Some really great tips here, Still have about 10 pages to read! Thanks a lot guys! :mrgreen: After 12 years of tips posted, yep, there's a lot of re...

I've never been a fan of playing a C chord with an E in the bass:High E string - openB string - index finger on first fretG string - openD string - mi...

Let's revive this one as it's been awhile...

Most people take a break and come back to it when the time is right.

Eh, time off is a good thing. You wife will be happy seeing you more anyway and not having you lugging gear in at 4am. The reality is this break is ...

As with anything in life -- there is always a trade off. When you used solid state amps they were consistent in volume. You could turn the volume up...

On its side or flat or it doesn't make a difference? Acoustic or electric?My (Gibson SG electric) guitar hangs on the wall all the time at home and i...

You could use even two if you desired yet it would be a lot more work. Using three makes the task much easier. Using all four is not necessary but, ...

I know you want to be able to play the best you can but there is something EVERYONE needs to know early on.You will likely not play like a pro but you...

You posted The thread asking if it is useful. Many advanced theorists responded and actually spent significant time responding and even pointing out w...

I remember my head just hurting when I was learning this kind of stuff in my first year of playing guitar. I really felt like chucking it all out the...

Disclaimer: I know about 1/50 th of Alan's knowledge base -- so take anything I say as such....Your question is to explain the numbering of chords. ...

Only took breaking 2 strings on the guitar I got restrung because it was locked. :oops: Asked the guitar tech what happened. I bet you laughed prett...

I know from personal experience - early on in my playing career, I discovered I'd been using an inefficient fingering for a particular chord change. ...