Recently, I have been writing about things around me in my Traveler's Notebook.This time, it's about changing guitar ...

How do you go about playing chord tones on the guitar?You press down on the multiple frets that need to be held, and then you strike the fretted strings with a pick, right?You might say, "That's ...

With sonic explorers Angine de Poitrine starting their sold-out US tour this week, the guitar world’s most viral two-piece will no doubt have everyone talking about their mind-bending microtonal ...

Is your guitar drifting out of tune too often? Does your playing suddenly feel random and loose? Plagued with mis-hit notes and poor lifeless tone? Then it could be time to treat your guitar (and your ...

Knowing how to read music notation is like having a secret key that unlocks one of three dimensions of the musical language. The three dimensions are: music reading, technique and interpretation.

Dirk Wacker lives in Germany and has been a guitar addict since age 5. He runs several websites and a workshop on the subject. When not working at his guitar workbench, writing surveys, or penning ...

Over the last decade or so, the seven-string guitar has gone from being a rarity to a standard tool within many genres. More recently, the desire to extend the guitar's range further has become common ...

How often should guitar strings be changed? There isn’t a simple answer. Because strings wear out at different rates based on your environment, how you play and even your body chemistry, I can’t tell ...