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As an electric guitarist, your amplifier is one of the more critical components in your sound chain. In fact, in terms of sound, the amplifier may be even more important than the guitar. A cheap guitar played through a good amp can sound good, whereas a good guitar played through a cheap amp sounds poor.

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No doubt about it strings are important. They determine not only the sound of your instrument, but also the feel and playability of your guitar. Beginning guitarists may not put much thought into string selection, but the wrong choice can seriously degrade the sound of your guitar and make your instrument much more difficult to play.

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Effects are critical components in today’s guitarist’s sound-production chain. Guitar effects come in three general configurations. Compact pedals (stomp boxes), floor mult-effect units (like the Boss GT series), and rack-mounted effects.

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Want to start playing guitar? We found this Absolute Beginner Course on YouTube. These video’s include tips and lessons for absolute beginners of all ages! Follow along and grow with the updates! Today: Scales…

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Beginning students of the guitar often start out with high hopes. They envision playing like Jimi Hendrix or Joe Satriani or Synyster Gates by the end of the second lesson. Instead, after two months all they can play is Hot Cross Buns and Go Tell Aunt Rhody. So what are the things we can do to help insure the success of new guitar players? Here are a few good ideas:

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Want to start playing guitar? We found this Absolute Beginner Course on YouTube. These video’s include tips and lessons for absolute beginners of all ages! Follow along and grow with the updates! Today: the palm mute and some Sabbath…

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Most non-guitar players put guitars into just two broad categories: acoustic and electric. They unknowingly lump the classical guitar in with the folk guitar. But there are several important distinctions between classical and folk guitars which will be discussed in this article.

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Want to start playing guitar? We found this Absolute Beginner Course on YouTube. These video’s include tips and lessons for absolute beginners of all ages! Follow along and grow with the updates! Today: the palm mute and some Sabbath…

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The modern steel-string acoustic guitar (also commonly called a folk, western or country guitar) is the descendant of the classical guitar which has been with us since the middle of the 19^th century. An early precursor to the classical guitar, called the gittern can be traced back to medieval times. Similar designs later became popular in Italy and Spain. The name “guitar” is derived from the Spanish word “guitarra”. Unlike the classical guitar which is strung with nylon strings, the modern acoustic guitar employs steel strings. The use of steel strings gives the acoustic guitar a brighter and louder sound than a nylon-strung instrument.

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Want to start playing guitar? We found this Absolute Beginner Course on YouTube. These video’s include tips and lessons for absolute beginners of all ages! Follow along and grow with the updates! Today: Hammer-ons and Pull-offs…

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