Learning songs is a good thing but it's not the whole picture. Playing entire songs when you only play by yourself can get boring unless you like to p...

Do a web search for "backing tracks" and you'll find some you can download for free. Some are pretty good and some are not so good but they work.

Every interview I ever read from the great ones said they practiced pretty much all day every day. Don't recall any specifics though. I remember readi...

I'm with Izabella. Bar it and then just roll your finger up to fret the lasst note and use vibrato.

If you checked it out at the store and were happy with it, I would get that one. It should be plenty good for you to learn on. I'd rather buy a guitar...

Forrok, that's pretty much the answer I was looking for. Sloth, no buzz on open strings. Pretty much just higher up the neck esp the G string. It does...

May also want to look at the DSL line. All tube and come in 50 and 100 watt versions. Gives a wide range of tones from a good clean all the way throug...

I did the same thing with the same thought process as you. I still cant pick them out either. I think you can learn to some extend but some just have ...

And don't forget tone comes largely from the hands. Clapton could pick up your guitar and amp and he'd still sound like Clapton.

If you do decide to change the tubes, pre amp tubes are just plug and play. Power amp tubes require a rebias of the amp. You can do this yourself if y...

How long will the tubes last? that depends. Some have to change tubes once a year, some amps have the same tubes for many years. At that rate of play ...

There's a reason that MG half stack is only $650.00, while a good Marshall 4X12 cab starts at $650.00. You get what you pay for. Think tone and not s...

Just like a car, everytime you wipe it down or polish it you get swirl marks. Just a fact of life and not much you can do about it.