About Paul Hackett

Paul Hackett owns and operates Guitar Noise. As well as running this site, Paul is a frequent traveler based in southeast Asia. You can find out where his adventures have taken him recently on his personal website.

Dec03
Americana

Right now you’re probably looking at a newly redesigned Guitar Noise and wondering what happened. This is the beginning of us doing things in new ways.

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Dec03
Kurt Cobain

If you’re new to the guitar, here is a starter guide of the first ten songs you should learn how to play. We have included chords and audio for each song.

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Aug24
Playing Ukulele Book

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Playing Ukulele is David Hodge’s fifth book on how to play a musical instrument. Here’s our review of this excellent book.

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Jul25
Paul Hackett

The Bandmo Blog is interviewing “the most interesting bloggers/webmasters in the online music world.” Is it any wonder they asked me?

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Jun10

It’s contest time at Guitar Noise again! How would you like to win a Gibson Les Paul Studio guitar? I thought that might get your attention.

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Dec31
Van Halen

Eddie Van Halen is second only to Jimi Hendrix when it comes to rock guitar. Starting with “Eruption” in 1978 he rewrote the book on what a guitar could do.

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Dec29
Plain White T's

As 2011 comes to a close, we at Guitar Noise are taking a look back at our most popular lessons to find out what interested you, our readers.

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Nov28
George Harrison

It’s ten years since George Harrison, the guitarist and vocalist with the Beatles, passed away. Guitar Noise pays tribute to the legendary British musician.

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Nov03

Easy Songs for Beginners lessons are back! Once again you can learn guitar the way you want to – with officially licensed songs from the music publisher.

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Oct03
Neil Young

Beginners will be surprised to learn how easy it is to play some Neil Young folky-acoustic rock and make it sound good. Learn more about Neil Young here.

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