Matthias YoungMagnum Opus MusicClassical/Rock/Metal GuitarAtlanta, GAI run the guitar programs at Emory Continuing Education at Emory University and a...
I would suggest finding a guitar teacher - having just a little guidance at your stage can really speed up your progress!
As a beginner, you have to be careful of over-practicing if you're having difficulty achieving a goal. This really goes for any level. Once frustratio...
Watch It Might Get Loud. The intro is Jack White making a homemade 1-string slide electric. One of my favorite documentaries.
While there is strumming in finger-style guitar, the style is such so that you are playing individual notes and not just strumming chords. While you c...
When changing chords, we want to use guide and pivot fingers. This helps to minimize extra motion and maximize accuracy. An online guitar lesson of gu...
50 transitions? Really? That sounds like a waste of time if you're not transitioning correctly in the first place. Take a slow tempo to begin with. Ar...
While there are many successful guitar players who do this, it is not ideal. Good technique has nothing to do with style, either. Good technique is si...
Another book that is very easy to understand and one that I use with my students is The Guitarist's Music Theory Book.
An electric will be easier to play. There is slightly different right hand technique, but the left hand remains constant. From a technical standpoint,...
Best to clamp it on the headstock if you're concerned about having it readily available. With constant pressure on the strings, it'll definitely have ...
If you make a fist, the thumb is mostly over the middle finger. If you then relax your hand and place the loose fist on the neck of the guitar, your t...
In the long run, poor technique is poor technique, so changing the gauge is only temporary relief. As a guitar instructor specializing in classical an...
I used to use a THD Hot Plate with a Marshall 1959SLPX 100W Plexi Reissue. You might want to incorporate an EQ in your signal chain though. Our ears h...