Surf guitar is iconic. The moment you hear a tremolo-picking slide you can instantly imagine surfers riding waves and hanging 10. A few simple playing techniques and gear choices are great tools for getting that classic surf rock guitar vibe, so let’s dive in! First, let’s talk tone. ...
These small changes can have a big effect on the sound of your playing, as well as just being a great way to improve your technique overall. Matt McCracken Junior Deals Writer Matt is a Junior Deals Writer here at Guitar World. He regularly tests and reviews music gear with a focus ...
It’s understandable that professionals hire a stage guitar tech to tune up everything before they play. It’s not a job anyone enjoys. So we thought we’d run through some of the techniques used by a pro repair shop to crack down on those tuning gremlins, whether you're dealing with ...
Slide the bolt into the pipe, and blow over the hole to whistle. To make different tones, slide the bolt up and down while blowing. This slide whistle is a LOT of fun to play around with! My son is trying to figure out how to play a few songs on it. We have done some other h...
A great exercise you can use to help learn the CAGED system is to take each letter of the CAGED system and play that chord in all 5 positions, like so: Get the MusicRadar Newsletter Want all the hottest music and gear news, reviews, deals, features and more, direct to your inbox? Sig...
' longest song to date, the 10-minute "Coma" is a harrowing musical depiction of a near-fatal drug overdose as experienced firsthand by co-writers Axl Rose and Slash. It's made complete with pounding heartbeats, scolding girlfriends, an ER visit and, oh yeah, lots of inspired music....
This wind instrument is a flute. A string instrument is another kind of instrument. String instruments make sounds when you slide a finger over the string or pluck the strings. This string instrument is a guitar. You pluck guitar strings ...
' longest song to date, the 10-minute "Coma" is a harrowing musical depiction of a near-fatal drug overdose as experienced firsthand by co-writers Axl Rose and Slash. It's made complete with pounding heartbeats, scolding girlfriends, an ER visit and, oh yeah, lots of inspired music....
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' longest song to date, the 10-minute "Coma" is a harrowing musical depiction of a near-fatal drug overdose as experienced firsthand by co-writers Axl Rose and Slash. It's made complete with pounding heartbeats, scolding girlfriends, an ER visit and, oh yeah, lots of inspired music....