Posted in Guitar News on Jul 31st, 2007
I just finished reading the issue of guitar world magazine and I wanted to share a few of the things I learned in this month’s issue.
I always learn a lot from Guitar World and this issue was no different. As usual, I learned something great just from reading one of the interviews. The interview was […]
Posted in Chords on Jul 29th, 2007
Chord inversions are one of those things that often seem a lot more complex then they really are. A lot of guitar players push off learning how to play chord inversions on guitar because they think it is too complicated for them. In this lesson I will try and break down what chord inversions […]
Posted in Great Guitar Videos on Jul 25th, 2007
I am not crazy about most shredders. There are only a few who I really like. I just think the whole speed and tapping bit gets a little tired and tasteless from time to time. But there are some shredders that I do like. And Steve Vai is one of them. I think his […]
Posted in General Tips on Jul 23rd, 2007
I just read a great post on a new blog I found today. The blog is called “A Guitar Teacher’s Lesson Notebook” and the post was titled “A Memo From the Department of Thumb Placement Correction”
Many guitar players have a hard time figuring out where to put their thumb when they play. This […]
Posted in Polls/News/Giveaways on Jul 21st, 2007
I am curious to know what guitar accessories people love most. It can be anything that you use in your playing, not including your actual guitar, amp, or cable. It can be your favorite pedal, your slide, maybe a capo. Really anything. Also let us know why you love that accessory so much.
Please post […]
Posted in General Tips on Jul 20th, 2007
Many guitar players get in a rut after they have been playing for some time. It usually happens at around 1-2 years. It happened to me. I’m sure it happened to you. For one reason or another we just get discouraged. Mostly because we feel we stopped making real progress. So what should we […]
Posted in Technique on Jul 19th, 2007
Hybrid picking is a great way of adding another dimension to your sound. Players in many different styles such as blues, bluegrass, country, rock and jazz use hybrid picking when they play guitar. One of my favorite guitar players, Stevie Ray Vaughan, uses hybrid picking for his solo in the song “Lenny.”
What is hybrid […]
Posted in Composition on Jul 15th, 2007
Now that you have an understanding of the basic 12-bar blues, let’s talk a little bit about the 8-bar blues format. Unlike the 12-bar blues format, the 8-bar blues is much less defined. And that’s part of the fun of playing an 8 bar blues-you can experiment with the chord changes.
Typically in 8 bar […]
Posted in Guitar News on Jul 13th, 2007
From Delta Blues to Modern Rock, Washburn Stringed Instruments Roll With the Times
(Chicago, IL. July 10, 2007) Washburn Guitars, a division of US Music Corporation is celebrating 125 years of stringed instrument innovations. From the 1880’s to today, Washburn has been producing stringed instruments for amateur and professional musicians combining design, innovation and technology […]
Posted in Guitar Gear on Jul 12th, 2007
Stuck on which pick to use for guitar? Here is a great post on chosing a guitar pick submitted by Giles Dickerson. If you want to submit a post to The Guitar Resource please contact me.
I figured I’d cover picks (or the plectrum, which is so strange to me I still can’t say it […]
