Learn Electric Guitar

Guitar World have a great article up about the history of charvel guitars. I’m a big fan of Charvel and Jackson guitars myself.  I first became interested in them when finding out that a lot of my favourite players, such as Eddie Van Halen, Warren Demartini, Randy Rhoads, Vinnie Vincent, Richie Sambora, George Lynch, Jake [...]

There are many different styles of music out there that guitarists want to master. If you want to get a good foundation in any style of music you should learn blues guitar. This is the style of music that all modern genres have evolved from, so understanding the blues guitar will help you to play [...]

What is guitar tablature? Guitar tablature, often just called ‘tab’, is a simple way of writing out music for the guitar.  It differs from standard musical notation in that, instead of just showing you what notes to play, it shows you the strings and the frets on which to play them.  Unlike regular musical notation, [...]

A guitar chord chart is a simple diagram that shows you how to play a particular chord.  When you learn guitar, you will start to come across them very regularly.  This post will show you how to make sense of them. There are several parts to a chord chart. The first is the name of [...]

After finding a band looking for a guitarist, you will need to meet up with them for an audition.  Often, with rock bands, things will be a little less formal and instead of planning an audition, somebody in the band will just say “hey dude, come over to our practice space for a jam” or [...]

What are the factors that make up the price difference in guitar? Why is a good electric guitar so different from a cheap electric guitar? Often they’re made in the same factory, sometimes on the same machines, so why are the costs so high for one and not the other? Materials are some of the [...]

Playing guitar at home can be very rewarding.  And for many people, that’s enough.  But, to really learn guitar beyond a beginner level, to really progress with your playing you will need to jam with other people.  Learning to really lock into a band and to listen and connect with other musicians is completely different [...]