Every guitarist should learn how to restring their acoustic guitar. The first time you break a string, it can come as a bit of a shock. People don’t necessarily tell you that breaking a string is an inevitability, so when it happens, you might even assume the guitar itself is bren (but it’s not). The […]
How Many Strings Does A Guitar Have? Hint: It’s Not Always 6
The guitar is a complex and nuanced instrument that responds with exacting specificity to the player’s technique and idiosyncrasies. The six-string guitar is the most popular form, but driven by curiosity and innovation, it continues to evolve. When the guitar was still a newcomer on the block in the 15th century, it may have only […]
Minor Pentatonic Scale For Guitar, With Positions, Patterns & More
If you’ve ever heard of the “box pattern” before, there’s a good chance the topic of the conversation was the pentatonic scale. The major scale may be the first scale you learn, but what usually follows on its heels is the minor pentatonic scale. This is because the minor pentatonic scale is easy to learn […]
55 Best Acoustic Guitar Songs You Need In Your Life
The acoustic guitar has played a critical role in popular music for decades… and it’s easy to forget. At times, it shows up in expected places, such as in ballads and sad songs. At other times, it has surprised listeners in unlikely rock and metal tunes. And, some of the songs we’ve grown to like […]
11 Best Telecaster Pickups 2020 Compared [Guide With Full Specs]
Although there are many components you can swap out on your guitar that will have a noticeable effect on its tone and playability, none are quite as important as pickups. Pickups have a near direct relationship to the tone that comes out of your guitar. This doesn’t mean that your Tele will sound like an […]
13 Best Guitars For Small Hands 2020, Acoustic & Electric Models Reviewed For Adults & Kids
Guitars come in a variety of sizes. This is good news, because human beings were not created equal. Some of us have big hands while others have smaller hands. Finger length and thickness can also vary. If you have smaller hands, you should find an instrument that works for you. Fortunately, smaller guitars aren’t too […]
8 Best Pickguard Material Sheets 2020 [To Protect Your Guitar], & Overview Of How To Make Your Pickguard
We’ve talked about pickguards in great depth on the blog. But in case you’ve forgotten, here’s a summary. Pickguards: a) affect how your guitar los and b) protect your guitar’s finish from scratching. There’s not a whole lot to it. But maybe you don’t want a stock pickguard. Maybe you want to make your […]
13 Best Pickguards 2020 For Telecaster, Stratocaster & More (& What A Pickguard Even Is)
Guitars are made up of a variety of parts. And, not all guitars are created equal because they don’t always come with the same parts. There can be variations in terms of volume and tone knobs, pickups, tuners, potentiometers and . One part that makes a significant difference in terms of how a guitar los […]
9 Best Stratocaster Pickups For Your Guitar 2020 [Get The Best Strat Parts]
At Music Industry How To, we’ve talked a lot about how to get the tone you want as a guitarist. One of the most important components that determines how your guitar sounds is your pickups. In this guide, we’ll be loing specifically at the best Stratocaster pickups, so if you have a Strat and you […]
How To Hold A Guitar Pick Correctly (For Strumming, Speed & The Like)
So you’ve chosen the right guitar pick for you, and now you’re trying to figure out how to hold that guitar pick properly. It’s surprisingly easy to hold a pick the wrong way, which can lead to bad technique and playing habits. As with certain behaviors, you may need to force yourself to do it […]
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