As mentioned, the basic open position chords will get you a ton of milage. C-G-D-Em-A-Am-E. Learn those, mix up the order and you have a galillion s...
I love the MIM strats. Always buy used. There is no sense in paying full retail when there are a ton of guitars out there that people have bought br...
Congrats! I have drooled over the Charvels for a long time. Awesome looking guitars and they play like a dream. I’m after one in polar white with a...
Too many times we let our eyes pick the guitar. You certainly don’t want an ugly guitar but a lot of the cosmetic things can be changed. Make sure y...
In my opinion good amps start at around $400 or so. A few that come to mind are the Fender Blues Jr, Blackstar and the Marshall Class 5. One thing t...
I will echo the above posts in saying that learning the blues is the ticket to getting in to hard rock and metal. A lot of share concepts are there i...
Dont be too concerned about matching the strum exactly. The artist that wrote the song more than likely doesnt play it the same way every time so why...
I got an email saying there was a new post to this topic but I'm not seeing it. Strange...I'll reiterate though that Dan and the crew at GuitarZoom h...
Go back to the roots of metal and check out anything Sabbath (NIB, Sweet Leaf, War Pigs), Judas Priest, Iron Maiden etc. Lots of good metal and most ...
I love the Dunlop 65 products for cleaning the body. The spray and wipe for every day and their wax is great as well. I use a product called Guitar ...
there are some good straps out there that are wider and having padding on them that can help alleviate some of the weight and pressure. The key is wi...
I may be a bit biased as I am a guitar teacher but having someone sit in front of you and provide instant feedback and point out things that you are n...
Using a pick can be challenging if you are not used to it. Tips that I give my students include using a very thin pick. This will allow for more fle...
Check out my review site on the different online programs and DVDs- Reviews are honest and come from my experience with the product. There is so mu...
To be honest, Dan has some good programs out there. His new one with instructor Steve Stine called 96 Rock Licks is really good. Here is my review o...