I think this blog post is very inspirational, this blog post is about showing you an excellent video about “The art of making” a Flamenco guitar. Did you know that making a Flamenco guitar takes about 300 hours of work? Obviously a lot of knowledge, love and passion for wood, guitars and MUCHO FLAMENCO!!! I […]
Author Archives: Jon Coursey
Wayne Krantz
Wayne Krantz is an American jazz fusion guitarist. He has played with top artists such as Steely Dan, Michael Brecker, Billy Cobham, and others, but is most active as a solo performer. Interested in his sound and gear? His main guitar is a slightly modded Tyler Studio Elite w/ Suhr Vintage single coils, Duncan Full […]
Getting the grip
We’ve been teaching aspiring guitarist to play the guitar online for about 7 years or so, and one of the questions we often receive is about how to stay relaxed when playing the guitar. A lot of users have mentioned that they don’t feel comfortable or they don’t seem to be able to relax when […]
PRS Artist Package
Feeling creative lately? Create your own personalized Paul Reed Smith guitar! Everyone knows PRS guitars, yes they are amazing, not only because of the look but also the sound. Who uses PRS? Carlos Santana, Al Di Meola, Mark Tremonti, Paul Jackson Jr. and Mike Akerfeldt just to name a few. So, are you feeling like […]
Richie Kotzen
I am sure you have heard of the band called Poison or Mr. Big, they were/are two American hard rock bands which contributed to the Glam Rock-Metal scene at the end of the 80s and beginning of the 1990s. Richie Kotzen played the guitar for both bands. He recorded one album with Poison in 1993 […]
20 tips to improve your playing
I wanted to make this blog post very simple but very helpful. If you are new to guitar or your playing has taken a bit of a dip, here are some tips that might help. 20 tips that can help your current guitar playing situation. Always learn new things: There are hundreds of different techniques […]
PocketStrings
Guitar gear makers keep creating and innovating stuff that we’d probably never even think of, let alone ever think could be created. The good thing is that they create things to help us improve our playing. The unfortunate flip side is that they also create a necessity for buying them. So what’s new in the […]
Being a session guitarist
A while back, I blogged about How to make money playing your guitar, where our good friend Ben Edwards stated that there are 3 possible ways to make money playing your guitar: 1. Being a guitar tutor 2. Becoming a Luthier 3. Playing in a covers band I agree, those three things can help you […]
Fender Select Series
If you’re a Fender fan I’m sure you already know about the Fender Select series. The Select Series was introduced to the market earlier this year as its new top-of-the-production-line best. Select instruments for select individuals. The Fender Select series includes five guitars and two basses. This series includes Fender’s experience and expertise in building […]
Guitarists We love!
Everyone has their own favorite things in life… basically everything can be hierarchical according to your taste. What’s your taste in guitarists? Who is on your favorite guitarists list? It is a tough question I know… You know how there is always a top 10 of amazing solos, rock solos, great guitarists, etc. Or how […]