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Category: Featured Article
Listen Up! Whet Your Fret with Good Guitar Reads
There are thousands of guitar books on the market, from instructional to biographical. We’ve compiled some recent titles—with a few older ones tucked in—to round out your reading list in 2020. The Hal Leonard Guitar Method, Complete Edition: Contains Books 1, 2 and 3 bound together in one easy-to-use volume by Will Schmid and […]
Community Video: Hell & Hollar – Showdown
Hell & Hollar is a rock band from South Florida featuring Blake Burns on guitar and vocals, Nate Largent on drums, Johnny Dusko on bass and Ian Pattison on guitar.
A Brief History of Guitar
This brief history of the guitar dates back to the 14th century, when troubadours would serenade their ladies with guitars and guitar-like instruments.
Why Band Websites Have Never Been More Important
This guest post is written by Patrick McGuire for Bandzoogle Because today’s musicians are working in the most saturated music industry in history, we need every leg up we can get when it comes to spreading the word about our music. In other words, your music might be amazing, but you’ll have a hard time […]
Community Video: Gabe Lopez – Vivian & Valerie
Gabe Lopez is a Pop, Indie-Pop, and Pop-Rock artist from Los Angeles, CA whose songs are currently spinning on Sirius XM Radio, iHeart Radio, and FM radio.
The First Things to Learn on Guitar
“What should I learn to play first?” is a really common question for beginner guitarists. And although it’s somewhat subjective, there are certain staple essentials. Your stylistic tastes may determine how you explore these key elements (more detail below), but still this is ground that needs to be covered. Here’s a list of the categories […]
Launch of New Column: Playing Well with Dr. Randall Kertz
Hello and welcome to Playing Well! I’m Randall Kertz, a chiropractor, acupuncturist, and bassist in private practice in suburban Chicago, and I specialize in injury prevention, treatment, and management for musicians, a topic I write and lecture about extensively.
Community Video: The iBand – Hole in My Heart
The iBand is an international group that plays a hybrid of genres including Rock, Pop, Alternative Rock, AOR, and Symphonic.
Arthritis Sufferers Can Still Play Guitar with Rock-It Barre
Designed as a way to let many frustrated guitarists continue playing, Rock-iT Barre was created to play guitar chords (and still allow for some fingering) for experienced guitarists who have developed arthritis or for those who have a missing digit.