The String Sling was designed with one purpose: to extend the life and vibrancy of your guitar strings. But it didn't stop there. The String Sling's development grew to encompass a number of other handy features as well. Let's take a look. The …
Furch Adds Bevel to Yellow and Blue Acoustic Series
Right before Christmas time, Furch updated their Yellow and Blue acoustic guitar series' with their Bevel Duo ergonomic feature. It's a welcome upgrade to these amazing guitars but... unfortunately it's too late for me since I bought my Furch Yellow …
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The Easy Way to Paint Your Guitar
There are many ways to paint a guitar body, some are simple, some are multi-staged and hard to follow. With this tutorial we will going to try to do it simple and hopefully you will be able to paint your guitar body without wanting to kill me.The …
Insights from Rick Beato’s Tommy Emmanuel Interview
Producer and guitarist Rick Beato recently sat down with legendary guitarist Tommy Emmanuel for an hour long conversation where they discussed melody, practicing guitar, playing complicated songs, sources of inspiration and much more. This …
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StudyWithAdam.com Review: Funky Fingerstyle Guitar Lessons Online
As modern acoustic fingerstyle playing has grown in popularity, so have the options for online lessons. There's video courses, tab sites, Skype lessons, and the options keep coming. One of the best I've found is StudyWithAdam.com, by Adam …
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How Difficult Is Fingerstyle Guitar?
In order to answer the question: "How difficult is fingerstyle guitar?", you have to define a couple things. What do you mean by "fingerstyle guitar"? And what do you mean by "difficult"? I'd like to offer a few definitions which show that it can be …
“My Guitar”, New Album from Ingrid Riollot
On her new album, "My Guitar", Ingrid Riollot records 6 compositions written by the great guitarist Australian born John Williams (not the one of Star Wars). Those pieces are wonderful, and so well written for the guitar but, unfortunately, are not …
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How To Barre The Dreaded F-Chord For Beginners
How To Barre The Dreaded F-Chord For Beginners The dreaded F-chord is one of the hardest chords for beginner guitar players to learn. Once you feel comfortable playing simple guitar songs with open chords, you will eventually come across the …
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Guitar Tonewoods Explained
One of the most fundamental factors of a guitar sound is what kind of material it’s made of. People seem to focus so much on acquiring the right guitar gear to shape the sound, that they forget about choosing a guitar with the preferred …
Greg Townson Releases New Album “Off and Running!”
Rochester, NY native Greg Townson, an accomplished musician with more than 23 years of experience under his belt releases his new album Off and Running! on Hi-Tide Recordings. It's a sparkling, throwback rock'n'roll album featuring classic songs like …
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New Album: ‘Raia’ by Ludwik Konopko
Ludwik Konopko's releases his latest albom, RAIA. The album includes eight of Konopko's original guitar compositions, in addition to one cover, and one song. It incorporates several music styles, among others jazz, blues and flamenco. Konopko is …
Top 10 Fingerstyle Blues Songs for Acoustic Guitar
Blues songs are a mainstay of acoustic fingerstyle guitar, drawing on a rich tradition of acoustic blues players like Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters, and incorporating the contemporary sounds of players like Keb' Mo' or even John Mayer. …
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New Album: ‘Histoires’ by Marion & Sobo Band
Franco-American singer Marion Lenfant-Preus and Polish guitarist Alexander "Sobo" Sobocinski bring together 5 musicians and 6 languages for the June 25th release Histoires, a playful tongue-twisting spin on gypsy jazz, world music and …
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Spitfire LABS Free Virtual Instruments are a Gift to Guitarists
I want to share with you something a friend recently shared with me: Spitfire LABS has free virtual instruments. And they're amazing. If you produce music, whether for yourself or for others, Spitfire's LABS series is an amazing set of free …
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