acoustic guitar How to Ditch the Pick and Engage Your Strongest Digits for Powerful Fingerstyle Action Get inspired and expand your technique using this short lesson The Acoustic Guitar Player’s Guide to Using Fake Nails Once your nails are ready to roll, the power and flexibility of full fingerstyle will be literally at your fingertips Best Acoustic Guitar Amps: Top Acoustic Amplifiers And Preamp Pedals Step onstage with our top picks of the best acoustic guitar amps and preamp pedals from Boss, AER, LR Baggs, Fishman, and more Latest acoustic guitar The Art of Classical Guitar: Expand Your Skills with This Fingerstyle Tremolo Picking Technique By Andrew Hull published 16 December 21 Learn the beautiful composition “a Nela” from the composer himself – classical guitarist Andrew Hull. Watch Chris Cornell’s Heart-Wrenching Solo Acoustic Performance of “Black Hole Sun” By Rod Brakes published 14 December 21 Video This stripped-back rendition of Soundgarden’s greatest hit is testament to great songwriting. Video Cordoba Fusion 5 Jet Black Review By Jimmy Leslie published 8 December 21 For steel-string slingers transitioning to nylon. Stageworthy Strategies, Part 3: How to Apply Compression and Overdrive to Acoustic Signals By Jimmy Leslie last updated 7 December 21 A little compression can go a long way to enhancing your dynamics while overdrive can add an intriguing texture to your amplified acoustic guitar tone. Stageworthy Strategies, Part 4: Acoustic Effects By Jimmy Leslie last updated 7 December 21 Don't let the electric guitar players have all the fun. When playing live, a carefully curated pedalboard can give your sound the edge. Stageworthy Strategies, Part 5: Understanding Acoustic Amps By Jimmy Leslie published 7 December 21 The right acoustic amp is your best gig buddy – so find your niche, dial in your tone and rock the planet! If You Think the Vast Majority of Rock Riffs Are In Minor Keys Then Think Again! By Tom Kolb published 3 November 21 This lesson on how to craft cool riffs in the style of legendary players using the Ionian and Lydian modes will have you covered. “My Sensei Is Also a Student of Guitar”: Lawson Rollins on the Connection Between Martial Arts and Guitar Playing By Jimmy Leslie published 20 October 21 The picado ninja talks flexibility, strength, and technique. Acoustic Recording Made Easy: How to Choose and Set Up Your Studio Guitar By Jimmy Leslie published 14 October 21 Preparing your instrument for the studio environment. Acoustic Recording Made Easy: Studio Supplements By Jimmy Leslie published 13 October 21 Handy accessories that can make your acoustic recording experience more ergonomic and enjoyable. 123456789Archives Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MOST READ1"I never had a good voice for singing, so I took it out on the guitar." An epic Duane Eddy interview by Bill Nelson2June 2024 Guitar Player lesson audio3How Duane Eddy wrote his twanging, game-changing instrumental smash, Rebel Rouser4Instrumental guitar legend Duane Eddy has died at 865Why Eddie Van Halen stopped throwing guitar picks into the crowd
The Art of Classical Guitar: Expand Your Skills with This Fingerstyle Tremolo Picking Technique By Andrew Hull published 16 December 21 Learn the beautiful composition “a Nela” from the composer himself – classical guitarist Andrew Hull.
Watch Chris Cornell’s Heart-Wrenching Solo Acoustic Performance of “Black Hole Sun” By Rod Brakes published 14 December 21 Video This stripped-back rendition of Soundgarden’s greatest hit is testament to great songwriting.
Cordoba Fusion 5 Jet Black Review By Jimmy Leslie published 8 December 21 For steel-string slingers transitioning to nylon.
Stageworthy Strategies, Part 3: How to Apply Compression and Overdrive to Acoustic Signals By Jimmy Leslie last updated 7 December 21 A little compression can go a long way to enhancing your dynamics while overdrive can add an intriguing texture to your amplified acoustic guitar tone.
Stageworthy Strategies, Part 4: Acoustic Effects By Jimmy Leslie last updated 7 December 21 Don't let the electric guitar players have all the fun. When playing live, a carefully curated pedalboard can give your sound the edge.
Stageworthy Strategies, Part 5: Understanding Acoustic Amps By Jimmy Leslie published 7 December 21 The right acoustic amp is your best gig buddy – so find your niche, dial in your tone and rock the planet!
If You Think the Vast Majority of Rock Riffs Are In Minor Keys Then Think Again! By Tom Kolb published 3 November 21 This lesson on how to craft cool riffs in the style of legendary players using the Ionian and Lydian modes will have you covered.
“My Sensei Is Also a Student of Guitar”: Lawson Rollins on the Connection Between Martial Arts and Guitar Playing By Jimmy Leslie published 20 October 21 The picado ninja talks flexibility, strength, and technique.
Acoustic Recording Made Easy: How to Choose and Set Up Your Studio Guitar By Jimmy Leslie published 14 October 21 Preparing your instrument for the studio environment.
Acoustic Recording Made Easy: Studio Supplements By Jimmy Leslie published 13 October 21 Handy accessories that can make your acoustic recording experience more ergonomic and enjoyable.