Have you ever noticed that over time your guitar strings might begin to smell bad? While this is undoubtedly annoying, you need not feel like something is wrong with your strings or guitar. I have heard numerous smells described, such as a garlic-like odor, a rich metallic smell, or even something resembling cat urine. Smelly …
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C# tuning is a very popular tuning among metal bands, but bands from other genres have also used this tuning from time to time. Two tuning styles can be utilized with C# tuning. The first, which most of the songs on this list use, is Drop C#. The tuning for Drop C# is as follows: …
A guitarist with an impressive picking hand is something to behold. Whether you idolize down-picking masters like James Hetfield of Metallica, the blazing speed of Steve Vai, or the incredible sweep-picking of Yngwie Malmsteen or Frank Gambale, players with great picking hands demand attention. Developing a strong, fast, and articulate picking hand is essential for …
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Determining where and how to spend your hard-earned money is not easy as a guitarist. A quick scroll through an online music store such as Sweetwater will likely overwhelm you with the thousands of options available to choose from. There is almost an information/gear overload, and the sheer number of choices can confuse you about …
Guitar pedals are an often-essential part of an electric guitarist’s equipment, and you might be wondering why anyone would want to remove the rubber feet. After all, they came like that, so shouldn’t we leave them be? That depends on how and where you intend to use your pedals. Say you do want to remove …
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Is playing the acoustic harder than the electric? What about learning to play guitar, is one easier than the other? There is quite a lot of debate in the guitar community regarding these two questions. Many people interested in learning to play guitar or determining which new guitar to buy have asked this question. Maybe …
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If you have been playing guitar for any length of time, there is a good chance that you own a guitar pedal or two or have at least spent countless hours browsing online for your dream pedals that you want to buy. Guitar pedals are often an essential component of a guitar player’s gear. They …
One of the defining moments of my musical career was when I discovered Drop D tuning. I was either in 8th grade or a freshman in high school, and one of my friends showed me what Drop D tuning was on his old Yamaha Acoustic. To say my mind was blown is an understatement. Suddenly, …
That pesky G string. Why does it always seem to be the G string that drifts out of tune before any of the others? Are you just imagining this, or is something actually happening with this particular string? It turns out it is not just your imagination; there is something to this. Of course, the …
Classic Rock n Roll is a guitar player’s dream, especially if you don’t like to stray away from standard tuning. It also proves that, like metal, you don’t have to play in lower tunings to produce a heavy sound. This list provides you with 20 amazing guitar-driven Classic Rock n Roll songs in standard tuning …
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