Carlos Santana is one of the most influential guitar players in the world. He's been playing guitar ever since he was five years old and his career has lasted decades; he rose to fame in the 60s and his peak lasted until the late 90s. He has won 10 Grammys, three Latin Grammys has been […]
Vance Joy released the song "Riptide" in 2013 as one of the songs of his debut EP, God Loves You When You're Dancing, and it was also a part of his debut album, Dream Your Life Away, which was released the following year. Despite having other recognizable songs, "Riptide" is without a doubt his most successful one […]
Jeff Beck is one of the most innovative guitar players of all time and perhaps the one musician that took the Stratocaster tone to another level. His playing techniques, composition style, and tone stand out so much that he is considered "a guitarist's guitarist." Being a massive fan of his records, I will share how […]
Eddie Van Halen is widely considered the most significant electric guitar innovator after Hendrix. Rightly so, no one before him had ever played with such intensity, power, and heavy tone. All guitarists hail his experimenting with guitars and amps as the foundation of hard rock and metal guitar. This Eddie Van Halen guitar and gear […]
Finding the best guitar cleaning kits is no easy task - there are just so many of them on the market today that finding the best from the rest is a challenge. When it comes to this product type, like many other guitar accessories, they're not made equal; and the price range is pretty vast. […]
"I'm Yours" is a song that Jason Mraz, an American singer-songwriter, wrote. It was part of his third studio album, We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things., which was released in 2008. This is undoubtedly Mraz's most successful song. It managed to reach 6th place in the Billboard Hot 100 and continued charting for a […]
Want to change up your playing style- lean into some rock and blues, but don’t want to commit to hours of new learning? Changing up your tuning is a simple, yet effective way to change up your playing style, and lean into new genres. B Standard Tuning, short for Baritone turning, involves tuning down your […]
Out of all the alternate tunings out there, one of my absolute favorites would have to be Open D. Tons of my favorite musicians use this tuning, and I’m constantly coming across songs that are written with it, so I’ve decided to put together the following Open D guitar tuning guide on the tuning. Whether […]
What are the first brands that come to your mind when you think about guitars? Perhaps it’s Martin acoustics or Ibanez electrics. For me, it simply has to be Gibson and Fender. These names are synonymous with the electric guitar, two brands that have built such an excellent reputation for themselves that it’s almost impossible […]
Eric Johnson is an American guitarist who is highly acclaimed and respected in the music community. He is mainly known for his electric guitar playing in his instrumental recordings, but he is also able to play a several other instruments including the lap steel guitar, bass, and piano. In this Eric Johnson bio and gear […]