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Author: Nate Pallesen

Nate is just your average (above average) guitar player. He's no Joe Satriani, Jimi Hendrix or Jimmy Page - wait this site is about acoustic guitars (sorry) He's no Django Reinhardt, Chet Atkins, or Michael Hedges, wait? who!?

He's no Robert Johnson, Eric Clapton or Ben Harper - more familiar? Anyway you get the point :-)

Jamorama Guitar Lessons Review: Online Guitar Lesson Reviews

Jamorama guitar lessons review

Hello and welcome to my Jamorama guitar lessons review. I have been using Jamorama for a couple of weeks now…

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Updated June 14th, 2019 . 

Published November 8, 2015By Nate Pallesen
Categorized as Guitar Lesson Reviews, Paid Guitar Lesson Reviews

How to play the Minor Scale on Guitar

minor scale on guitar

This page is dedicated to teaching you how to play the minor scale on guitar. When we are talking about…

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Updated June 14th, 2019 . 

Published November 3, 2015By Nate Pallesen
Categorized as Guitar lessons, Scales

Justin Guitar Lessons: Free Online Guitar Lesson Review Series

Guitar Playing Tips for Beginners

As part of my free online guitar lessons series this review is going to look at the Justin guitar lessons…

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Updated June 14th, 2019 . 

Published June 20, 2015By Nate Pallesen
Categorized as Free Guitar Lesson Reviews, Guitar Lesson Reviews

Does the Finish on an Acoustic Guitar Affect Tone

finish on an acoustic guitar

There are several different finishes used on acoustic guitars these days. How the finish on an acoustic guitar is applied…

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Updated June 14th, 2019 . 

Published December 20, 2016By Nate Pallesen
Categorized as Buying Guides, Guitar selection

10 Tips for Recording Acoustic Guitar

Tips for Recording Acoustic Guitar

If you?re new to recording, or if you haven’t recorded an acoustic guitar before, then check out these tips for…

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Updated June 14th, 2019 . 

Published August 23, 2016By Nate Pallesen
Categorized as Guitar lessons, Other, Other Lessons and Tips

How to Choose the Best Acoustic Guitar Amplifier for You

best acoustic guitar amplifier

The best acoustic guitar amplifier for you will depend on a number of things, including what you will use it…

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Updated June 14th, 2019 . 

Published July 19, 2016By Nate Pallesen
Categorized as Acoustic Amplification, Buying Guides

G Force Tuning System: Gibson?s Automatic Tuning System

G Force tuning system

If you haven’t heard of the G Force Tuning System yet, then you might be surprised to know that you…

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Updated June 14th, 2019 . 

Published June 30, 2016By Nate Pallesen
Categorized as Other

Acoustic Guitarist Spotlight: Ben Harper Bio

Ben Harper bio

This week?s acoustic guitar spotlight is on Ben Harper. This short Ben Harper bio will take a look at some…

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Updated June 14th, 2019 . 

Published June 16, 2016By Nate Pallesen
Categorized as Acoustic Guitarist Bios

How to Play the Major Scale On Guitar

Major Scale On Guitar

Learning scales may sound boring ? and it can be a bit tedious at times ? but it’s also really…

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Updated June 29th, 2018 . 

Published October 23, 2015By Nate Pallesen
Categorized as Guitar lessons, Scales

How to Play the Minor Pentatonic Scale on Guitar

minor pentatonic scale on guitar

Learning how to play the minor pentatonic scale on guitar was one of the best things I ever did on…

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Updated June 29th, 2018 . 

Published November 24, 2015By Nate Pallesen
Categorized as Guitar lessons, Scales

How to Play the Major Pentatonic Scale on Guitar

major pentatonic scale on guitar

Last week we looked at the minor pentatonic, this week I will show you how to play the major pentatonic…

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Updated June 29th, 2018 . 

Published December 1, 2015By Nate Pallesen
Categorized as Guitar lessons, Scales

How to Play the Blues Scale for Guitar

blues scale for guitar

Ever wanted to learn to play the blues? One of the fundamentals of learning the blues is learning the blues…

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Updated June 29th, 2018 . 

