Guitar Lessons
Featured Topic: Finger Picking for Guitar
Three Marlenas by The Wallflowers
Our next lesson in the easy song for beginners series is Three Marlenas by the Wallflowers. This song is from their 1996 breakthrough album Bringing Down the Horse.
Finger Picking for Guitar
Fingerpicking, if you’ll pardon the pun, isn’t all that hard to pick up. In fact, it’s quite easy for most people to get started.
Beginner Guitar Lessons
Are you just starting to learn guitar? These free guitar lessons cover everything for beginners from chords to tuning and easy songs you can learn to play.
Three Marlenas – The Wallflowers
Learn to play The Wallflowers’ “Three Marlenas” – picking up some easy and interesting chord changes and strumming tips along the way!
To Read or Not to Read? Part 1 – The Tyranny of Tablature
It’s an eternal debate as to whether or not a guitarist should learn to read music as opposed to tablature. Nick Minnion gives us his take on the topic.
Events Horizon – Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Welcome to Events Horizon for February 2012. This is our weekly blog post on upcoming shows featuring members and friends of the Guitar Noise community.
Fender Select Carved Maple Top Telecaster
The latest addition to the new Fender American Select range is the Fender Select Carved Maple Top Telecaster and it’s certainly special.
Q & A: “Gallows Pole” and “Midnight Special”
Time to dip into the “email bag” once again! Today’s question concerns two of the song arrangements from The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Guitar.
Audiofanzine Guitar News
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Origin Guitars 6- & 7-String Models
(03/02/2012)
Origin Guitars is a three-man operation in California where instruments are designed and hand built in the Origin shop. -
New Markbass Line-Up for 2012
(01/02/2012)
Markbass unveiled its new products for 2012 at the NAMM show in Anaheim, California. Included are three new heads and four new effect pedals. -
TC Electronic The Dreamscape
(31/01/2012)
John Petrucci has joined forces with TC to introduce The Dreamscape. -
B.C. Rich Bich 10 Supreme
(30/01/2012)
B.C. Rich Custom Shop has re-introduced the Bich 10 Supreme with mahogany body and neck-though construction, with a 24-fret two-octave neck. -
[NAMM] SG Diablo Tremolo
(30/01/2012)
Gibson has released a new American-made model: the SG Diablo Tremolo. -
Lotus Pedal Designs Desire Boost
(30/01/2012)
Lotus Pedal Designs introduces the Desire Boost. -
[NAMM] Vox V846-HW Wah Wah Pedal
(30/01/2012)
Vox Amplification introduced the V846-HW Wah Wah pedal, designed to pay homage to the original Wah Wah pedal. -
Lace Music S-100 Vintage
(29/01/2012)
Lace Music is releasing a new "vintage" spec version of its Lace Sensor line. -
[NAMM] Ernie Ball MusicMan JP12
(28/01/2012)
Ernie Ball Music Man introduces the next installment in the John Petrucci line of signature guitars, the JP12 -
[NAMM] Schecter Blackjack SLS Guitars
(28/01/2012)
New for 2012, the Blackjack SLS (Slim Line Series) is built around some neck specifications not often seen on Schecter Guitars.
Guitar Noise Podcast #28 – Getting Beyond Basic Finger Picking
Since our next Topic of the Month is Finger Picking it seemed like a good idea to show how you can add simple techniques you already know from single note playing and strumming to spice up your finger picking playing as well.
The CIG to the Art of Songwriting comes out tomorrow!
Holding Your Guitar
How you hold your guitar can make a big difference on how quickly you make progress learning to play. David Hodge gives you a few tips to help you out.
Could You Teach Guitar?
Have you ever thought about teaching but then thought that you might not be qualified? Let's dispel a lot of the myths about what it takes to teach guitar.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Art of Songwriting
For his latest book David teams up with Casey Kelly to teach the craft of songwriting.
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