So, you’ve just purchased your first bass guitar and are ready to start laying down the groove to your favorite songs; congratulations! As I always tell my students, all the technique and fantastic gear in the world will do you no good if your instrument is not tuned correctly, so that’s the first thing you […]
Have you ever seen a guitarist tearing it up onstage and wondered how they play so fast? Or maybe you've been caught up in the gentle, detailed sounds of a folk song? Here's the deal: a lot of that magic might come from something as small as a guitar pick - or even skipping the […]
Think back to the first time you picked up a guitar. Maybe it was an old acoustic someone had lying around, or maybe it was a sleek electric you’d been saving up for. You sat down, ready to play like your favorite musicians. And then suddenly your fingers felt like they were on fire. Don’t […]
So you’ve picked up a guitar, and you’re eager to get into it. One of the first skills you’ll need in order to start playing is learning the name of your guitar strings. Remembering string names can be tedious. However, knowing some small tips and tricks can help make this task much simpler. Learning string […]
The guitar is a unique instrument that a lot of people gravitate toward because they say there's a learning curve in the beginning, but it may be a bit easier to master than say a piano or a violin. Of course, everyone's experience is different, and you may find it easier to learn and more […]
The days of jumping from one YouTube video to the other, struggling to find the next good lesson, are long gone. Nowadays, online guitar course platforms offer a structured pathway to learning guitar without the hassle of figuring out the steps by yourself. The only decision you need to make is to find the best […]
Transcribing is often considered a lost art among guitar players, who were never the most 'theory-oriented' musicians. Yet, in one form or another, transcribing is an inevitable part of a player's journey as they level up - as they say, some learn from the tabs or sheet music, others write them! If you belong to […]
Fender Play vs Ultimate Guitar is the long-awaited standoff of the two newest entries to the online guitar lessons world. Ultimate Guitar, the website behind millions of tabs every guitarist has at least once used, just launched Ultimate Guitar Courses. On the other hand, Fender Play is new but already established as one of the […]
One of the most interesting aspects of guitars is the possibility of changing the pitch of the strings in order to explore a different register or approach to the same instrument. Continue reading our Drop A Guitar tuning guide to learn more. Some of the most popular tunings are what we call "Drop tunings." In […]
In this article, we are going to focus on two of the major players when it comes to digital audio workstations, and these are Cubase Vs FL Studio. Although there are many other brands out there, for fairness this article focuses on just these two, with a few alternatives down the page. Digital Audio Workstations […]