Blog archives for November, 2010

If you are a current student of ours, you have our DVDs, jam-along CDs, workbook and student support forum access.  You also may know of some additional resources that we have for those learning guitar.  If you are not a student or if you don’t know about our additional resources, this is a good post [...]

As shoppers and gift-givers are looking for that perfect gift, we’ve got you covered.  You probably have someone in your family or a close friend who has always wanted to learn guitar. Gibson’s Learn & Master Guitar is the perfect gift for that person not only because it has won awards (Acoustic Guitar Magazine Players’ [...]

Change Your Strings! Sounding your best is a constant struggle.  One of the easiest components to sounding your best involves your guitar strings.   Your strings are an often forgotten but nonetheless significant component of your overall sound. Changing your strings is the most inexpensive way to achieve a noticeable and immediate improvement in your sound. [...]

Some of the most enjoyable gigs I’ve ever had as a guitarist are when I’m playing solo Fingerstyle guitar in some dark corner of a cozy restaurant.  Nothing but me, and whatever tune comes to mind.  I’ve done these sorts of gigs ever since I was in high school. A guitar is one of the [...]

November is upon us and that means Christmas is coming. One of the favorite parts of Christmas for many is the music. Therefore, in this month’s video, I’m going to teach you how to play a popular Christmas song, Silent Night. I’ll be using a nice fingerstyle arrangement which gives it just the right mood [...]