Many guitarists focus heavily on their fretting hand instead of their picking hand. This is natural, especially early on, when a player must make a iberate effort to get their fretting hand and fingers in the right position, doing the right things. But in the long run, not working on your picking hand could limit […]

As you accumulate guitar pedals, your mind will naturally turn to a pedal board enclosure to house all your compact effects units. A solid pedal board makes your side of the stage tidier and neater, protects your pedals, and prevents accidents from occurring (i.e. accidentally kicking one of your pedals out of the signal chain). […]

Many guitarists are interested in building up their speed. It’s cool when you can pull it off, but the work you need to put in to get there isn’t necessarily glamorous. For the most part, it just requires persistence and diligence. Whether it’s sweep picking or speed picking, you must keep at it until you […]

To the untrained ear, jazz music may sound like a sort of “pleasant chaos”, and even those who have been playing music for a while might strain to understand how it works. Fortunately, there is method behind the madness, and like any other musical style, it’s just a matter of studying the form. Although jazz […]

Perhaps you’ve watched Don Ross or Andy McKee (or virtually anyone on CandyRat Records, like Calum Graham, who is a friend of mine) and thought, “gosh, that’s so cool – how do you play guitar like that?” Percussive style acoustic guitar has grown in popularity considerably in the last 10 years. But that doesn’t mean […]

So, you’ve decided to put together a guitar effects pedalboard. Congratulations! This can be a fun and exciting process. But at some point, you’ll likely begin to realize how complicated things can get. If you want to make use of multiple pedals, you must connect all of them, order them in a way that sounds […]

Loing for a ? Want to know how to choose a guitar pick which is right for you? Well you have come to the right place. When you’re learning how to play guitar like a pro, you’ll soon discover guitar picks are a big part of playing as a beginner. That said with so many […]

Guitar strings. Various known and respected brands, such as Gibson and Fender, produce strings with a variety of different materials and gauges. Some guitarists say, “strings are all the same.” But those who say that clearly haven’t tried many different kinds. Some strings have a brighter, twangier sound. Others are robust and last longer. […]

Normally, a guitar is tuned E, A, D, G, B, E, from the sixth (thickest) string to the first (thinnest) string. But this doesn’t mean that you must tune your guitar this way. In terms of string tension, “standard tuning” may well be ideal. But in terms of playability, other tunings may offer easier access […]