Tune down – try tuning down your guitar a whole step down (whole step means to semitones or two frets) so instead of the standard E, A, D, G, B, and E, we have the standard D tuning; D G C F A D. Heavier Gauge Strings – if you are tuning down, you should first use a...
From there, it’s a matter of expanding your knowledge of patterns. Here’s an eye opener for you—once you have the notes memorized on the low E string, take a look at the high E. Notice anything? The note names for the corresponding frets are the same, but they are two octaves h...
After the fretboard is taped off, I usually like to hit the frets with a high grit sandpaper like1,000-grit.This will take all of the built up oxidation off the frets a lot faster than the steel wool will. Just lightly sand the frets with 1,000 or higher sandpaper. You don’t want...
Countless aspiring guitarists, both young and old, dream of playing theirfavorite songs on the guitar. Whether you’re looking to play for your own pleasure or you have your sights set on the big stage, it’s never too late to start playing. The fact that you’ve come here shows that ...
frets to a range of settings. This adjustment is done by raising or lowering string saddles. For any given guitar, when the neck is correctly oriented to the body there will be adjustability of the strings from very low to very high. This reflects one aspect of a technically good guitar....
Is your plectrum way too thick for your playing style, leading to aggressive picking that is pressing the strings down against the frets directly? Record a video of your playing, slow it down, and take a close look at that overactive picking hand!
Feeling the sound is one of the guitar skills you should develop to become the guitar player you ever dreamed of. Learn the 5 box positions of the pentatonic scale. The horizontal line represents the strings of your guitar. The numbers represent the frets of your guitar.… ...
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And I like his about as good or better than any other I have played, partly because the neck isn’t quite as fat in the upper frets as many others. But I have never played it side by side with the new Authentics, which have the thinner finish and other little authentications derived...
While there may be a place for this sort of thing, the vast majority of guitarists simply want their regular old fretboards to play in tune. The good news is that this isn’t asking too much since the frets of most guitars are placed accurately according to Equal Temperament. The bad ...