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Barre Chords

A nightmare for most beginner guitarists! Anyone who has attempted to learn the guitar and stuck with it for a reasonable period of time will experience the notoriou…

Carlos Santana

Who doesn’t know Mr. Carlos Santana? Lately I’ve read several comments on the Internet about Carlos Santana, some of them not very positive: “… I am tired of his pla…

Miniature guitars

Did you know Slash’s Les Pauls aren’t made by Gibson? When these miniature guitars first surfaced a few years back I rushed out to get one that matches my full size…

ZT Lunchbox Guitar Amp

If you thought 200 watts of power couldn’t be packed into a box the size of…well…a lunch box, then think again. The ZT Lunchbox is out to prove its biggest critics w…

CORT Earth Mini

Are you after a Mini guitar? I am sure that if you are a traveller, these type of guitars are your best choice, and let’s be honest, even if you are not into travell…

Finding songs to learn

I would say that 95% of people who start learning to play an instrument do so because they wanna learn to play their favorite songs. In fact, most of the time, music…

Rod & Gab

Acoustic guitar duo with Power, Rhythm and Speed! I was very impressed when I first saw a video of this duo covering “Stairway to Heaven”, so impressed that I starte…

Using a metronome when learning to play guitar

This week we look at how you use a metronome to help with your timing while learning to play the guitar. A metronome is a device that makes a sound to indicate beats…

Singing and playing

Have you mastered some nice chords and are able to play rhythmic patterns fluently? Well done! Now, are you able to sing and play at the same time? Probably most, we…

Washburn new Resonator series

On Sunday evening while surfing my favorite website I found a 2:00 minutes jewel; a really cool, inspiring and beautiful video from “pickingpete” Youtube user playin…

Luis Salinas, Magic Fusion!

Last week I introduced you to Rod and Gab, those innovative, guitar explorers doing great stuff. Now, I want to introduce you to another Latin American guitarist, Lu…

David Gilmour

The Bright Side of Guitar History Who doesn’t know David Gilmour? Very well known for being Pink Floyd frontman since 1968 and of course a Rock icon, great guitarist…