The Guitar Journal
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The nuanced world of classical guitar playing is rich with traditions, techniques, and personal preferences that shape the unique sound and style of each guitarist. Among these considerations, the care and management of classical guitar fingernails …
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Vision issues and vision loss are becoming increasingly common. Aging and lifestyle changes are changing the way we see, increasing the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy, myopia, and more. You may already be one of the millions affected by vision …
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Rasgueado is a flamenco guitar technique consisting of rapid finger strumming that produces a distinctive sound. Its origin can be traced back to the folkloric music of southern Spain and has since become a popular technique used in a wide variety of …
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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 …
Have you ever gone into a music store to try out a new guitar, and just felt nervous? Maybe you were trying out an amp, or some pedals, or just shopping aimlessly. Why is it, when we turn up that volume, we all (ok, well, some of us at least...) …
Let's take a quick look at what a "fingerboard radius" is, how it effects your playing, and which radius (if any) is the best fit for contemporary fingerstyle players. A quick public service announcement: Obviously, I cannot tell you the "best" …
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This is a just a little nerd moment, but it's a fun one. I recently heard the "The Rite of Spring" performed 'live'. I haven't listened to this all the way through in a looong time, so I was surprised to directly hear three clear passages that John …
C.G.P. stands for Certified Guitar Player. This is a designation that Chet Atkins assigned to guitar players who excelled far beyond the normal line of playing. He handed this title out only to four guitar players in his lifetime. …
Why is there that odd gap between the G and B string on a guitar in standard tuning that breaks that pattern? Specifically, why are most of the strings tuned a fourth a part while G and B are a major third apart? While it seems like it would've made …
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There are three or four different types of glue on your acoustic guitar right now, and one of them is super glue. While your acoustic guitar is a piece of woodworking mastery, and luthiers used refined techniques (and a host of tools!) to shape, …
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If you're learning fingerstyle guitar, you have probably run into the term "PIMA". Especially if you're using properly notated music to learn songs (whether classical or contemporary). So what is PIMA? What Is PIMA? Since fingerstyle guitar …
