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‘Wipeout’ by The Surfaris It is a fun and fast-paced song of the 1960's and can be very helpful for guitar practice purpose in the initial stages. This song will also help you improve on single string plucking technique, which is an important thing in playing an electric guitar. ‘Holiday’ by Green Day Songs composed [...]

New guitarist often ask, what's the easiest way to learn guitar? The short answer is always going to be with a competent guitar teacher. Since you're asking the question, I'm going to assume that private lessons are not an option. What remains can be quite confusing and often frustrating. Let's try to separate the good [...]

The electric guitar does make it easier to just start playing, so if you have a short attention span or are short on patience – an electric guitar will at least help you to begin playing. Just keep in mind that you (or anyone else) will have to change your habits if and when you [...]

I've seen a lot of confusion about this subject and a lot of people misusing these two terms. So what exactly is a semi-acoustic guitar and what is an acoustic electric? It helps to understand what the difference between an acoustic and an electric guitar is. An acoustic is hollow. The hollow space is called [...]

Yamaha acoustic electric guitars are one of those brands in the musical instruments manufacturing industry that has become very synonymous with all music lovers. If you are a professional and want to buy an advanced level guitar, then Yamaha is the name that you should be relying upon. And if you are someone who is [...]

Understanding chord diagrams is essential knowledge for any guitar player. knowing how to read and use these diagrams is important for both beginners and experts. Guitar Chord Diagrams: An Important Tool The best and easiest way to become a good guitar player is to learn chords. There are many guitar chords to learn, and once [...]

“Get a second hand guitar, chances are you’ll go far” – Taking Care of Business, Randy Bachman, Bachman Turner Overdrive Many beginning guitarists write in to ask “What guitar should I buy – acoustic or electric?” There is an endless debate about which kind of guitar is best to learn to play on. For those [...]

Many people, guitarists included, have probably wondered how exactly guitars work. However, they probably also are confused by all of the terms used to describe how a guitar produces the sound we hear. There is quite a bit of physics involved in it, and those who haven't taken a day of physics in their life [...]

As someone who has been playing bass for close to 30 years, I would say I know a thing or two about basses, and at the price I can honestly say I wasn't expecting much, but I was very pleasantly surprised! first the bad, followed by the good. The bad: some sloppy work on a [...]

To start off with, let's look at what makes playing the electric guitar pretty much the same as learning to play on an acoustic guitar. The first solid body electric guitar was invented by Les Paul in the early 1940's. It was basically an acoustic guitar, with the center replaced by a solid piece of [...]