Archive for the 'Guitar' Category
Music Students: Free Online Metronome
April 27th, 2008
If you play a musical instrument of any type then I am sure you already know the value a good metronome can bring to your playing. Not only does it help your practice but it also helps to internalize the beat and improve your ability to keep good time when playing live or in a studio environment.
Well, yesterday I […]
Improve Your Guitar Sound By Using Effects
March 4th, 2008
Let’s get into effects!
This is one of my favorite areas of guitar playing as I religiously plug my effects pedal in whenever I play my guitar!
Now for those of you who don’t know — effects pedals manipulate the sound of your guitar (in a good way!)
So for example if you place the effect “REVERB” on […]
How To Read Guitar Tabs Quickly & Easily
March 4th, 2008
Many e-mails come into my office asking how to read & write tabs.
I’ve written about this before — but I’m going to cover it again to make sure we’re all singing from the same song book!
I’ll also include a few advanced symbols and meanings as it’s important you know what they mean in case you […]
Guitar: How To Reduce Feedback When You Play
March 3rd, 2008
If you’ve performed live on stage or even a casual jam with your friends at band practice — one of the most annoying things guitarists have is a thing called FEEDBACK!
If you don’t know what feedback is — it’s that terrible high pitched sound that comes from speakers.
It usually happens when you place your microphone […]