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Three Mistakes That Will Ruin Your Band
Sometimes I think it’s a miracle that any bands succeed at all, given all the things stacked against them. The world can be very unforgiving to music, especially for those of us on the fringes of popularity (or, if you’re … Continue reading
Slap Bass Bassics – The Thumb
Simply put, the thumb in slap bass is the bass drum of the drummers kit. It provides that punch, it gives the rhythmic pulse that everything else is laid upon. It can be as simple or as complex as needed (please remember that comment, and repeat it to yourself a couple more times to let it sink in), but it needs to be solid to keep the beat moving. Anything else and you stand to lose the feel of the groove, which is priority number one as a bassist. Continue reading
Breaking Down the Barriers: The Aeolian Mode
Welcome to the next installment of my series on the modes of the major scale. This is probably the most popular mode, and the one most associated with music we have learned on guitar. The reason being is that the … Continue reading
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Tagged a minor, aeolian, Blues, jimmy page, led zeppelin, modes, scales
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Finding the Right Guitar Teacher
Say you find yourself playing the same things over and over again, or you’re at the beginning and you don’t know where to start. Books, magazines and YouTube are confusing, so you go to seek out someone to make sense of it all. It is time to look for a guitar teacher! Hopefully this article can give you something to consider when choosing someone who can not only show you what you want and need to know, but who can inspire you to create things you never thought you could. Continue reading
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Tagged guitar hero, lessons, notation, piano lessons, tablature, teacher, Yngwie
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Cage Match: Standard Notation vs Tablature
In this series of articles, I will attempt to encourage an open dialog about very polarizing viewpoints regarding standard notation verses tablature, but in a more or less positive manner. Some people know only one, some know both. Usually guitarists … Continue reading
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Tagged bach, Guitar World, lute, notation, tab, tablature, Yngwie
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Breaking Down the Barriers: The Mixolydian Mode
In the last Breaking Down the Barriers article, I discussed the Lydian, or 4th mode, of the major scale. The Mixolydian mode is a very popular one, so you are bound to hear it more. It sounds great with many … Continue reading
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Tagged 59/Custom Hybrid, iron maiden, Mixolydian, modes, scales, the beatles, the doors
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Buying Used Guitars Online for Fun and Profit
As 2013 begins its inexorable stretch toward the warmer days of Spring, it feels right to talk of new things; of rebirth; of bare-limbed trees emerging with new growth, brown fields awakening with the green hues of renewal, and old … Continue reading
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Tagged adam jones, advice, Bill Kelliher, brent hinds, buying, Etiquette, guitar, Les Paul, les paul custom, mastodon, norlin, norlin-era, rules, selling, shipping damage, shopping, silverburst, tips, tool, travis bean, used, used guitar
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Greatest Guitar Movie Scenes
Recently we asked our Facebook fans their favorite guitar moments in the movies. We decided it would be fun to take a look at some of these great guitar movie moments. Back To The Future – Who can forget the … Continue reading
Bassists…. Lets use more Harmonics!!
Everybody loves the low-end power of the bass, whether it’s in a club, at a metal concert or watching any live music. Its that punch, that thud that you feel in your gut when you’re at the front of the … Continue reading
Recovering From A Broken String
As guitarists, it’s happend to us all. You’re in the middle of playing a song for someone, showing off all that skill that was hard-earned from all those years of practice. You’re in your zone and you attack the strings … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddy Guy, Floyd Rose, Ledbetter, Slash, Steve Vai, strings
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