The swing. If an alien from another planet came here and asked, "What is swing?" You could just play that stuff ("The Dynamic Duo" by Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery)
Photo by Steve Hill
Carl Verheyen on a professional guitarists drawback
If I had to name one drawback ... I would have to say it's the constant worry about - and protection of - you hands (Guitar Player August 2014)
Donovan on recording in the 1960s
When asked how did you make records (in the 60s)? He said "Three songs, three hours, and an album in week" (Guitar Player August 2014)
Photo by Urbankayaker 2007
How to fold a fitted sheet
Mark Knopfler's birthday
Mark Knopfler in the Netherlands 2013 (photo by Ckuhl)
Leo Fender
Leo with a MusicMan Sabre II
Leo Fenders birthday
“@Fender: Play some guitar today in honor of Leo Fender’s birthday!!!!” I think I will.
B.B. King wins Guitar Player Poll
Guitar Player Magazine poll on who has the best vibrato:
B.B. King 35%
David Gilmour 26%
Eric Clapton 12%
Paul Kossof 12%
Carlos Santana 8%
Brian May 7%
James Hetfield
"I was pretty much afraid of everything. Afraid of the world, afraid of speaking. Music was a voice I didn't have"
Albert Lee on hybrid picking
Can you describe how you pluck those banjo like rolls?
Albert: I do an up & down stroke with the pick, & play every 3rd note with my picky or 3rd finger
Phrygian Dominant
A characteristic minor 3rd leap between the b2 & 3 gives the Phrygian Dominant a certain Eastern quality #ShaunBaxter
Andy Saphir
Folk songs of the British Isles & Ireland often have simple diatonic or modal chord progressions conjuring up images of the past #AndySaphir
Dear Algebra
3 String Guitars
@premierguitar: #SummerNAMM: @LoogGuitars makes ripping little guitar kits to inspire kids to make music: http://t.co/HqFQa29SR6 http://t.co/jSixeMrhUV
Jimi plays an LP not a guitar
@ThatEricAlper: Classic Photo: Jimi Hendrix wants to play something for you. http://t.co/0q1cEVnsZF
Arpeggios in Blues
Using arpeggios is one of the most effective ways to outline the sound of underlying chords when creating melodies #JonBishop
Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield)
I've been playing the blues for 50 years, it's in my hands. I don't need to practice it #MuddyWaters
Donna Grantis
I practice regularly ...and I also transcribe other peoples solos, because there's so much to learn from doing that#DonnaGrantis
Scales
Knowledge of scales is often thought to involve more pain than pleasure...but...with an understanding of their construction and application ... They can be a help rather than a hindrance #HowardRoberts, Guitar Player, May 1982
Scales
Knowledge of scales is often thought to involve more pain than pleasure...but...with an understanding of their construction and application ... They can be a help rather than a hindrance #HowardRoberts, Guitar Player, May 1982