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By Byron Marks Whenever I talk to beginning guitar players, they generally fall into two categories. Category one is the players who enjoy playing and being able to make music on the guitar. They enjoy playing guitar even if they aren’t yet at an advanced level. Category two is guitar players that don’t yet enjoy … Read more

Well it turns out he can! A lot of people look at his success and say in awe or in jealousy “he got such a big break” or “he was destined to be successful” or “he was in the right place at the right time”. In reality, he was a total failure for most of … Read more

Cables for your guitar—how to tell what to plug in. By Jeff Moore How do you tell which cable to plug into your guitar? Your guitar cable is generally a TS cable. A TS is a two conductor cable that carries the unamplified signal from the guitar into your pedal board, amp, pre-amp, PA or … Read more

So there I was, faced with the decision of a lifetime… “Do I practice and prepare for my gig later this week or do I play Super Mario Kart?” It’s an age old question, right? Should I invest time doing what I know will push me further toward my goals or goof off to run … Read more

By Paul Kleff Have you ever been lost in an unfamiliar city or lost driving on country roads? You may end up walking or driving in circles with no sense of direction or any idea how you are going to get where you want to go. Think of your guitar fretboard like a city. There … Read more

How to speed up your chord changes for playing songs Do you struggle to change chord smoothly? Maybe you are learning a new song but it just keeps going wrong and you don’t know how to fix it? Chord changing is one if not the number one thing that beginners struggle with. In this article … Read more

Wouldn’t it be cool to be able to play your favourite songs by ear? Are you impressed when you see other people do this seemingly effortlessly? It’s actually not as hard as you think, when you go through these steps below. As soon as you’re able to play power chords on the guitar, you can … Read more