All About Pickups

All About Pickups

Pickups may just be the most important factor in shaping a guitar’s sound.  Yet, they often get overlooked when choosing an instrument.  In this article, we’ll go over basic pickup types, how they differ and what guitars you’ll find them...
Learning to Solo

Learning to Solo

There are two primary approaches to constructing a solo on the guitar:  1) Work it out in advance  2) Improvise. Regardless of the method you’re using, it can help to think of the solo as a structure that has a beginning, a middle and an end and not...
Why I Love Epiphone Guitars

Why I Love Epiphone Guitars

John Lennon played an Epiphone guitar.  It was, and still is, called the Casino.  In fact, John Lennon played the same Epiphone Casino from 1965 through his remaining years with the Beatles.  The original sunburst finish was stripped off to a natural...