Guitar Advice For
The Older Beginner
I share my experiences from learning guitar online. Course reviews, recommended gear and essential tips to make your learning more fun and more likely to succeed.
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What Acoustic Guitar Body Type Should I Buy? (Buyers Guide)
When looking to purchase an acoustic guitar, whether it’s your first or twenty-first, options abound. One of the many options is the guitar’s size or …
What Is The CAGED System Used For?
The CAGED System is one of the most popular and effective ways to learn chords on the guitar. This five-pattern system is also a very …
5 CAGED System Exercises – Level Up Your Playing
By now, you may be familiar with – or at least heard of – the CAGED System. CAGED is a five-pattern system based on the …
6 Best Online Homeschool Guitar Lessons 2020
I have the joyous privilege of being a musician and a father. Having been a professional guitarist since 2003 teaching countless kids how to play …
What is The CAGED System?
Prospective students often ask me how difficult learning the guitar is compared with other instruments. I typically get this question from piano players or folks …
8 Months Guitar Progress (Video + Breakdown)
Learning guitar can be a frustrating experience, in fact so much so that I have written a few articles around the subject in previous months. …
Why Are Fender Guitars Cheaper Than Gibson Guitars?
I became a professional guitarist almost by default. I am a class-A guitar nerd, obsessed with the guitar in such a way that there was …
7 Best Advanced Strumming Patterns
In the advanced stages of your guitar playing adventures, new doors open up for rhythmic possibilities. The brain moves out of the way and a …
7 Best Intermediate Strumming Patterns
As one progresses in their journey of learning how to play guitar, it becomes evident that this instrument is about much more than learning chords. …
7 Best Beginner Strumming Patterns
The guitar is not only a melodic instrument but a percussive, rhythmic one. Learning the strum patterns for a song is as simple as learning …
6 Differences Between Beginner And Intermediate Guitar Players
The ability to track your progress is essential in learning a new skill. As a guitar player, the easiest way to do this is with …
How To Check Guitar Authenticity
As a guitar player, when I drop money on a Fender, Gibson, Ibanez, PRS or any other top-of-the-line axe, I want to know that I …
