Bending strings is used to give the guitar a more personalized and harmonic quality. The technique is used mostly by lead guitar players but is also applied in all styles of playing. String bending and vibrato techniques are two large components in making up a guitar player�s style. The combination of these skills more or less defines a considerable part of what makes your playing different than the next guy. Bending the strings far enough to reach a desired pitch is the g...

A harmonic is a tone that�s created by the guitar by touching the string above a fret on an open vibrating string. There are 2 types of harmonics Natural and Artificial or I prefer to call them pinch harmonics. Natural Harmonics Natural Harmonics can be produced by touching your index finger on your fret-hand above at the 5th, 7th or 12th fret. Just place your finger on the string above the fret, don�t press to hard or you will mute the note, pluck the note and then p...

One of the primary legato techniques all guitarists must learn is the hammer-on, pull-off. This technique is important because it allows for nuances in tone and expression, and it allows the picking hand a �break� since it does not have to pick the notes on the hammer-on or the pull-off. This results in a faster progression of notes, sometimes called licks. The hammer-on is accomplished when you pick a note and then using another finger hammer down on the same string. The ...

The first time I picked up a guitar my whole life changed. I think I slept with it the night I brought my first new guitar home. It�s a bit embarrassing to admit, but it is true. I remember the feel of the guitar in my hands and the shape, which reminded me of a girl I once dated. But seriously it was love, pure love. Then I plugged it in and hit those first magic notes�.. Wow did it sound awful, maybe the worst noise I ever heard in my life. So started my journey in the w...

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Playing a guitar without vibrato is like eating Mexican food without salsa. Vibrato is one of the most definitive techniques in defining your musical style, your own personal unique sound. No two players have the same vibrato sound. Some play slow and wide while others play narrow and fast, and that�s the beauty behind spending a lot of time learning different vibrato techniques. It�s like eating different salsa�s every time you go to your favorite taco stand. Enough talk abo...

Soloing over guitar chords is easy when you know how to use the minor pentatonic scale. Add spice and power to your guitar solo's with these simple but highly effective techniques now, sooner than later!

The very first guitar I ever played was a Candy Apple Red Fender Stratocaster. It was love at first touch. I wanted that guitar SO bad. I grew up listening to Eric Clapton, David Gilmore and Jimmy Hendrix, and during my college years I was a huge fan of Stevie Ray Vaughn. The Fender Stratocaster was the guitar of choice for these incredible guitar players and many more. My tasted in guitars evolved as I learned, and I discovered that every guitar had their own personality ...

This is a guide to buying a used guitar online. It tells you what to consider before making a purchase on a used guitar and tells you how to get the best deals.

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