Electric Guitar

Pentatonic Guitar Licks

2006-09-23T15:27:00.000-07:00

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You've probably worked extremely hard developing your electric guitar skills!

That's why I'm excited to show you 10 Killer Pentatonic Guitar Licks, including guitar tab for each lick.

These Killer Pentatonic Guitar Licks will help sharpen your guitar playing skills to a fine point, while extracting your inner most talents.

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For those who are interested in adding Killer Pentatonic Licks to their sound, you've come to the right place.

Due to the fact that pentatonic guitar licks are widely used in rock music, many people are learning tons of licks from the pentatonic scale.

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There's alot of cool licks that can be played from the pentatonic scale, whether it's rock and roll, blues, or bluegrass etc... pentatonic guitar licks tend to be very familiar sounding to the ear.

The bottom line: You can never have too many licks to play, and since it's a staple sound within rock and roll, it just makes sense to have a large backlog of pentatonic licks.

Here you'll find more information about rock guitar licks

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Acoustic vs. Electric Guitar

2006-08-18T20:03:00.000-07:00

Acoustic Vs. Electric Guitars:

Which Guitar Is The Best To Start Learning With?

One of the most common questions I get from new guitarists is, "should I begin on the acoustic or electric?" To be honest, there really is no right or wrong answer. But let's look at some of the differences to help us decide.

First, the biggest question is what kind of music do you like? If you want to learn to play like Metallica or Greenday, then it's obvious you need to get an electric guitar. If you want to play like James Taylor or Dave Matthews, then an acoustic would be the best route to go.

Parents, if you are helping your child decide what is best for them, be sure to ask them what kind of music they want to learn. Also, ask them if they know which kind of guitar they would like and why. Asking these questions has always helped me figure out which guitar would be a better fit for my students. Sometimes, people just want to play the guitar because it's "cool"-- or because they want to be a rock star. Or, maybe a friend is learning to play drums and they want to start a band together. In these cases I normally would recommend an electric. Motivation is the key here. Sometimes simply buying the wrong kind of guitar, can make a child lose interest in playing and then you are out the time and money. I've seen many parents, even with the best intentions, have a child start on acoustic when the child really wanted an electric and it normally ends the same way-- disinterest.

So, besides appearance, what are some of the important things to consider? Generally, you can play the same things on either guitar, and the basics are the same. The guitar is tuned the same and all the scales and chords you learn will be the same for either. However, the sound is different. What sounds good on one may sound weak, out of place, or downright silly on the other. When a lot of people think of guitar, they think of the guy who comes to the front of a stage in the middle of a song and plays a screaming solo. If this is the kind of playing you're looking to learn, then you need an electric. If you're wanting to learn to strum chords, kind of like the Beatles, then get an acoustic. Electrics tend to be played louder, more aggressively and have a raunchier dirty kind of sound. Acoustics tend to have a fuller, more natural sound and have a little more laid back kind of a feel.

The main advantage of an electric guitar when beginning to play is the string gauge. Electric guitars usually have strings that are much thinner than the strings of their hollow bodied brothers. This means that it's a little bit easier to push the strings down on electric. The strings are thinner, though, and may feel a little sharper than the thicker acoustic strings. But, guitarists who start on electric and then pick up the acoustic sometimes find they have to develop their hand strength a little before they can get comfortable on the acoustic. One disadvantage of the electric, is that it is noisier. The pickups of an electric are much less forgiving of mistakes than an acoustic is. Because an electric is sensitive to every little nuance of touch, finger placement and pressure, tiny mistakes beginners make will ring more clearly on an electric than on an acoustic. Another disadvantage of the electric guitar is it's a little more expensive to get everything you need to start on it. Not only do you have to buy the guitar but you have to buy an amp and a guitar cable to go with it. On average it will cost $40-$80 more to start on an electric than an acoustic of similar quality.

The main advantage of an acoustic is it's portability. The acoustic can go almost anywhere and be played anywhere. So you can practice or perform wherever you'd like-- whether at home, on a trip, or around the campfire. There is no extra equipment required, just pick it up and play. Another advantage of the acoustic is the volume. I have never been asked to stop playing my acoustic because of noise-- even when in the dorms at college or playing in my apartment at two in the morning. I have been asked on several occasions to turn down my amp or to stop playing all together by a frustrated roommate or neighbor. However, if your main concern with an electric is noise, most amps have a headphone jack you can use to keep others happy. Getting a clean sound is a little easier on an acoustic than an electric. But, guitarists who start off on acoustics and then switch to electrics may find the required precision to control the noise a little difficult to handle at first. Another disadvantage of an acoustic is it's a bit quiet when playing in a band unamplified. So playing with a band (especially drums) may require extra equipment to be heard.

