Jason, Galax is a bit of a drive from Williamsburg but people come from all over the place every year for this:

Regardless of what I tell 'em, they're gonna make their own judgements once they hear me play anyway, so I don't remember ever exaggerating, nor do I ...

Dazed_and_Confused, while many people use capos to avoid having to play awkward chords like Ab and Eb, different chord shapes can have different voici...

Hi Arue. As the link above suggests, it may help to elevate your foot a bit so that your leg helps to hold the guitar in place instead of allowing it...

On our very first date, my wife-to-be introduced me to her mother who, in turn, introduced me to her 1961 Gibson J-50 acoustic. As we approach the th...

Try putting the strap on, then tugging at as if you were trying to deliberately pull it off at the locks. I too, have used the push button kind of st...

Congratulations, and kudos to you for recognizing this stuff and being willing to share your experience. You may have helped illuminate the path for ...

It could indeed be early Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, but fear not, as doctors know a lot about it now. Moreover, if it is CTS, it's completely curable an...

I started when I was fourteen back in 1973*, but didn't really try to grow that much as a guitarist until about fifteen years ago. I was doing a litt...

Another possibility could be that the bridge saddle for that string has a tiny burr in it that cuts into the string. (Assuming the string broke at th...

You have to mike the drums at practice to match the guitarist's volume? That is indeed way too loud. It's very difficult to stay tight at that volum...

Wow! Those kind folks aren't moving to Virginia are they? We've got an empty house down the street...Congratulations and enjoy!

Yes! There's nothing else like it that I've found. Maybe the most powerful experience I've had with it so far was a few years ago when I was playing...

Gawd that's gorgeous; I can almost hear it resonate from here! If it's much harder to play, it might need a set-up, something a guitar shop can do fo...

Teles are simpler guitars and their tone is somewhat more subtle than that of Strats. Teles usually have two pickups and Strats usually have three. ...