My guitar shopping rules:1) If it's available at my local Mom and Pop music store, get it there. Prices are usually competitive (they check the Intern...

And let me add to Alan's suggestion.Always tune your guitar before you play and check the tuning occasionally while playing. This is especially import...

I play sax, guitar and flute. No synth reproduces them exactly -- yet. It's difficult to reproduce all the nuances that the 'real thing' (for lack of ...

My first gig was a long time ago, so forgive me if I don't remember the band name and some other details.At the time, I was playing saxophone in the j...

Same for chords. You've probably learned the F barre chord by now. Move it up one fret and it becomes an F# chord. Move it up again and it's a G chord...

I started on drums in Jr. High school and learned how to read drum music.Then when a rental became available, I switched to sax and learned standard m...

Musicians often dis pentatonics. Why? They seem simple, and there are so many other ways to play music.But every musical form seems to include pentato...

There are people in this world who seem to enjoy making other people uncomfortable. There is nothing we can do about that. I will not lower myself to ...

Could be dirty contacts. This is the first thing I'd try.Here is how I clean contacts on a Casino type switch.1) Get Caig's DeOxit (Red) - it's the be...

I'd love to. Your posts tell me you are an excellent teacher, but I don't do Facebook.Good luck.Notes

Excuse me if you've tried setting the intonation up, if not, check this out:Google Setting Guitar Intonation for other sites that answer the same ques...

The strings are going to wear out anyway. I can't see anything wrong with it, except if you drop the 'pick' and can't find it, you are out some money ...

I have a Gibson ES335 and an Epiphone Casino and love them both.But then, I'm in love with P90 pickups.Notes

To further illustrate what Note Boat said:A minor is the Aeolian mode to C Major (Ionian mode) - and they don't sound the same either.So the better co...

Mel Bay is a classic, Hal Leonard has one, and Alfred Publishing is good too. They are method books, and they will start with first position, reading ...