After choosing to play guitar, the next decision is which guitar to purchase. Every music store is stocked with a selection of guitars of different styles and sizes. Every new guitar will look attractive. The salesperson will be able to make every one of them sound wonderful. Guitar salespeople tend to know their stock. They ...
Not too long ago I decided to purchase another acoustic guitar. I’d grown tired of my 8-year-old Ovation Celebrity Deluxe – the shallow-bowl Lyrachord backing makes for a plastic-sounding attack. I gave myself a budget of $1500 and set out to find an all-wood guitar that would meet all of my criteria: a natural, woody ...
A guitar capo easily lets guitar players switch between keys while still using open chords–chords that don’t require any barring. They’re extremely useful for guitarists who play with singers, or guitarists who play in bands that like to shift the keys of songs around a bit. There’s a lot of different types of capos out ...
Movie Review – Crossroads (1986) The movie Crossroads, not to be confused with that Britney Spears pop flop released in 2002, is a movie about music first and foremost. The story starts in New York City at Julliard but moves to Mississippi for some blues laden guitar and intertwines with a boy who is seeking ...
Some guitars just seem to have a problem with staying in tune, and it’s one of the most frustrating issues that a guitarist can face. It can also be very costly to fix, depending on what the problem is. Here are a few tips for diagnosing why a guitar won’t stay in tune, and fixing ...
Being diverse in your musical entourage will come easier once you have learned to play one or two instruments well. When it comes to playing the Spanish guitar, which is also called the classical guitar, it is always best to dedicate your time to learning it well, and then switching to other types of guitars ...
