Having an acoustic guitar stand is often an after thought and whilst acoustic guitar stands are not the be all…
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Can You Put Steel Strings on a Classical Guitar?
When someone asks me if it’s ok to put steel strings on a classical guitar, my reaction is that of…
What is Humidipak and How Does it Work?
If you’ve recently started playing guitar, purchased a new guitar or moved to a different location with different humidity, then…
How to String an Acoustic Guitar That Doesn’t Use Bridge Pins – Easy Guide
To keep the feeling and sound of your instrument, you need to change the strings in your acoustic guitar from…
Naming Your Guitar: 6 Ideas for Guitar Names
Are you looking for a way to increase the throbbing and burgeoning connection you have with your instrument, old or…
Stevie Ray Vaughan Guitar Setup – How to Sound Like Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan is one of the giants of the guitar world: he revolutionized the sound of modern blues! So…
Why Is My Guitar String Breaking? – Top 6 Reasons
Well, well, well! Suppose you have had your first string-breaking incident? Your high E string could not take the pressure…
Locking Tuners: What Are They, Benefits, and Drawbacks
Struggling to keep your guitar in tune and in check for extended periods of time no matter how often you…
How to Tune a Guitar: Illustrated Step by Step Guide
The goal of this page is to teach you how to tune a guitar. I will use pictures to illustrate…
15 Drop C Songs on Guitar
Particularly if you’re a metal or hard rock guitarist, you may have found that drop tunings can create a whole…
Adjusting The Nut On A Guitar to Lower the Action
Lowering an acoustic guitar’s action may or may not require some work on the guitar’s nut. Before starting with adjusting…
Guitar String Spacing
There are many aspects of learning an instrument that might traditionally be deemed rather nerdy or in depth, but which,…
When Do you Need to Adjust the Action on an Acoustic Guitar
If you aren’t sure if your action needs adjusting or not, then read on to learn when you need to…
How Often Should I Change My Guitar Strings?
I often asked myself the question – how often should I change my guitar strings? So I thought this would…
How to Lower the Action on an Acoustic Guitar
There are 3 main ways that you can lower the action on an acoustic guitar. This page will cover those…
Truss Rod Adjustment Acoustic: How to Do an Acoustic Guitar Truss Rod Adjustment
You might need to do an acoustic guitar truss rod adjustment for a couple of reasons. Read this in depth tutorial for truss rod adjustment on acoustic guitar.
Acoustic Guitar Anatomy: Diagram and Definitions
Below you’ll find a diagram of the acoustic guitar anatomy plus explanations for what each part is and what each…
How to Paint a Guitar
It is often said that one of the greatest limitations on purchasing a relatively low budget electric guitar is the…
How Can I Reduce Acoustic Guitar String Tension?
Sometimes a guitarist might want to reduce their acoustic guitar string tension. This might be for a number of reasons,…
Ebony Fretboard Care: How to Look After Your Ebony Fretboard
When it comes to Ebony freboard care it’s more about what not to do than it is about what to…
Is Lemon Oil for Guitar Fretboard Solution safe? ANSWERED
I doubt we have all, at some point or other, been sucked into a tense debate with a fellow friend…
How Often Should You Have Your Acoustic Guitar Set Up?
How you set up your guitar can make a big difference to how it feels to play. And every now…
How to Make a Cheap Acoustic Guitar Sound and Play Better
If you’ve bought or are looking to buy a cheap acoustic guitar, there are things you can do to make…
Essential Guitar Setup Tools You Need to Have
There are many tools needed to setup guitar parts. You can complete this process yourself using a guitar setup tool kits we found for you!
Humbucker vs Single Coil: What Are They & Which Is Better?
This is a war that has been waged, man against man, for the better part of a century, and here…
How to Clean an Acoustic Guitar: Step By Step Guide
Learning how to clean an acoustic guitar is an important part of caring for your instrument. This step by step…
How to String a Guitar: Illustrated Step by Step Guide
Learning how to string a guitar is a vital skill for any guitarist. You don’t want to have to have…
What are the Different Types Of Guitar Tuners
There are 3 broad types of guitar tuner. These all work in different ways to help you to tune your…
Double Dropped D Tuning
Double dropped D tuning is common on electric guitar and rock music, and has been for a number of decades. In this article, we tackle the double drop D tuning head on!
Alternate Guitar Tunings Chart: The Most Popular Alternate Tunings
Check out the alternate guitar tunings chart below to see what some of the most popular alternate tunings are. Then…