Developing calluses on your fingertips is a crucial part of learning to play the guitar. Without this hard skin, the guitar strings would continue tearing through the flesh on your fingers and...
Category: Acoustic Guitar
Bending strings on your guitar is a technique that allows you to manipulate the pitch of the note you’re playing by a whole or half step. This involves playing a note on the guitar, and the string...
Whether you’re new at playing guitar or just experiencing trouble with your picks, you may wonder if it’s just you. Picks are great for playing guitar expertly, but they don’t always work the...
An acoustic guitar that’s too quiet can be frustrating for musicians. While an electric guitar’s volume can easily be turned up, an acoustic guitar’s cannot. Fortunately, there are many reasons...
The bass guitar is the member of the guitar family that produces the lowest pitch. Most often used as a supporting instrument, they differ from other guitars in many ways, including size and scale....
You just brought your new guitar home, and your excitement is almost palpable. But as you sit down to play, you remember something you once heard about leveling the frets on a new guitar. You find...