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This debate is more recent now that theirs more resources available for guitarists. You can go online and find so much free content for guitarists at any level. Which sparks the debate on whether or not guitar lessons are even worth it these days. Would a person improve a lot more getting 1 on 1 style lessons with a teacher or instructor? Or does it not matter due to the sheer amount of free content that is offered online. For example, one could go on YouTube and find thousands and thousands of videos about how to play different songs, chords, riffs and information on guitar. In my personal opinion you have all the content you need on YouTube and online to allow a beginner to succeed in playing and eventually mastering the guitar. However, I do things having lessons could only benefit a person. Having someone by your side who knows what their doing and is able to give you feedback and instructions in real time is almost unmatched. Getting the undivided attention can be very helpful e

  A man named Franklin P. Jones once said something along the lines of: "You are what you eat". When I was playing my guitar the other night, I thought of something quite remarkable: "You are what you listen to". Just like how devouring too many potato chips can make you fat, the music you listen to determines what kind of a guitar player you become. The ability to listen is very underrated amongst the guitar community. Most guitarists spend all their time learning licks, guitar solos and perfecting your guitar chops. No one, however, talks about listening with as much enthusiasm. You may hear a guitar student spending hours getting that sweep-picked arpeggio right, but you never really find guitarists say they spend hours of their day simply listening. And by listening - I'm don't just mean listening to the same old guitar players, bands and songs you've always been listening to. That's unlikely going to make you improve as a guitarist. The ki

  What do you do when you want to inject new creative ideas from playing scales in your guitar playing? If you are anything like the vast majority of guitarists (and similar to myself in the past) then you might look to explore books and online resources in search of more new scales to play. However if you approach learning all scales in the same general way, you will soon once again find yourself very frustrated with your lack of ability to consistently come up with inspiring musical ideas from the scales you know. Unfortunately learning "more" scales isn't going to fix the problem. Fortunately, there is a better way to practice guitar that will help you to get more out of the time you spend learning scales. The most important thing you must keep in mind is the need to explore ALL the creative possibilities any new scale has to offer before you abandon it in search of the next scale to practice. When you get yourself to do this, you will amaze yourself by how much more

Have you tried your hardest to improve your creativity as a guitarist, but walked away feeling unhappy with your progress? Many guitarists go through this in the process of practicing to grow their musical skills. In addition, if you have played guitar for any length of time, you have certainly heard the conventional wisdom about one's potential for musical creativity being limited by how much natural talent they possess. All of this combines into a recipe for massive disappointment and frustration and it may start to seem that there is no reliable solution to this problem. Although the above situation is very common, there DOES exist a real tangible method for developing musical creativity on guitar. If you cannot dismiss the conventional wisdom about the "need" to be talented in order to become musically creative, realize that 'only' those who are not high level musicians make such ignorant statements, and you will be hard-pressed to find a world-class musicia

Electric vs. Acoustic guitar is a very big debate when it comes to guitar playing. While it makes sense to have both. It seems that most players seem to usually stick with one or the other throughout most of their playing career. Personally, I am more of a fan of electric because you can customize the sound more due the having an amplifier and pedals to help add effects that you wouldn’t normally be able to make. Whereas, in Acoustic you are basically just limited to the 6 strings you have. However, the sound is very earthy and sounds “authentic”. I think what it really comes down to is your playstyle as a guitarist. For example, if you want to be more flashy and do a bunch of crazy riffs and shred the fretboard then you’re probably gonna wanna use an electric. But, if you’re more about playing for the song and like to sing then you’re probably better off with using an acoustic. A fool-proof way of deciding what to use is what kind of music you are excited to play/what bands and musi

Most people are very busy throughout the day. People have to work, eat, sleep and do many other activities throughout the day to function normally in society. Often times it can seem really hard to get in the quality playing time you need to help you advance your guitar playing ability. However, I feel like it may not be as hard as you would think to find the quality time you are looking for. I think one of the most beneficial things I’ve done the past year to free up some time was eliminating the amount of spend on entertainment such as tv, movies, browsing the web etc. The amount of time that caused me to save was immense, and some days I feel like I am almost obligated to play guitar because I am so bored from doing nothing. Especially with covid, I feel like I have all the free time in the world to play guitar. The world is kind of in a stand still so now is the time to learn those songs you’ve always wanted to learn. I would not recommend losing sleep and staying up all night to

Whether you are in your 20's or 50's, it is never too late to  start learning and practicing the guitar. You may think you are too old, or that you do not have the time. But that is simply not the case. You can get by with as little as 15 minutes a day, it is very easy to find the time like that throughout the day. Whenever you catch yourself around the house doing nothing, go pick up your guitar for a bit and try doing different scales and exercises. Now is the perfect time to start too, because with quarantine there is a lot of emptiness and void time for you to be playing and getting better. Also, with some age you might even be better because you probably have an increase in finger strength throughout the years, and your hands are for sure done growing. Just think about how you make time for watching TV, movies, and other entertainment. You could spend that time working on improving your guitar skills. I personally am guilty of not using my time the most effectively. But, I