Maybe you took your guitar to your buddy’s house and saw he has an acoustic amp, or you splurged on the guitar and can’t afford an electric amp. Either way, you might be looking at that amp and...

Many beginner guitarists are surprised to learn that the bass guitar has only four strings, unlike a standard six-string guitar! Inexperienced players might find themselves wondering why the bass is...

If you play the guitar long enough, you'll eventually run into a situation where you have the wrong guitar for the occasion. Sometimes you may have to play an acoustic-style song—but you only have...

It's hard to be a left-handed person, especially when it comes to an instrument like the guitar. Like so many other instruments, a standard guitar is set up for right-handed people. With left-handed...

Most guitarists start on an acoustic guitar, then graduate to an electric. Acoustic guitars are notoriously harder to play, with high action and heavy strings. It's common to question if you're...

Acoustic guitar strings practically refuse to bend. What seems easy on an electric guitar looks almost impossible on an acoustic. So why is it so much easier to bend electric guitar...