Congratulations! Now, let’s get started on your journey toward playing like your guitar heroes. Our blog has many helpful guides to learn the guitar. Follow the links in this article to read more and improve your guitar skills. 1. Choosing between an acoustic and electric guitar Acoustic guitars Acoustic guitars are a great choice for […]
1. Get a capo A capo is a moveable clamp that can be placed across the fretboard of a guitar (or similar stringed instrument such as the bouzouki or mandolin) to raise the tuning of the instrument (from E standard to F standard if placed on the first fret in E standard tuning). Essentially, it […]
1. Start With The Basics Of Playing Guitar The first steps are always the most difficult. But you have to learn to crawl before you can walk — building up strength and confidence before you can get going. Little things like learning the names of your strings and the different parts of your guitar can help you […]
1. Wash Your Hands Before A Practice Session This is pretty straight forward. Your hands gather throughout the day a lot of unwanted elements such as dirt, grease, and dead skin cells. These elements will activate a faster corrosion rate on your guitar strings. By consistently washing your hands, not only do you get rid […]
When to Replace Guitar Strings Regardless of how long a guitar string is “supposed” to last, sometimes it doesn’t make it that long for any number of reasons. Here are six signs it’s time to change the strings on your guitar. 1. A string is broken We’ll start with a self-explanatory situation — if a string breaks, […]
