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7 Ways to Improve Guitar Playing Fast

October 11, 2018 by Al F 4 Comments

There are many ways to improve guitar playing fast – just using what you already know – oh yes there are… I’m going to show you lots of ways you can improve your expressiveness and musicality on the guitar under 7 basic headings and you’ll be amazed what a … [Read more...] about 7 Ways to Improve Guitar Playing Fast

Filed Under: Guitar Practice, Guitar Skills, Improve your playing, Uncategorized Tagged With: guitar playing, improve fast, improve guitar

Ernie Ball Paradigm Strings Review

September 3, 2018 by Al F 4 Comments

Here is my Ernie Ball Paradigm strings review from a guitar player perspective – are they worth it? Readers of my blog will know that I am a massive fan of the Ernie Ball M Steel strings and so I will use that as my comparison point since they are both … [Read more...] about Ernie Ball Paradigm Strings Review

Filed Under: Gear and Accessories, Reviews, Strings Tagged With: electric guitar strings, ernie ball, guitar strings, paradigm, paradigm strings, review

The Jimi Hendrix Chord – What is it

July 31, 2018 by Al F 2 Comments

Here’s a question no-one ever asks – What is the Jimi Hendrix chord? Because, everyone is supposed to know, right? I’ve heard it so often:- “that’s the Hendrix chord”; “just play the Hendrix chord”; “of course, we all know the Hendrix chord”. It … [Read more...] about The Jimi Hendrix Chord – What is it

Filed Under: Chords, Playing Guitar at home Tagged With: favorite guitarist, great guitarist, guitar, hendrix chord, Jimi Hendrix, jimi hendrix chord

A Minor Chord On The Guitar

December 29, 2017 by Al F 2 Comments

Searching for help with the Am chord on the guitar? - you’ve found it, instructions below! The Am chord (A minor) can be played in quite a few different ways on the guitar – well, lots actually. I will show you some of the usual ways of playing it, but … [Read more...] about A Minor Chord On The Guitar

Filed Under: Chords, Playing Guitar at home Tagged With: A minor, A minor chord, Am chord, barre chord, chord, open chord

Getting Great Guitar Tone

December 27, 2017 by Al F 2 Comments

Getting great guitar tone is a constant quest for everyone that has ever picked up a guitar. This applies equally to hobby and professional guitarists as well as acoustic and electric guitars. In this article, I am going to go through the various stages … [Read more...] about Getting Great Guitar Tone

Filed Under: Guitar Tone Tagged With: amplifier, guitar, guitar fretboard, guitar playing, guitar sound, guitar strings, guitar tone, improve, improve guitar

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