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Guitar Sense GS-T1 Tuner Review

Acoustic Guitar

Guitar Sense GS-T1 Tuner Review

There are a lot of small, inexpensive tools that make guitar life much easier - a capo, a guitar string tool, a metronome. But an absolutely indispensable one of these tools is the guitar tuner. The New Clip-On Guitar Tuner I recently had the chance to try the GS-T1 guitar

An Introduction To Gypsy Jazz Lead Guitar

An Introduction To Gypsy Jazz Lead Guitar

Gypsy jazz guitar is a unique guitar style that was created through the playing of the late virtuoso Django Reinhardt. Django played guitar in such a novel way that he has since inspired musicians all around the world to take up this fun and accessible guitar style. Gypsy Jazz is

Top 10 Practice Tips for Guitarists

Acoustic Guitar

Top 10 Practice Tips for Guitarists

Guitarists of all levels talk of the same problems with making progress: Stuck in a rut, lack of improvement, slow progress, no time to practice, strains and injuries, lack of inspiration. It’s all too predictable. So, I’ve put together the Top 10 practice tips for Guitarists. In there

Cascading Harmonics

Acoustic Guitar

Cascading Harmonics

Cascading harmonics are a technique that combines alternatively plucking harmonics and open strings to create a harp-like effect. It’s a great technique that provides another shade of color to your playing palette. I was inspired to practice this technique by a Tommy Emmanuel video YouTube. There’s a series

Thumbpick vs Fingers vs Nails vs Pick'n'Claw

Acoustic Guitar

Thumbpick vs Fingers vs Nails vs Pick'n'Claw

I’m in the midst of an internal debate. What picking technique to I invest practice time in? I’ve played with picks, of course, over the years. Especially for electric. I’ve use my fingers and not-so-long nails for acoustic. Especially for fingerstyle. I’ve experimented with Chet-Atkins-Tommy-Emmanuel style

How to Move Tracks From Music Memos App to GarageBand

How to Move Tracks From Music Memos App to GarageBand

The new Music Memos app from Apple is a welcome upgrade for musicians who have been using the Voice Memos app to record song ideas. Music Memos allows you to record in uncompressed audio, add drums, add bass lines, make notes, and export to GarageBand. Why Would You Export to

1 Minute Video Review - Music Memos App

1 Minute Video Review - Music Memos App

Apple released the Music Memos app a few weeks ago. The intent is to provide an upgrade to the existing Voice Memos app, with a focus on recording musical ideas. I think Apple is spot on with this update. Recording musical ideas is pretty much the only thing I used

Over 500 Alternate Tunings for Acoustic Guitar

Acoustic Guitar

Over 500 Alternate Tunings for Acoustic Guitar

This is, by far, one of the coolest online resources I've seen for acoustic guitar: www.gtdb.org. Don't even bother to read this post, just go check it out. Guitar Tuning Database According to their homepage, gtdb.org has been going since 2011. The site

Florentine vs Venetian Cutaway: What's the Difference?

Acoustic Guitar

Florentine vs Venetian Cutaway: What's the Difference?

TL;DR: A Venetian cutaway is rounded, a Florentine cutaway is sharp. As a mneumonic, you can remember that the Florentine is like floss, which feels sharp on your gums. A Tale of Two Cutaways The cutaway of an acoustic guitar gives access to the upper frets. The luthier provides