I play for about 30 minutes everyday. Sometimes I play for 1-2 hours. I play a variety of styles including rock so I am scraping and playing harmonics.

I'm finding that the sound of my guitar is weak when it is plugged directly into the mixer, even if all the volumes are at maximum. I've heard that I would need a DI between my gu …

I'm just beginning to learn guitar and I would like to know which chords are the most important for me to learn? What are the good beginner chords that will set up me up to play so …

Can someone please write up a clear explanation of how to tune a guitar without an electronic tuner? I'm assuming the standard EADGBE tuning but other tunings would be welcome as w …

What is the easiest way to measure action (the space between the top of the metal fret and the bottom of the string) accurately? Is there some tool (in addition to a ruler, obviou …

I'm brand new to playing guitars, and I've recently picked up a Behringer Stratocaster. As far as controls, it's got a Volume knob, two Tone knobs, a tremolo bar, and a five settin …

I broke a string on my acoustic guitar and I want to put all new strings on it. How do I restring my guitar? Are there specific things I need to watch out for in order to make sure …

As the topic says, is it OK to use guitar cables with a mixer when going to an amp? I know that guitar cables are MONO. I specifically want to know if there is some warning agains …

I am a beginner guitar player and am looking to buy my own guitar. I don't want to buy something too expensive, as I am just starting, but I also want something that is decent qual …

When I was looking at amps in the guitar shop the other day the guy was talking about how valve amps are a lot louder per watt. Now I've only really owned transistor amps so I don' …

I really love Kaki King's style of guitar playing. I love all of her songs on the movie August Rush. I want to learn how to play like that but I'm not sure what technique or style …

My cousin who is 10 years old and has been learning guitar for 2 years now wants an electric guitar for his Birthday. My Aunt has asked for my help in narrowing down what kind of g …

A friend told me that he was going have somebody "relic" his guitar. He said it was basically making it look like it had been played a lot. This idea stuck me as kind of odd. Can a …

What is the deal with all of the difference gauges of guitar strings? I want to put new strings on both my electric and my acoustic and I'm trying to decide which gauge to go with …

What are some good starting places for coming up with a good lead guitar parts for songs? Are there any starting points that you often use when writing guitar parts for new songs?