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Tag: guitar technique
articles about tightening up technique/learning new techniques
The 9 Most Common Mistakes Musicians Make When Learning to Play Electric Guitar
By Natalie Wilson As a guitar teacher, I see a lot of common mistakes in…
Aesthetics: The Forgotten Frontier in the Tone Debate
If you’ve spent enough time around guitarists or bassists, you’re certainly familiar with what gear…
5 Mind-Bending Early Guitar Innovators
Compared to most instruments, the modern guitar is a relatively new instrument. While classical instruments…
An Introduction to the Wide World of Alternate 12-String Guitar Tunings
That 12-string guitar is a difficult thing to tune! All those high-tension thin strings can…
A Primer on Tool’s Use of the Drop B Tuning
By Bobby Kittleberger The Drop B tuning has primarily two different variations, both of which…
How to Play Sweeping Arpeggios on Guitar
By Claude Johnson “Sweep picking” is a technique where the guitarist plays single notes on consecutive…
7 Ways to Practice While on the Road
If you’re like me, you love to travel, whether going on tour or just seeing…