The chord formula for any Major key is Major, minor, minor, Major, Major, minor, diminished. The chords in the key of G Major are G Major, A minor, B minor, C Major, D Major, E minor, and F♯ diminished. A common way to number these chords is by Roman numerals: I, ii, iii, IV, V, […]
The Guild® Guitar Story A New Voice In the April 1953 issue of Musical Merchandise Magazine, a brief ad appeared marking the debut of a brand-new company. A new corporation, known as Guild Guitars Inc., with headquarters at 220 Fourth Ave., New York, N.Y., has been formed to manufacture high-quality guitars, including Spanish and Hawaiian […]
For more than 25 years now, Jackson guitars have reigned supreme over metal and all its many subgenres for discerning heavy guitarists worldwide. Onstage and in the studio, Jackson guitars are universally lauded as the metal guitars; the shred machines-finely tuned instruments of distinctive style and formidable substance. In the late ’70s and early ’80s, […]
The chord formula for any Major key is Major, minor, minor, Major, Major, minor, diminished. The chords in the key of D flat (D♭) Major are D♭ Major, E♭ minor, F minor, G♭ Major, A♭ Major, B♭ minor, and C diminished. A common way to number these chords is by Roman numerals: I, ii, iii, […]
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Fender acquired U.S. guitar string manufacturer the V.C. Squier Company in 1965; by 1982 the Squier name had resurfaced as a “value brand” alternative initially manufactured and distributed in the Japanese domestic market and soon offered to Europe, North America and the rest of the world. At the time, many other established brands offered copies […]
1894 The earliest documented instrument is made by Orville Gibson, a restaurant clerk in Kalamazoo, MI. Working in his home woodshop, Orville appropriates the carved, arched top design of the violin and applies it to mandolins and guitars. He designs two new mandolin shapes: the scroll-body F style and the teardrop-shaped A, both of which […]
Electric guitars are made with solid, semi-hollow, and hollow bodies. Using an instrument cable (or wireless system) the guitar is plugged into an amplifier. Without an amp, electric guitars make little musical sound. Most modern electric guitars have 6, 7, or even 8 strings though different variations can be seen on custom electric guitars. The […]
Most acoustic guitars come in 6 string or 12 string variations, but there are many custom made guitars that include more strings and or other features. Acoustic guitars are popular with blues, jazz, rock, folk and country styles, though it has a smaller volume compared to that of an electric guitar. Instruments similar to the […]
Wah-wah pedals filter the frequencies of the incoming guitar signal to give it a distictive, human-like sound when rocked back and forth. Wah-wah pedals are used by many famous guitarists in their riffs and solos. Some guitarists use wah-wah pedals in one position to create a filtered tone, while others play them the conventional way […]
Barre chords (or bar chords) require one finger to fret most or all of the strings to play the guitar chord. The index finger is usually used to do this and enables the chord to be moved up and down the neck. The diagrams below will show you how to play major and minor barre […]
Instructor: Anders Mouridsen Speciality: Rock, Blues Website: GuitarTricks.com In this lesson we break down Keith Richards (From The Rolling Stones) rhythm guitar playing. We look at how riffs and voicings originally played in an open tuning can be played in a standard tuning and adapted to any given chord progression. This lesson is part of […]
Instructor: Lisa McCormick Speciality: Acoustic Fingerpicking Website: GuitarTricks.com This four-step fingerpicking pattern is a powerful building block for fingerstyle guitar. For this pattern, play the sixth string (Low E) with a downward pluck of your thumb. Next, pluck upwards on the first string (high E string) with your middle finger. Next, pluck downwards on the […]
Gibson Guitars
About Gibson Guitar: Gibson is known worldwide for producing classic models in every major style of fretted instrument, including acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins, and banjos. The Gibson Les Paul guitar is the best selling guitar of all time and bears the name of the late, great Les Paul. Gibson’s HD.6X-PRO Digital Guitar, the Gibson […]