A series of posts designed to answer common questions about gypsy jazz guitar. From Studygypsyjazz.com’s head tutor, Harry Edwards. Gypsy Jazz Guitar Q & A: Part 1 Gypsy Jazz Guitar Q & A: Part 2 Gypsy Jazz Guitar Q & A: Part …
How To Play Guitar Like Chris Smither
William Christopher Smither (born November 11, 1944) is an American folk/blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter. His music draws deeply from the blues, American folk music, as well as modern poets and philosophers. Chris Smither's …
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3 Effects Pedals To Take Your Guitar Playing to the Next Level
GUEST POST - The vast amount of effects pedals on the market makes it extremely difficult for someone new to the electric guitar to choose the right ones for the right purpose. So, let's assume you’re looking to take your guitar playing to the …
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Fender Play Demo (& Why It’s a Great Online Learning System for Beginners)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sep2sJobtc0&feature=youtu.be PLAY is Fender Guitar's new online platform for learning acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and ukelele. There are several things I love about Fender's new system: …
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Furch Guitars Lets You Build Your Dream Guitar Using 160 Data Points
You no longer have to be a stadium-headlining artist to have your own custom guitar. Furch Guitars (Furch), a world-leading manufacturer of acoustic guitars, has changed the game. Furch now offers each guitarist the chance to be their own guitar …
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Best Fingerstyle Guitar Under $1,000
Looking for an acoustic guitar made for fingerstyle guitar? Maybe even the best fingerstyle guitar possible? It's exciting, inspiring, ...aaand it can seem financially daunting. For example... Do you want to play the Maton Custom …
What Is Digital Signal Processing (DSP)? And What Does It Mean For Music?
Digital Signal Processing, or "DSP", is often referred to as a "feature" of modern audio equipment and music gear. Why is that important? Well, two reasons. One, it tells you how they're handling the audio signal - and the potential trade-offs …
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Taylor Guitars Releases ‘The Ebony Project’: Documentary of Taylor’s Responsible Ebony Wood Sourcing
Taylor Guitars, one of the world's premier manufacturers of acoustic guitars, recently launched a multimedia, digital experience called The Ebony Project. The eight-part video documentary takes you on a virtual journey to the African country …
Orange Amps Releases Teleport: A Pedal That Brings Your App To Your Board
Orange Amplification brings back their 1970’s OMEC brand with a new product: the OMEC Teleport. The Teleport is a soundcard with a twist – in addition to being a studio-quality USB recording interface, it fits inside a guitar pedal – perfect for a …
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Classical vs Acoustic Guitar: Which is Easier to Learn for Beginners?
There are two opinions among people. One of them is that you should start with a steel-string acoustic guitar (the type you see commonly) first, because if you learn how to play acoustic guitar you will learn to play classical and other types of …
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Binge-Watch Some Tommy Emmanuel: Complete San Francisco Workshop 2014
Tommy Emmanuel is widely hailed as the best acoustic guitar player in the world. He's got a cult following around the world. And, certainly, we're a tiny bit obsessed here at The Guitar Journal. So, imagine the delight upon finding that a …
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What is Newgrass? A Primer on the Popular, Modern Wave of Bluegrass
Bluegrass has come a far way from it's roots. It's joined forces with rock, jazz, and world music - and created a new generation of amazing musicians playing this exciting new mashup: Newgrass. AKA "New Acoustic", or "Modern bluegrass". Odds are …
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New Cost-Friendly Acoustics From Fender: The California Series
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) just announced a new cost-friendly series of acoustic guitars - The California Series. The series name is a nod to the lifestyle and culture associated with Fender's home state and the brand's Southern …
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The 10 Best Effects Pedals for Fingerstyle Guitar (Yes, We Use Pedals Too.)
Effects pedals for fingerstyle guitar? Yes. Definitely. Acoustic guitar is typically a minimalist business. The truth, however, is that even a simple acoustic set up can benefit from a reverb, a stompbox tuner, a light delay....the list goes …
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