ABOUT
TAYLOR PETRIE

AUTHOR
Taylor has a whole slew of experience; professional training, classical knowledge, and he’s fronted a few bands.

He’s here to share with you the ins and outs, what to do and what to avoid, and whatever other knowledge you need to master your instrument.

Every day, he spends time learning new things about the guitar; the main drive in his journey to reach all people with the power of music.

Taylor Petrie

Classically Trained Maestro

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn more about Taylor

Why am I giving advice on Guitar Space?

I studied History and Music Science at University in southern Spain, where I played my first gigs as a guitarist and lead singer in several different bands. I’ve been playing the guitar now for about 15 years, as a solid artist and in bands. Three years ago, I started recording myself during quarantine (I had already worked as a sound tech but had never produced my own music) and have finally gotten into creating and producing my own music. I have my own filmmaking and photography studio in Madrid, but I still play and produce some of my solo stuff on the side.

I write on Guitar Space, mostly out of pure pleasure and joy of sharing my interest and geekiness in music gear and trends.

What is my favorite guitar?

Oh, this depends on the time of year you ask me. My most prized possession is a custom, luthier-made telecaster, but I’d love a classic Fender strat. Of late, I’m not that into prog metal anymore, but I’d love to try a Mozer guitar.

What’s the best piece of advice I’d give to a beginning guitarist?

Be constant. Be persistent. Play as much as you can and however often you can. Play new genres, and learn new songs. If music theory is dull for you, just keep on practicing, and at some point, you’ll realize it’s worth it.

What song am I learning how to master now?

Lately, I find myself learning a lot of Tom Misch and trying to imitate his style of soloing and improvising.

What was the first song I learned how to play?

The first song I probably tried to nail the chord voicings, the exact ones, was Mike Eizinger playing. I tried to play it as close as I could to the original. The song was Drive by Incubus.

ARTICLES BY TAYLOR

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February 23, 2022
Drop C Guitar Tuning Guide

Introduction Drop C is a popular tuning among heavier genres of music such as hardcore, metal, and others. This tuning lowers the range of the guitar down two steps below the standard E. The other main change in tuning is that the top string (low C) is lowered an additional tone to create an octave […]

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February 23, 2022
How to Effectively Restring Your Guitar. Are You Doing it Wrong?

Introduction For any beginner guitarist, it can be quite a dilemma to change the electric guitar's strings for the first time. Fortunately, today I will give you a step-by-step on how to perform this task. Although it may seem complex or confusing at first glance, changing the strings is quite simple. There are more efficient […]

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February 12, 2022
How to Refret a Guitar and Why Should You Do It

Refretting a guitar is one of those things that sounds quite daunting at first. Like when you take your first steps fixing your bike, your car, or formatting your PC.  Similar to these moments, it's just daunting at first but learning how to refret a guitar can become a handy tool to add to your […]

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February 11, 2022
Best Songs in Drop D - Great Songs to Learn

Drop D is a very common tuning amongst '90s Metal and Rock bands, and even nowadays. It's quite a simple alternative tuning to the standard EADGBE, as it only modifies the low E string, and the rest stay the same. It facilitates power chords in a barre chord shape on the three low strings, making […]

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February 4, 2022
B7 Guitar Chord Chart Guide

Introduction: Basic Theory From a theoretical point of view, The B7 chord is a seventh or tetrad chord. This chord is formed from the major B chord and the minor seventh. Therefore, the four chord notes are the fundamental, the major third, the just fifth and the minor seventh. In this case, the fundamental is […]

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February 4, 2022
Comprehensive Wilbur Soot Guitar and Gear List

Born September 14, 1996, Will Gold is a British Internet personality, Twitch streamer, and singer-songwriter. He started off in 2017 for his work with the group comedy YouTube channel SootHouse, where he made recurring appearances and was the primary editor and co-founder. He later started his channel, Wilbur Soot, on March 29, 2019. He put […]

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January 23, 2022
John Mayer Guitars and Gear List Guide

Introduction To talk about John Mayers gear is probably a never-ending task. He is one of the last guitar heroes our culture will ever have. Not because there won't be any good guitarists after him, but because of the way the industry is headed and new generations are being brought up, guitar-centered bands are not […]

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January 23, 2022
Boss Pocket GT Review and Guide

I dare say that the Boss Pocket GT is the first of its kind: it's a combination of multi-effects and a Bluetooth remote control for YouTube, designed to make our practice sessions more profitable. Yes, it does have some similarities to the Spark Amp App functionalities, but that falls into a completely different category as […]

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January 23, 2022
Orange Micro Terror Amp Review: The Smallest and Baddest

Far from being a practice guitar amp, in this Orange Micro Terror Amp Review, we'll see how this new Orange head can hold itself comfortably at rehearsal, studio, or stage. First came the Dual Terror, then the Tiny Terror, and the Dark Terror. And now: The Micro Terror. Reducing the meaning of the word stack […]

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January 15, 2022
Shawn Mendes Guitar Review and Guide

Shawn Mendez is one of today's musical artists with the most hits in trending billboard charts. Born on the 8th of August in 1996 in Toronto, he started writing songs at 13 years old. Let's take a quick look at his background, then dive into Shawn Mendes' Guitar and gear choices. His first song was "Life […]

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