From the very first time that we pick up a guitar, we imagine playing on a stage in front of a crowd of fans. All of the long practice sessions, calluses, and dollars spent come down to being able to share our music with a crowd that’s hanging on every note. But before you can be a rockstar, you need to learn how to play the guitar like a pro.
Best Guitar Accessories - What Should Be in Your Bag
- November 28, 2016
- Guitar Accessories
All serious guitar players have their bag of tricks. Like a magician, you need all the little things that make you better. A cool bag that fits in your case or a small backpack will usually get it done. No fanny packs please! Those need to stay in the past. We’ve all been on the stage and suddenly realized our “whatever” is missing. You either left it on the music stand at home or in the studio somewhere but you’re in the moment and can’t find your dang capo. Oh, but wait, you remember borrowing your friends last week when this happened and you think it’s still in the gig bag. Don’t be that guy running off stage to find what he’s looking for. Here are a few of the best guitar accessories every player needs. Time for inventory.
Left Handed Guitar: Pros and Cons of Playing
- November 28, 2016
- Guitar
We’re not born with the choice of having our left or right hand be dominant, but we do get to choose which guitar we play. There are some left-handed students who choose to learn on a right-handed guitar and do just fine with it. Others stick with the left handed guitar and that’s cool too. Being left-handed isn’t a problem at all, it’s just you have to decide which way you’re going to approach it. Mainly because, while there are plenty of left handed guitar players, there are not as many options to play as you might prefer. It seems that companies only make a limited number of the lefties while there’s more than enough for those who prefer their right hand.
Travel Guitar: Defining and Finding the Right One for You
- November 28, 2016
- Guitar
There are plenty of reasons to own a travel guitar. Maybe you're a business person whose job requires you to travel all over or you just want to have a spare guitar that you can leave at a friend’s house.
No matter what your schedule is like, if you’re a guitarist, every chance you get to play is a win. You gotta keep those calluses on your fingertips tough and you certainly have to be ready for that next guitar lesson or gig. The purpose of a travel guitar is to carry a guitar that is compact and gives you a fair performance compared to your main ax back at home.
Free Guitar Tabs - How to Find and Use Them
- November 22, 2016
- Guitar Lessons
Tablature for guitar is a wonderful way to learn your favorite song or pick out a riff or solo part you can’t quite make out from the recording. Depending on who’s doing the tabbing, though, you can get anywhere from a perfect tablature to a hit and miss version. For example, the ones you find in popular guitar magazines are usually spot on and great detail is given to the work, but some of the ones you randomly pull off the Internet are sketchy at best. Sometimes, they are just wrong altogether. First, you need to educate yourself on how tablature works, then you can best use free guitar tabs for learning new material.
