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The Evolution Of The Electric Guitar
By Ricky Sharples · 16 years ago
References to the guitar more or less in its modern form date back to the 14th century. In its infancy it had four courses of double strings and a rounded body like a gourd or ...
Acoustic Guitar Lessons
By Ricky Sharples · 16 years ago
These mini guitar lessons have been put together for the beginner acoustic guitar student who feels a need to play music but is a bit short on direction.
Lesson One - What kind of guitar ...
Acoustic Guitar Tablature - Is It Real Sheet Music?
By Ricky Sharples · 16 years ago
As a beginner acoustic guitarist you're probably wondering whether learning your songs from guitar tablature is as good as getting them from "real" sheet music. Learning to play acoustic guitar is a great adventure which ...
Your First Electric Guitar Pack
By Ricky Sharples · 16 years ago
When you imagine yourself as a guitar player you probably think of the electric guitar. It looks really cool posing with one and they make great sounds. But is it so cool you want to ...
Twelve String Guitar Tuning
By Ricky Sharples · 16 years ago
The absence in today's music of such a pleasant-sounding instrument as the twelve string guitar is mostly due to the fact it's a bit of a pain to tune, so do my bit towards keeping ...
What Makes A Guitar Player?
By Ricky Sharples · 16 years ago
You might well ask. The age of the guitar hero seems to be well and truly over although there are still large numbers of people interested in listening to, rather than playing, the guitar. Real ...
The Nylon String Acoustic Guitar
By Ricky Sharples · 16 years ago
The nylon string acoustic guitar has a softer, mellower sound than the steel string guitar. Strangely, modern audiences can still be spellbound by the depth of feeling of a nylon string guitar. It's entirely up ...
The Lure Of The Nylon String Guitar
By Ricky Sharples · 16 years ago
As a fan of the electric guitar and an enthusiastic player of acoustic music, I would like to share some of the most fascinating aspects of the nylon string guitar to give you an idea ...
Online Electric Guitar Lessons
By Ricky Sharples · 16 years ago
Learning to play guitar online is arguably the most effective guitar teaching method ever. The only thing missing is a live person in front of you during your lessons, and for some people the drawbacks ...
Make Your Own Electric Guitar
By Ricky Sharples · 16 years ago
The idea of this article on making your own electric guitar is to give you a real, practical idea of the magnitude of the job and the skills, tools and raw materials needed to make ...
How To Change Electric Guitar Strings
By Ricky Sharples · 16 years ago
Humidity in the air mixed with oil and stuff off your fingers gets to your guitar strings, deadens the sound and makes your fingers feel like they are touching really hard earthworms. Not only do ...
Electric Guitar Lessons Revisited
By Ricky Sharples · 16 years ago
Do you have an electric guitar under your bed silently reminding you of a dream which is for the moment, buried? Did you fantasize about fame and female attention or was your dream about the ...
Beginning Acoustic Guitar
By Ricky Sharples · 16 years ago
So you have decided the acoustic guitar is the instrument for you. What are the first steps to take to get your guitar playing off to a flying start? How about we cover the really ...
Acoustic Guitar Tab
By Ricky Sharples · 16 years ago
If you enjoy the idea of learning the guitar and you visualize yourself sitting down and playing your favorite songs for your own enjoyment, acoustic guitar tabs give you the possibility of realizing your dream. ...