a failing magnet, to ensure the proper polarity for a split coil hum cancelling effect.
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Three Easy Songs on Guitar
Learn to play songs by The Beatles, Traffic and Bob Dylan on guitar using simple chords.
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Nashville's Gruhn Guitars
He is the considered the world's foremost expert on vintage acoustic and electric stringed instruments. But George Gruhn's first passion - zoology - is never far away.
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Five Easy Guitar Songs for Beginners
Learn to play popular songs by Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Neil Young, The Animals and Jethro Tull in only a few minutes.
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Five Songs Every New Guitarist Should Know
For the guitarist, here are five essential songs to learn that are easily recognizable, easy to learn, and will give you that feeling of cool when you learn to play them.
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Learn to Read Guitar Tab
Anyone interested in learning popular guitar music will find it necessary and extremely handy to learn to read guitar tab.
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Electric Guitars On A Budget
Musicians don't have to spend thousands to get a quality instrument. For a few dollars, a buyer can get a hold of a great guitar that can provide hours of enjoyment.
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Advanced Finger Strengthening for Guitar: 3
Finger strength is essential for playing any instrument. In this thrid article we move into stretching and finger placement exercises.
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Further Finger Strength Building for Guitar: 2
Finger strength is essential for playing any instrument. In this second article we continue exercises to continue building power in fingers to help speed guitar playing.
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Guitar Lessons: How to Strengthen Fingers
Finger strength is essential for playing any instrument. Therefore it is necessary to build the muscles in order to play at a higher level.
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How to Strum Properly on Guitar
Zero-resistance strumming and muscular awareness are the best way to prevent or help combat any potential RSI issues a guitar player may be suffering.
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