Origins of the Guitar

A Brief History of the Guitar

According to most accounts, the guitar first appeared on the scene more than 5,000 years ago in areas such as Arabia and Persia, eventually migrating to Europe via Ancient Greece and Spain. According to archaeological discoveries of artwork depicting stringed instruments, its shape was a lot differe >>Read More

The Ins and Outs of Guitars

In this short series of articles, we will be focusing on one of the most popular musical instruments the world has ever seen: the guitar—delving into its history, terminology, components, function, heroes, genres, and manufacturers, while also taking a look at how one can buy a guitar, and eventua >>Read More

Guitar Basics

Learning to Play

At first, the big question about learning to play the guitar is whether or not to take lessons, or simply, as in the case of many successful and well-known guitarists, to undertake learning the instrument by yourself. Both have merits, as I will describe here. In my own case, I learned to play the >>Read More

Guitar Terminology

As in many facets of artistry, there are many words and phrases relative to the art that outsiders may not understand. For the sake of helping one understand guitar lingo, as well as helping one know what they are buying when shopping for a guitar, here is a short list of common words and phrases th >>Read More

Guitar Music

Guitar Legends

It’s quite difficult to list out simply who the world’s best guitarists are, as it largely depends on one’s personally perception on what “best” is—it’s all relative. In my own experience, at local shows of bands and performers from various genres, I am often blown away at the amount o >>Read More

Guitar Genres

As I mentioned before, the guitar has become the driving force in genres such as classical guitar, blues, country, and rock and roll, and still holds dominance over these types of music genres. Spanning a history of over four centuries, classical guitar is characterized by its fast finger picking >>Read More

Buying a Guitar

Guitar Manufacturers

There are literally hundreds of guitar manufactures located all over the globe. However a majority of the more common, quality guitars are built in England, Europe, Japan, and the United States. By far the most well-recognized guitar manufactures are Gibson and Fender, and it is common that most of >>Read More

Acoustic or Electric?

Acoustic and electric guitars both have many advantages. Let’s take a look at what these advantages might be. Acoustic guitars require no external amplification, and thus, are great for campfires, street playing, and other such activities. Since they require no amplifier, it is also cheaper to ge >>Read More

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