When picking up an acoustic guitar as a beginner pretty much any model will do. The differences between a blues guitar and a fingerstyle guitar will mean little to nothing to you. But, as time goes along and you start to figure out exactly what type of music you like to play you’ll start to … Read more
I’m not going to recommend you go out to a pawn shop and get a super cheap electric guitar to plug into the Rocksmith game. In fact, I don’t recommend a new guitarist ever pick up a bottom-of-the-line guitar to learn on. They don’t need to spend thousands on an instrument either! The best guitar … Read more
Just like any hobby or occupation that tends to have a devoted following, guitar players can be difficult to shop for. Gifts for guitar players could end up being used hundreds or even thousands of times. Or, they could sit in a drawer or a closet collecting dust. Regardless of the time of year, be … Read more
updated 8/1/20 It turns out that “What is the best acoustic guitar under 500 dollars” is a very loaded question. The sheer number of guitars available today is staggering. As a beginner, how can you possibly know where to start? Even as an intermediate player who is upgrading from a cheap first instrument it can … Read more
How many young men and women decided they wanted to pick up a guitar after seeing the likes of Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Jimmy Page, Slash, or Dave Grohl? The obvious choice for these budding musicians is to emulate their idol and play the instrument they did. In this article, we’ve got a ton … Read more