So there you have it, the main differences between starting on the acoustic guitar or starting on an electric guitar. What choice you make depends on:
The look you want: Are you going for the rock star look? The sound: Do you prefer the pure natural sound or the crunchy distorted sound? The tradeoff: Ease of pressing strings down, or more forgiving of mistakes? Price? Portability?

In the end, most guitarists who stick with playing a year or two, soon pick up the other kind of guitar as well. So, what you start on depends on what is most important to you.

About the Author

For more guitar related articles by this author, answers to common guitar related questions, and free blank tablature and blank guitar charts visit http://www.fishmanmusic.com/lessons.htm Darren Armentrout has been playing guitar for 13 years, earned a Bachelors in music, and has been teaching guitar for over 5 years.

Ultimate Guitar Tone

2006-08-06T16:50:00.000-07:00

Ultimate guitar tone is something that all guitar players ar constantly striving for. It seems as though it would be easy to achieve, but in fact in can be very difficult. There are so many factor that go into creating ultimate guitar tone, and any one of them can make or break the whole sound.

The first thing I would recommend is to be sure your guitar is in tip top condition. This means your intonation, pickup height, neck alignment, string height, string gauge, etc... Again all of this will factor into your overall sound.

You really need to know what type of sound your going after, in order to get there properly. If you just start turning knobs and adding effects and equalisers etc... you'll be lost quickly. Sometimes youcan even get to a point where you don't even know what you want.

I believe that the ultimate guitar toine for evey guitarists is going to be different, however one thing that is consistent amongst all ultimate guitar tone is that it's taylored to that particular guitar players approach and techniques. It will make the guitar player sound their best as well as adding inspiration to their playing because of the ultimate tone. The goal is to amplify what you bring out of the guitar.

Ultimate guitar tone should enhance your guitar playing and not be a crutch to lean on. Meaning it shouldn't a particular device or anything that modifies sound, it should be the least amount of tone gagets as possible between your guitar and the amp.

Try to make a great guitar sound great through a great amp. Then, you can begin to tweak it to your exact specs.

great guitar tone.

Guitar Lesson

2006-07-30T22:17:00.000-07:00

Guitar lessons seem to be very popular on the internet these days. The reason is largely because there are so many types of lessons available for all skill levels, and this is a major benefit to all guitarists. It doesn't matter if you play acoustic guitar, electric guitar, rock music or country music, many of the guitar lesson methods that are being used today cator to all guitar players in general.

You can never learn enough to say you finally know it all. This is also a way to keep guitarists, pushing the boundries of their abilities. I think it's great to see this. Most people are familiar with guitar tablature as well as basic guitar chords and scales. This is what many of the online guitar lessons are made up of. That being said, it's to your advantage to learn as much as you can from the vast amount of guitar lessons available online today.

Just because many of the online guitar lesson courses use guitar tablature instead of actual music notation, shouldn't take away from the fact that there is still valuable guitar instruction being taught. In fact, if you want to learn how to read music online you could easily find guitar lessons online that will teach you how to read music notation.

The only thing I would mention about reading music is that it's an art unto itself and takes time and patience to learn properly. Would i say it's worth learning, yes, but on the other hand I would also say that your reason for learning to read music shouldn't be because your trying to take full advantage of the guitar lesson courses that are available online, as most of them are actually using guitar tablature anyway.

If you decide to begin the learning process of how to read music properly, it should be because that is the skill you want to pursue. It certainly is a skill well worth having under your belt. Especially if you want to do studio session work in the future. Great things can be achieved by learning to read music but remember it's a skill all it own and requires serious dedication and commitment.

Over the next few days i'll be checking out electric guitar and acoustic guitar lesson methods and comparing them for maximum results. No doubt, all guitar players want to learn quickly and effectively, but you want to make sure you're spending your time on guitar lessons that are worthy of your time. Your time is valuable, so the goal is to learn the most effective methods, achieving quick noticeable results that work. More later.

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Electric Guitar

2006-07-30T16:16:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my electric guitar blog. Here you will learn lessons and tips to improve your skills on the electric guitar. Most everything you learn will apply to both the acoustic and electric guitar. Please check back often, as i'll be updating regularly with guitar friendly information.