Nylon strings make it easier to play arpeggios for classical guitarNylon strings are commonly used in classical guitars. Characteristics of a classical guitar include having a wider neck than a guitar with steel strings. This type of classical guitar is also included...
Guitars have built-in strings. There are times when your guitar's strings make a dull or unclear sound. In addition, there is a possibility that the strings are rusty or suddenly break so you have to replace the guitar strings.It is better to replace all strings if...
Apart from being the guitarist for God Bless, Ian Antono also works on compositions and includes his guitar playing for several artists, including Nicky Astria, Ikang Fawzi, Anggun C Sasmi, Ebiet G Ade, and others. Apart from that, Ian is also good at writing songs....
Following questions over what is actually live playing at Mötley Crüe's shows. Departed guitarist Mick Mars now claims he barely played on the band's last three studio albums. Mars is currently in a legal battle with his former bandmates Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee and...
It wasn’t too long ago that the legendary Paco De Lucia bought a new flamenco guitar from Pepe Romero Jr. Apparently when Paco was in Los Angeles to play at Disney Hall, Pepe Sr. showed him Pepe’s latest flamenco guitar (Pepe Jr. was out of town), and the long and...
Ever wanted to improve your picking skills? Imagine if you didn't have to. Guitar player Olav Kvern has built a robotic device that fits to an electric guitar and picks its strings for you.The idea started when Kvern was watching a Seattle guitarist he admired, the...
After 10 years of building spruce-topped guitars exclusively. Dominique Field has just completed his 230th guitar with a Canadian red cedar soundboard. The French builder’s last cedar guitar was #163 and made in 2004 for GSI – view Field’s #163 here. Dominique has...
We have a new guitar coming soon from Baltimore-based luthier Ross Gutmeier. And we’re particularly interested to hear that after building double-top and otherwise ‘modern’ guitars for many years Ross is returning to a more traditional approach after spending some...
"I wanted to reflect on some of the things I've learned as someone who has bought and sold a lot of gear," begins YouTuber and gigging player John Nathan Cordy. He estimates this amount being in the £100,000 territory over the years, which is eye-watering but...
Ever wanted to improve your picking skills? Imagine if you didn't have to. Guitar player Olav Kvern has built a robotic device that fits to an electric guitar and picks its strings for you.The idea started when Kvern was watching a Seattle guitarist he admired, the...