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Beginners can sometimes feel overwhelmed when they start learning classical guitar. The technique, sight reading, interpretation and the whole complexity of the experience can make one feel a bit anxious about what proper steps should be taken to gain visible results. It doesn’t help that classical music as a whole conjures up images of snobbish people that aren’t very interested in letting someone in their private circles.

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In this article we will be tackling the all important subject of speed as it pertains to the guitar. We have all seen incredible guitar players that seemed to defy the laws of physics and play and the speed of light. While it may seem a bit hard to attain, with a little work and understanding we can improve our technique and increase our speed on the guitar. After all, let’s be honest for a second and admit that playing fast on the guitar can sometimes be as fun as putting the pedal to the metal in a race car. The problems arise when our fingers just don’t seem to be moving or coordinating fast enough, or we may play fast but it sounds more like unintelligible mumbles rather than a coherent musical phrase.

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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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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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Have you ever noticed how certain notes (for example all A notes or D# notes) sound richer and sustain better on a particular guitar? You can sometimes find certain notes on that guitar that are brighter and just seem to ring, while others are “not quite as good” or maybe even seem a just little dead?

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Really not much to say here…
Just listen to this 17-year-old dude from Mexico. The sound is so sweet…

Tuning is the act of adjusting string tension so that all open notes are in tune (sound the correct pitch). Intonation is the act of adjusting the bridge or saddles of a properly tuned guitar so that fretted notes also sound the correct pitches or frequencies. Tuning is a function of string tension. Intonation is a function of string geometry.

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Sure, technology has come a long way. Today’s amplifiers can put out a great sound at a reasonable price. But, if you want a really big sound at your next gig, try using a stereo setup. Sure, it costs a little more (or maybe a lot more) but the huge sound you get is worth the cost. 

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