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So You’re Going to Buy an Amp …

May 10, 2011

Most guitarists don’t need too much advice about buying a new axe. There’s that visceral thing you feel when you pick it up, does it look sexy, does it feel right in your hands? Amps, on the other hand, are more complicated. A lot of less experienced players don’t put as much thought into an [...]

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Learn the Guitar Fretboard Like A Pro

April 24, 2011

Today we’re going to talk about one of the steps on the road from beginner to expert: learning how to use the whole guitar fretboard. Once you master this, you will be well on your way to play the guitar like a pro. A lot of guitarists never do this. They learn a pattern for [...]

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Guitar Theory… and Practice

April 20, 2011

Rock guitarists have a certain reputation among musicians. We might have great dexterity, but we’re the cavemen of musicians. We don’t know much about guitar theory – we can’t tell our subdominants from our phrygians, and surely you’ve heard the joke about how to make a lead guitarist play quieter? “Put sheet music in front [...]

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Play Guitar By Ear – Some Ear Training Tips

April 19, 2011

Today I’m going to talk about one something a lot of guitarists don’t think much about, but which is really one of the hallmarks of being a great musician. Heck, I’d go so far as to say that it’s the key difference between being a musician and being a guy who just messes around a [...]

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Thoughts On A New Guitar Amp

April 14, 2011

I’m not a big fan of my amp. I’ve been playing my strat through an early-90’s Peavey Bandit 112. That amp has gorgeous cleans, and a great reverb, but honestly the distortion is terrible. This was before Peavey introduced the new “transtube” technology, and really this was is a workhorse aimed at metal-heads. The dirty [...]

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What Are Your Goals?

April 14, 2011

Welcome to our new blog here on LearnGuitar.org. This is going to be the new location for lots of informal discussion about all things guitar related. We’ll have lessons, gear tips, and discussions about my own journey with this lovely instrument. So before we dive in, I figure I ought to tell you a little [...]

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