I am sure we are all a bit frustrated when it comes to tuning our guitars. As much as things have become easier by using a tuner of some sort, I always feel I have to always fine-tune my guitar as I start playing. If you don’t want to go as far as installing the… Continue reading Not Happy With Your Tuning? How To Fine Tune Your Guitar
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How we hear Sound, Notes and Pitch.
Just wanted to share this great video that explains in simple words the complex physics behind string vibration and how we perceive sounds and notes. Great stuff!
Wayne Krantz: How to Practice with a Metronome
A couple of great videos by Wayne Krantz on how to practice with a metronome. You might like his style of playing or not, but you cannot deny that his time feel and ability to ‘lock in’ is phenomenal. There are great metronome apps these days, so no excuses: you can have a metronome at your… Continue reading Wayne Krantz: How to Practice with a Metronome
10 tips on Practising Guitar
It’s better to practice 30 minutes a day than 10 hours once a week. Take frequent breaks, distract your mind to then go back and give full attention to what you are doing. Usually 45 minutes practice followed by15 minutes break works for me. Always warm up and stretch before playing for hours. Start slow… Continue reading 10 tips on Practising Guitar
7 String Guitar Free Blank Templates
I have had a few messages about my Guitar Kit Pro, if I was ever going to include 7 string templates. I am not sure if I will expand that particular product, for now I thought of sharing three free templates here. You can download TABs, TABs+STAFF and BOX shapes for 7 string guitars from the… Continue reading 7 String Guitar Free Blank Templates
Shoulder Stretches
I am always looking for new exercises to stretch and make gigging less of a physical chore. If you have ever played a whole week of four-sets-gigs with a heavy Les Paul on you shoulder, you know you will feel better if you stretch before and after your gig, even just for a few… Continue reading Shoulder Stretches
Constructive Criticism – No Negative Thinking.
I bumped into this great video a few days ago: Great stuff. Those that have read my instructional blues book know how I advocate constructive criticism, where you try to fix problems without putting a negative spin on what you are playing. I was lucky enough to read the Inner Game of Tennis early on and focus on the process… Continue reading Constructive Criticism – No Negative Thinking.
Considerations for a better guitar tone.
Finding our tone is a process of elimination in small incremental steps, trying to remove things that do not please our ears and trying to improve the signal path with better materials or with things that more please our ears. At the time of writing I am playing around 200 gigs a year, and every… Continue reading Considerations for a better guitar tone.
How to make guitar pedals – From a kit.
In this post I want to show how to put together a guitar pedal if you have basic soldering skills and basic knowledge of electronics. With this I mean recognising different components, knowing what’s the correct orientation of diodes and electrolytic capacitors and being able to read a basic circuit just in case there is some troubleshooting… Continue reading How to make guitar pedals – From a kit.
Christmas Sale! Massive Blues Bundle for $10 (a $99.84 value)
THIS OFFER IS NOW CLOSED!! It’s that special time of the year. For the first time at TrueGuitarist.com a special Blues Xmas Sale, at a massively reduced price! Offer valid until December 31st 2012! This Blues Bundle includes the 2 eBooks+ Mp3 examples, and 72 blues backing tracks from MrGCentral.com (3 exclusive new 12-track-sets… Continue reading Christmas Sale! Massive Blues Bundle for $10 (a $99.84 value)