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Guitar TipsTriads for Guitar: The Chord Shapes Pros UseA triad is just a collection of three notes that completes a major or minor chord. It’s the simplest real chord there is, with…🕑 4 min read • Jul 22, 2026Read Article →
Guitar TipsDyads Guitar Lesson: The 2-Note Secret Every Guitarist Should KnowA dyad sounds like it should be a mythical creature, or maybe an electrical component, but it’s neither. A dyad is in the same…🕑 3 min read • Jul 22, 2026Read Article →
Guitar TipsLead Guitar Techniques for Creating SolosI see this happen in a bunch of my students right around the same point in their playing. They finally get all five pentatonic…🕑 7 min read • Jul 22, 2026Read Article →
Guitar Tips17 Chord Progressions for Every Mood (+ Step-By-Step Video Tutorials)Every guitarist hits the same wall eventually. You know your open chords, you know a few bar chords, and everything you play is…🕑 18 min read • Jul 16, 2026Read Article →
Guitar TipsStop Paying for Guitar Apps: 12 Free Guitar Tools Every Player NeedsWe recently asked our audience of 50,000+ guitarists what they spend money on the most, and if it wasn’t pedals or guitars, it…🕑 16 min read • Jul 16, 2026Read Article →ArticlesGuitar Gear Deals of the Week — Jul 12, 2026Deals of the Week This week's biggest price drops on guitars & gear. 59% OFF Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci Signature JP6…🕑 6 min read • Jul 13, 2026Read Article →ArticlesGuitar Gear Deals of the Week — Jul 5, 2026Deals of the Week This week's biggest price drops on guitars & gear. 59% OFF Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci Signature JP6…🕑 6 min read • Jul 6, 2026Read Article →Guitar & Gear DealsGuitar Gear Deals of the Week — Jun 28, 2026Deals of the Week This week's biggest price drops on guitars & gear. 50% OFF Vintage Harmony? acoustic Hollow arched top body…🕑 7 min read • Jun 29, 2026Read Article →
GearThe Top 10 Guitar Amps, According to GuitaristsWe asked our trusted audience of guitarists one simple question: what is your favorite amp? Like every good amp…🕑 12 min read • Jun 28, 2026Read Article →Guitar Hot TakesWe Asked 300+ Guitarists the Best Lead Player of All Time. These Are the Top 15We asked 300+ guitar players who they thought was the greatest lead player of all time. Now, bear with us because we already know…🕑 15 min read • Jun 26, 2026Read Article →
Guitar Hot TakesThe 10 Best Guitar Albums Ever Made, Voted by GuitaristsThis past week, we asked 100+ guitarists what they thought the “Best Guitar Album Ever Made” was. And let me tell you.. reading…🕑 12 min read • Jun 22, 2026Read Article →Guitar & Gear DealsGuitar Gear Deals of the Week — Jun 21, 2026Deals of the Week This week's biggest price drops on guitars & gear. 59% OFF Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci Signature JP6…🕑 6 min read • Jun 21, 2026Read Article →Guitar & Gear DealsGuitar Gear Deals of the Week — Jun 18, 2026Deals of the Week This week's biggest price drops on guitars & gear. 59% OFF Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci Signature JP6…🕑 5 min read • Jun 19, 2026Read Article →
GearWhat’s the Best Guitar Amp Under $500? Guitarists Weigh-InWe tossed one a fun question out to our community last week: what’s the best guitar amp under $500?…🕑 11 min read • Jun 15, 2026Read Article →
Guitar TipsThe 5 Major Scale Positions, Connected With CAGED (A Complete Guide)If you only learn one scale in your life, make it the major scale. I think 95% of us know it’s the single most important thing…🕑 15 min read • Jun 15, 2026Read Article →Guitar Hot TakesThe 11 Most Overrated Guitarists of All Time, According to 500+ GuitaristsWe asked 500+ guitarists who they think is the most overrated guitarist of all time. Annnnddd, you probably guessed it, but we’ve…🕑 13 min read • Jun 8, 2026Read Article →GearThe One Guitar Most Guitarists Would Play for the Rest of Their LivesWe asked 500+ guitarists which guitar they’d play if they could only ever play one for the rest of…🕑 14 min read • Jun 8, 2026Read Article →Guitar Hot TakesWe Asked 200+ Guitarists Who the Most Underrated Guitarist of All Time Was. Here’s the Top 10.So we threw a question out to our guitar community: who’s the most underrated guitarist of all time? Over 200 guitar players…🕑 16 min read • Jun 1, 2026Read Article →
Guitar TipsThe 10 Best First Songs to Learn on Guitar (We Asked 300+ Players)We asked our community a question that sounds simple and absolutely is not: what’s the first song every beginner guitarist should…🕑 15 min read • May 31, 2026Read Article →GearThe Best Guitar String Brands, According to 600+ GuitaristsWhat seems like an easy guitar question isn’t so cut and dry after all.. Last week, I asked 600+…🕑 17 min read • May 31, 2026Read Article →
GearTaylor vs. Martin: Which Acoustic Guitar Is Better?If you’re trying to decide between a Taylor and a Martin, you’ve already realized this is one of the…🕑 14 min read • May 25, 2026Read Article →
Guitar Hot TakesThe Best Guitar Solo of All Time, According to 250 Guitarists (Ranked)We asked one of the most loaded questions in guitar to our community last week: What’s the best guitar solo of all time? 250+ of…🕑 16 min read • May 24, 2026Read Article →
GearStrat vs. Les Paul: Which One Should You Buy?If you’re trying to decide between a Fender Stratocaster and a Gibson Les Paul, you’ve probably already realized that…🕑 13 min read • May 19, 2026Read Article →
GearWe Asked 500+ Guitarists for the Most Underrated Guitar Brand. Here Are the Top 20.I polled 500+ guitarists with one question: what’s the most underrated guitar brand? The answers came in fast. Strong…🕑 22 min read • May 18, 2026Read Article →
Guitar Tips10 Guitar Habits Even Experienced Players Struggle WithYou’ve been playing for years and you know your scales. You’ve got your favorite chord grips locked in (if you know, you know..),…🕑 7 min read • Sep 22, 2025Read Article →
Guitar TipsThe 9 Most Overrated Guitar Tips (And What to Do Instead)Every guitarist has heard advice that’s supposed to “change your playing forever.” But let’s be honest.. a lot of those so-called…🕑 32 min read • Sep 10, 2025Read Article →
Guitar Tips15 Guitar Mistakes Every Beginner Makes (And How to Avoid Them)Man, those first few months with a guitar are brutal, ain’t they? Your hands probably hurt and it’s not like you sound great…🕑 15 min read • Aug 31, 2025Read Article →
Guitar TipsWhy Most Guitar Warm-Ups Are Completely UselessI used to warm up with all the typical exercises. Chromatic runs, spider walks, you name it. But here’s the thing I realized…🕑 2 min read • Aug 30, 2025Read Article →GearThe 5 Best Guitars for Beginners (That You’ll Want to Keep Playing)So you’re looking for the best beginner guitar, are ya? We’ve all been there. You’re excited and you’re ready…🕑 25 min read • Aug 20, 2025Read Article →ArticlesAre You An Intermediate Guitarist? Take Our Quiz!Intermediate Guitar Skills Assessment Quiz 🎸 Intermediate Guitar Skills Assessment Discover your current skill level and identify…🕑 5 min read • May 31, 2025Read Article →The Guitar NewsletterThat Doesn’t Suck.
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