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Turning Practice Into Play (Part 2) – “Quick Change Chromatic Blues”

Here’s a very cool single-guitar finger style blues piece that will teach you about driving, single note bass lines and creating cool melody lines and fills.

Swing Eighths

Music Guide | David Hodge

Learn how to recognize and play swing eighth rhythm. A step by step guide to this vital part blues and jazz rhythm found in almost all genres of music.

The Shape Of Your Acoustic Guitar

Guitar Lessons | David Hodge

David explains why the physical shape of your first guitar may be why your first efforts at playing are more frustrating than they should be.

A Simple Way to Understand Modes for Guitar – Part 2

Guitar Lessons | Beth Isbell

In Part 2 of her series on "A Simple Way to Understand Modes," Beth Isbell walks us through the use of modes to specifically outline simple chords.

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Check out some of the great video lessons at Jamplay.com.

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Songwriting for beginners can seem quite daunting. Still, songwriting can be incredibly accessible and fun even for beginners. If you approach songwriting the same way you approach practicing guitar, it is something you can get better at with a little work.

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John Fogerty was the singer, lead guitar player and chief songwriter for CCR. In less than four years they had more hit songs that became classics than most guitarists can play.

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September 1 Winner!

www.davidhodge.com

A Happy First of September to everyone! As you undoubtedly know by now, we have a new giveaway contest going on at Guitar Noise. We’re in the process of giving away two autographed copies of my latest book, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Guitar (which comes out on October 5), each month between now and December 2011. That’s a [...]

Disturbed To Top Next Week's US Album Chart [News]

www.ultimate-guitar.com

General Music News: "Asylum" is likely to sell between 145,000 and 160,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release.

Audiofanzine Guitar News

Gibson Don Felder "Hotel California" 1959 Les Paul (02/09/2010)

In order to bring that sound, feel and look to a group of players and collectors today, Gibson Custom has introduced the Don Felder "Hotel California" 1959 Les Paul, an instrument created in the image of Felder's original 1959 'Burst in limited quantities.
Wampler Pedals Black '65 (01/09/2010)

The pedal features Volume and Gain knobs as well has a three-band EQ allowing for the player to adjust lows, mids and highs to taste.
The Loar LH-300 & LH-350 (29/08/2010)

The Loar announced the release of two new archtop guitars with tops hand-carved by luthiers at The Loar Hand Carved Workshop, the birthplace of the LH-600 and 700 guitars.
Mod Amp Kits The Enticer (19/08/2010)

Mod Kits, a company that produces amp, amp conversion, and pedal kits, has announced their latest release: the Enticer.
Peterson Strobe Tuners StroboClip (13/08/2010)

Peterson Strobe Tuners has added a clip-on style strobe tuner to their Virtual Strobe series line-up.
Catalinbread Merkin Fuzz (13/08/2010)

The Catalinbread Merkin is a fuzz pedal designed to be "just right for classic sixties fuzz sounds and beyond" according to its manufacturer.
WID The Pick Bag (04/08/2010)

Christopher Widmoser, guitarist of the German Barbara Dennerlein Band, created the "Pick Bag", designed to prevent your hand's sweat from making the pick slippery.
New Manne Models (03/08/2010)

Manne has released the list and specs of models manufactured in the last month of July.
Motion Samples Acoustic Guitar Loops (03/08/2010)

Motion Samples presents a selection of 100 acoustic guitar loops for producers in search of sexy R&B/pop melodies.
V-Picks V-Slide Husky (03/08/2010)

V-Picks has released a slide described as "unique in its design and feel", the new V-Slide Husky, a 1/4" thick and 2 1/2" long slide.