The Most Important Scale to Learn on the Guitar

The Most Important Scale to Learn on the Guitar

One of the most daunting tasks for the new guitar player is the study of scales. It doesn’t take long to realize that there is a seemingly endless supply of scales to be learned on the guitar, and the prospect of learning them all can be a bit overwhelming. For...
The Most Important Scale to Learn on the Guitar

Learn to Play Guitar Fast By Playing Slow – With a Metronome

A metronome is a time keeping device that musicians use to assist in maintaining tempo. Metronomes can be heard audibly with a clicking sound, or can display the tempo visually such as with flashing LED lights. The tempo is set on a metronome to the desired BPM (Beats...
The Most Important Scale to Learn on the Guitar

Learning Guitar As an Adult – By Taking “Baby Steps”

I still remember back as a kid on Christmas morning, bouncing down the stairs in anxious anticipation, spying the colorful packages under the tree, and attacking the presents like a crazed wild man, frantically shredding wrapping paper and practically salivating to...
The Most Important Scale to Learn on the Guitar

How to Mic a Guitar Amp For Live Sound

If you’re playing a gig on a big stage, outdoor festival, arena, or large venue, you’re probably going to be faced with having to run your guitar amp into the PA system. The purpose of this, of course, is so that your guitar will be heard in a situation...
The Most Important Scale to Learn on the Guitar

Playing Guitar, Songwriting – And Going to the Movies

If you play guitar and write your own songs, or aspire to be a songwriter, you will one day hit that brick wall known as writer’s block. It’s not a matter of “if”, but a matter of “when”. We all suffer from it occasionally, and we...