My first guitar was a Harmony Strat-o-tone—a cheap knockoff of the legendary Fender Stratocaster. I purchased it because it looked like the black guitar that David Gilmour was sporting in a Pink Floyd poster that I saw in the record store. The neck was too thick, the action (the distance between the strings and the fretboard) […]
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Every time that a guitar is picked up for the first time, chances are that there’s a story behind it. In most cases, there’s a song that inspires someone to think, “That would be fun to play on guitar!” Then, after said guitar is purchased, some sort of learning program begins: private lessons, YouTube videos, […]
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3 Essential Tips That The Pros UsePlaying solos is the dream of every aspiring guitarist. Whether it was “Sweet Child O’ Mine” strummed on a tennis racket or “Stairway to Heaven” air-guitared on a hockey stick, the fascination with playing a face-melting solo in front of hordes of awestruck admirers is the daydream of ever […]
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