British vs American amps
Many amp enthusiasts often differentiate two main types of classic tube amplifers: American and British. This of course is code for Fender and Marshall. Of course there is also Supro,…
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Basic blues and jazz
Many people who start to play jazz notice a couple of significant differences chord-wise compared to traditional rock and blues. First of all, most chords have at least 4 notes,…
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Flat 7 as a blues chord
Most traditional rock songs are essentially composed of the 1,4,5 chords. Think Wild Thing, or La Bamba, or thousands of other famous songs that are basically 1,4,5 chords repeated. This…
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Blues scale -> Major scale
So we all know the blues scale, and how it’s sometimes referred to as the “minor pentatonic” scale, referring to the fact that it is typically composed of 5 of…
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Under the hood
So the basic concept of how an electric guitar works is the creation of small amounts of electricity through the vibration of the steel strings within the magnetic field of…
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Types of electric guitars
Since the electrified guitar was introduced at the end of the 1930s people from all backgrounds have sought to innovate and improve this amazing invention. Ironically, however the most popular…
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Guitar Chord Chart
I created this chart many years ago after I had purchased an accordion at a yard sale. After a bit of tinkering, I realized that the bass (buttons) side of…
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James’ “Root Target” approach to soloing
Rock soloing and improvisation and be daunting without knowing how to begin. It’s best to learn all the notes on the fretboard so that you can easily find your way….
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Types of Guitar amps
So much of what we hear in modern electric guitar tone is shaped by amplifiers and pedals. This can get to be confusing and challenging to understand because are so…
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Guitar Pedals
Guitar pedals is an exciting topic as there are so many and new and better ones are being created every day! This is an older pedal board setup that I…
