“I went to my friend’s house one day, and he had an electric guitar he had just bought with a tiny little amp. I turned the volume up to 10 and I hit one chord, and I said,…
Category: Inspiration
Featured Guitarist Video: Brian May
It’s no wonder Queen’s Brian May is high up on Rolling Stone’s list of the greatest guitar players of all time. May combines a rare combination of disciplined playing techniques and original composition, gear, and arranging that made him extremely…
Guitar Quote of the Week: Andrés Segovia
“The guitar is a small orchestra. It is polyphonic. Every string is a different color, a different voice.” — Andrés Segovia
Featured Guitarist Video: Andy McKee
Andy McKee describes himself as “Just this guy from Topeka, Kansas, who kind of blew up on the Internet about a week before Christmas.” Andy seemed to come out of nowhere when a number of simple videos of him playing…
Guitar Quote of the Week: Pat Metheny
“Listening is the key to everything good in music.” — Pat Metheny
Guitar Quote of the Week: Jimi Hendrix
“Sometimes you want to give up the guitar, you’ll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you’re gonna be rewarded.” — Jimi Hendrix
Free Songwriting Lessons: Songs from Nothing
Songwriting Challenge: Songs from Nothing Required Equipment: Guitar (or another instrument you can play) Any recording device Required Skills: Be able to play two notes Description: Songs from Nothing is one of the easiest ways to start writing a song right…
Guitar Quote of the Week: Bob Brozman
“Recording is God’s way of telling you that you suck.” — Bob Brozman
Featured Guitarist Video: Mark Goffeney
Too many of us live our lives, day in and out, thinking we can’t do things we are entirely capable of. Sometimes it takes something or someone extraordinary to remind us of this simple fact. Enter: Mark Goffeney. Mark was…
Guitar Quote of the Week: Pelé
Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string. —Pelé Photo by yellowblade67