Blog archives for September, 2011

We’re super excited to introduce Skills House on Gibson.com. Skills House is a brand new (launched today!) guitar lesson section powered by Learn & Master. It is complete with song lessons, guitar lessons, power workouts, style lessons, interviews, our Live Lessons and more. It may just be the most complete set of learning content online. [...]

This entry was written by one of our students on our guitar forum and promoted to our blog. The author’s views below are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of Legacy Learning Systems, Inc. Author: Kevin D. See the original thread… This may not work for everyone, but it works for me. [...]

Not long ago, we posted a Happy Birthday Les Paul blog. Well, on September 10, 2011 in Waukeesha Wisconsin (Les Paul was born in Waukeesha), the Les Paul family, estate and Les Paul Foundation unveiled a 500 square foot monument to the man who is arguably the most influential figure in guitar and music. The [...]

Harmonics can add flash and excitement to your playing.  Learn what they are, how to play them, when to use them, how they work with a capo and how to play false harmonics in this month’s video tip. Enjoy! Use this Harmonic Tip Sheet (pdf) that I made to accompany this video.

When I was a kid, I practiced just enough to get by. No more, if at all possible. Oboe was my instrument, and even without a lot of effort, I progressed quickly. I sure liked that easy achievement—it gave me time to do many important things, like hanging around with my friends and imagining playing [...]