Resources The Birth of Loud: Review of Ian Port's Homage to Electric Guitar Ian S. Port's book, "It's Going To Get Loud" (2019), is a long-needed deep dive into the rivalry between Leo Fender and Les Paul - the fathers of the electric guitar.
Acoustic Guitar Flashback Album Review: Leo Kottke's "6- and 12- String Guitar" Leo Kottke's "6- and 12-String Guitar", was released in 1969. The album is a landmark in acoustic fingerstyle guitar, despite being a little...odd.
Acoustic Guitar Woodpecker Instruments Releases New 31” Travel Guitar Woodpecker Instruments Unveils a New 31” Travel Guitar. All solid wood, designed in Amsterdam and made in Europe.
Guitars & Gear 7 Reasons Your DIY Guitar Kit Will Be Terrible I finally finished the 175 guitar build. I learned some lessons...the hard way. Spoiler alert: Yes, I learned a lot from doing it and am glad that I did. But, no, I will not build another one.
Guitars & Gear STOMP Bluetooth 4.0 Foot Switch Review The STOMP Bluetooth 4.0 foot switch is a handy (or shall we say "hands-free") way to page through sheet music while you play, remotely activate the recording function in ProTools, or trigger anything else you want to while you play.
Learn Guitar Beyond the Pentatonic: 3 Simple Ways To Expand Your Blues Soloing Everybody wants to break out of the standard pentatonic box. Here are three simple methods you can use to expand your blues solos.
Resources How To Play "Can't Help Falling In Love" on Acoustic Guitar Tab and chords to play "Can't Help Falling In Love", as performed in the movie Crazy Rich Asians by Kina Grannis. A great song for beginner fingerpickers.
Guitars & Gear Larrivée's New Tommy Emmanuel C-03R-TE Custom Is Like Peanut Butter and Jelly The new Larrivée Tommy Emmanuel C-03R-TE Custom model acoustic guitar is the perfect match.
Learn Guitar Fingerpicking for Beginners: Top 3 Courses to Get Started Fingerpicking can appear unapproachable for the beginner. It doesn’t have to be, though. In fact, if you have a good teacher, it isn’t overwhelming at all.
