Some of the best advice I received when I decided to take up guitar a few months ago was to pick out a guitar that looks cool. That way, you'll become obsessed with it because it makes you feel ...

Just think how different drop D feels compared to standard tuning on electric guitar and you’ll ... s a much richer-sounding Gadd11/D chord. This chord is easy and sounds great.

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Metallica could have packed it all in and walked away after the tragic bus crash that claimed the life of bassist Cliff Burton on 27 September 1986. But they didn’t. They persisted, recruiting Jason ...

Today, the former Deep Purple guitarist is full of praise for his compatriot, but a 1975 interview suggests a slightly ...

If you’re already familiar with blues guitar then the transition ... so let’s try it with the D chord. Just shift everything over one string. Easy! Walking to the V chord (E) is slightly ...

I created the Google Calendar event for Battle of the Bands a week in advance. I bought two tickets, with some strategic ...

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Fender announced today that they’re releasing a new update on their popular Player II guitar line called the Player II Modified. This new guitars take some of the immensely popular Player II models ...

Michael Hurley passed away last week at 83, leaving behind a legacy of untethered folk. Read our appreciation of his beloved album 'Armchair Boogie.' ...

It’s an incredible set of music. You can call it a musical reckoning because that’s where it takes you and brings you back. Some people have described his work as evoking geological layers, or roots ...