Published December 8, 2015By Nate Pallesen
Categorized as Guitar lessons, Scales

The C Major Scale Positions on Guitar

C Major scale positions on guitar

In an earlier lesson we looked at how to play the major scale on guitar. In this lesson let’s take…

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Updated June 29th, 2018 . 

Published January 9, 2016By Nate Pallesen
Categorized as Guitar lessons, Scales

Taylor 110 vs 210: Is there a Difference?

taylor-110-vs-210

This review will compare the Taylor 110 vs 210 to see if there is a difference between the two. I…

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Updated June 29th, 2018 . 

Published October 22, 2016By Nate Pallesen
Categorized as Guitar Reviews, Guitar Reviews Under $1000, Taylor Acoustic Guitars

How to Lower The Saddle On An Acoustic Guitar

Lower The Saddle On An Acoustic Guitar

The process to lower the saddle on an acoustic guitar isn?t actually too difficult. So long as you are patient…

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Updated June 29th, 2018 . 

Published June 12, 2015By Nate Pallesen
Categorized as Guitar Care Tuning Restringing, Setup

Can You Teach Yourself to Play Guitar? Or Are Lessons Necessary

Can You Teach Yourself to Play Guitar

A lot of guitarists or would be guitarists would like to be able to teach themselves guitar. But can you…

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Updated June 29th, 2018 . 

Published March 12, 2016By Nate Pallesen
Categorized as Guitar lessons, Other Lessons and Tips

Hanging Guitars On The Wall: Is it OK or will it Damage my Guitar

hanging guitars on the wall

Whether hanging guitars on the wall will be ok for your guitar will depend on a couple of different things.…

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Updated June 29th, 2018 . 

Published April 21, 2016By Nate Pallesen
Categorized as Care and Maintenance, Guitar Care Tuning Restringing

How to Practice Guitar with a Metronome

Practice guitar with a Metronome

To ensure that you play with good rhythm it’s a great idea to practice guitar with a metronome. You can…

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Updated June 29th, 2018 . 

Published August 9, 2016By Nate Pallesen
Categorized as Basic Techniques, Guitar lessons, Rhythm

Jamplay Vs Guitartricks: Which is Better?

Jamplay Vs Guitartricks

There are plenty?of online guitar lessons around these days but there are two major players that are the biggest of…

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Updated June 26th, 2018 . 

Published November 16, 2015By Nate Pallesen
Categorized as Guitar Lesson Reviews, Paid Guitar Lesson Reviews

How to Play the Melodic Minor Scale On Guitar

melodic minor scale on guitar

In previous lessons we have looked at the natural and harmonic minor scales. In this lesson we finish off the…

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Updated June 26th, 2018 . 

Published November 18, 2015By Nate Pallesen
Categorized as Guitar lessons, Scales

Is it a Good Idea to Buy an Acoustic Guitar Online?

Buy an Acoustic Guitar Online

A guitar is not something that is immediately obvious as an online purchase but there are a few reasons that…

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Updated June 26th, 2018 . 

Published August 16, 2015By Nate Pallesen
Categorized as Buying Guides, Guitar selection

Choosing An Acoustic Guitar Case: Which One is Right for your Guitar

Choosing An Acoustic Guitar Case

When you are choosing an acoustic guitar case there are a few important things to consider. The main purpose of…

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Updated June 25th, 2018 . 

Published May 24, 2016By Nate Pallesen
Categorized as Buying Guides, Guitar Accessories Selection

What Is a 12 Fret Guitar and Why Get One?

what-is-a-12-fret-guitar

Once upon a time a guitar wouldn’t have been anything different from the norm if it was a 12-fret guitar…

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Updated June 25th, 2018 . 

Published October 8, 2016By Nate Pallesen
Categorized as Buying Guides, Guitar selection

How to Read Guitar Sheet Music

how to read music for beginners

This comprehensive article on how to read music will be particularly focused on guitarists wanting to learn to read music…

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Updated June 5th, 2018 . 

Published December 16, 2015By Nate Pallesen
Categorized as Guitar lessons, Reading Music and Tab, Theory

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