Like many players of a certain age, my first guitar was a nylon-string. I don’t think it had a brand name, but it was definitely a cheapo. I’d caught the rock ’n’ roll bug much earlier, which meant ...

GUITAR SHOWCASE 2022: Getting your getting in tune, staying in tune and intonating well is the vital first step to a good playing and tone experience. There are a number of factors involved – ...

We’ve all encountered acoustic guitars that seem unplayable with their inflexible strings and unforgiving actions. You might think that this is a result of bad craftsmanship, but chances are it’s ...

It doesn't matter how well-honed your guitar chops are, the way your instrument is set up will have a huge effect on how challenging it is to play. And that's a very individual thing; many of us ...

Before every gig, Firewind and Ozzy's virtuoso hones his chops with focused drills for sweeping, slurring, and string jumping. Steal his six essential exercises to level up your own metal technique ...

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News came in late on Tuesday that "award-winning children’s guitar brand Loog® and Gibson®, the iconic global music brand shaping sound across generations, proudly announces the launch of the Gibson x ...

Gibson and mini guitar maestro Loog have announced versions of a couple of the most iconic electric guitar designs of all time, for kids: the Gibson SG and Gibson Les Paul. Sure, we don’t get arch ...

In rock music, innovations take a long time. The first electric guitars that actually stayed in tune and worked well for stage performance were produced in the 1950s, and the basic design – fretboard, ...