Note: The article that follows was originally a five-part series I wrote on a WordPress.com site starting on August 30, 2013. GuitarTown, Part 1 This morning (I took the day off) I went on my first self-assigned photo shoot outside the boundaries of the lot on which our house sits. I didn’t go very far …
Did you know Amazon has a “12 Days of Deals” category called Headphones? Yes, there are that many options that they can be awarded a category all their own. I’ve only looked at a few of them here at My Musical Picks. A quick glance in the Headphones category will show you deals like this …
So the owner of a local watering hole finally gave you a chance to play last week. You told all your friends about your first real gig and invited them to come listen. That night, there were three patrons – four, for a while – in the bar. You didn’t recognize any of them. Some …
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With just a little searching, you can find more than a handful of blogs about learning and playing guitar. Here I’ll give you just one handful of some of the best that includes several different styles of guitar playing – from classic to fingerstyle to blues.
A while ago (2017), Music Radar took a poll to see who listeners thought was the best drummer today. They came up with a list of 17 drummers which is way too long for anyone to care about. Most people really want to know who’s the best or if their favorite drummer is even in …
As you may know, just over two years ago back in January of 2017, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) moved rosewood from one of their no-no lists to another making it virtually impossible for guitar makers to get their hands on this wood which historically been …
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I’m not really sure who else plays Ed Sheeran Signature guitars, other than Ed himself. I’m sure there are plenty of guitarists who have bought one and use it, but I just don’t know who they are. However, Mr. Sheeran would like to increase the number of young guitarists who own these signature instruments, according …
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You got your new guitar. Now what? You want to learn to play it, of course. But how do you go about finding a good place to learn? That’s what this article is about: Where to learn how to play your guitar.
An acoustic guitar is one that does not have electric amplification of its sound. But it’s not as simple as that. If it were, I wouldn’t be writing this article for you.
