Get hip to the blues basics—thanks to Guardian Gretchen Menn and our friends at Acoustic Guitar.
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If you read Guitar Player magazine back in the day—I did—many of the rock stars interviewed would say something similar to “your vibrato is your voice.” Guitarists would revere Clapton’s vibrato or Paul Kossoff’s vibrato, and debate for days about the sexy, aggressive, or evocative vibrato of their heroes. You may not see so much […]
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Solo artist, rockin’ guitarist, songwriter, author of Guitar for Girls [Hal Leonard], and first-generation Guardian of Guitar Ali Handal is offering her second Play Better lesson for the site—a groovy beginner’s guide to alternate tunings. Ali’s eight-minute introductory lesson encourages you to erase the fear of moving those tuning pegs to different tonal universes. It’s […]
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