Thanks. Does it cover more of the technical aspects too? That is, I've seen various "History of famous guitars with cool pictures"-type books, but I'd...

The single best thing for me has been to play along with the songs. When I play with a metronome, I can always take an extra beat to make a chord chan...

Sorry, coming late to this discussion, but wanted to put in another mention of Heritage. This company was created by the Gibson employees who were sac...

I've been listening to the Technicolor Web of Sound, an Internet radio station that features a lot of psychedelic stuff (), and it's really turned me ...

They were the band featured in the movie _Swingers._ I've always liked them a lot; how they compare to the jump blues of the 1950s (or whenever) doesn...

For my (borrowed) guitar, it always goes flat, never sharp. In a day or two it might not go down an entire half-step on any string, but every string w...

Impossible to choose, but: Tangled Up in Blue.

Sorry, I now realize I should have put this in the Guitar Repair and Maintenance forum.

I also got this amp recently--my first amp!--and while I'm thrilled with it, I find it hard to figure out. Is there any chart available of what each m...

Vic, thanks for this--great song, and looks like it could be possible for a newbie.I can't believe so many of you guys haven't heard this! Hasn't ever...

There's nothing wrong with asking if they can give you a break. The worst they can say is "no," and then you come back when you're ready. They won't b...

Interesting. When I started this thread I thought that it was widely believed that different woods have different speed characteristics, and that I as...