Guitar Points

U

• Carrie Underwood
• Keith Urban (The Ranch)
• Midge Ure (Slik, The Rich Kids, Thin Lizzy, Ultravox, Visage)

V

• Steve Vai (Frank Zappa, Alcatrazz, Whitesnake)
• Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
• Steve Van Zandt (The E Street Band)
• Jimmie Vaughan
• Stevie Ray Vaughan (Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble)
• Ritchie Valens
• Nick Valensi (The Strokes)
• Hilton Valentine (The Animals)
• Randy VanWarmer
• Suzanne Vega
• Zacky Vengeance (Avenged Sevenfold)
• John Verity (Argent, Charlie)
• Tom Verlaine (Television)
• Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
• Vinnie Vincent (KISS)

W

• Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (a-ha)
• Waddy Wachtel
• Dave Wakeling (The Beat, General Public)
• Patrick Walden (Babyshambles)
• Billy Walker
• David T. Walker
• Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie)
• Gordon Waller (Peter and Gordon)
• Joe Walsh (James Gang, The Eagles)
• Jake Wambold (Aiden)
• Rich Ward (Fozzy)
• Toki Wartooth (Dethklok)
• Muddy Waters
• Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek)
• Doc Watson
• Michael Weber
• Bob Welch (Fleetwood Mac)
• Brian Welch (Korn)
• Paul Weller (The Jam, The Style Council)
• Leslie West (Mountain)
• Tim Wheeler (Ash)
• Clarence White (The Byrds, Kentucky Colonels)
• Deryck Whibley (Sum 41)
• Andrew White (Kaiser Chiefs)
• Jack White (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs)
• Jason White (Green Day)
• Peter White (musician)
• Steve White (PIG, KMFDM)
• Vince White (The Clash)
• Brad Whitford (Aerosmith)
• Slim Whitman
• Rock Whittington (Damiera, Punch People)
• Jane Wiedlin (The Go-Go's)
• David Williams (Son of Dork)
• John Williams
• Mason Williams
• Rich Williams (Kansas)
• Pete Willis (Def Leppard)
• Marty Willson-Piper (The Church)
• Alan Wilson (Canned Heat)
• Carl Wilson (The Beach Boys)
• Nancy Wilson (Heart)
• Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree)
• Michael Wilton (Queensrÿche)
• Johnny Winter
• Steve Winwood
• Christian Olde Wolbers (Fear Factory)
• Howlin' Wolf
• Craig Wood (Avril Lavigne, Gob)
• Ron Wood (The Small Faces, The Jeff Beck Group, The Rolling Stones)
• Stuart John Wood (Bay City Rollers)
• Bob Wootton (The Tennessee Three)
• Link Wray
• Tom Wright (Slipstream)
• Zakk Wylde (Pride & Glory, Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne, Derek Sherinian)

Y

• Narciso Yepes
• Thom Yorke (Radiohead)
• Pete Yorn
• Angus Young (AC/DC)
• James "JY" Young (Styx)
• Jeff Young (Megadeth)
• Malcolm Young (AC/DC)
• Neil Young

Z

• Roy Z (Rob Rock, Bruce Dickinson)
• Buddy Zabala (Eraserheads, The Dawn)
• Robin Zander (Cheap Trick)
• Dweezil Zappa
• Frank Zappa
• Vadim Zilberstein (Earth, Wind, & Fire, Chaka Khan)
• Billy Zoom (X)

P

• Jimmy Page (The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, The Firm)
• Brad Paisley
• Luke Paquin (Hot Hot Heat)
• Rick Parfitt (Status Quo)
• Joe Pass
• Les Paul
• Ryan Peake (Nickelback)
• Steve Pedulla (Thursday)
• Andreas Paolo Perger
• Kirk Pengilly (INXS)
• Heitor Teixeira Pereira (Simply Red)
• Carl Perkins
• Luther Perkins (The Tennessee Three)
• Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
• Vicki Peterson (The Bangles)
• John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
• Tom Petty (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Traveling Wilburys)
• River Phoenix (Aleka's Attic)
• Anthony Phillips
• Al Pitrelli (Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Asia, Megadeth)
• Dean Pleasants (Suicidal Tendencies)
• Chris Poland (Megadeth)
• Alberto Ponce
• Valter Popa (IRIS)
• Jody Porter (Fountains of Wayne)
• Chet Powers (Quicksilver Messenger Service)
• Dougie Poynter McFly
• Christophe Pratiffi
• Prince
• Jade Puget (Redemption 87, AFI)

R

• Eddie Rabbitt
• Trevor Rabin (Yes)
• Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin
• Mick Ralphs (Mott the Hoople, Bad Company)
• Johnny Ramone (The Ramones)
• Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth)
• Meegs Rascon (Coal Chamber)
• East Bay Ray (Dead Kennedys)
• Lou Reed (The Velvet Underground)
• Charlie Reid (The Proclaimers)
• Vernon Reid (Living Colour)
• Django Reinhardt
• John Renbourn
• Rick Renstrom (Rob Rock)
• Tim Renwick (Al Stewart)
• Paul Reynolds (A Flock of Seagulls)
• Sheldon Reynolds (The Commodores, Earth, Wind, & Fire)
• Randy Rhoads (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne)
• Red Rhodes
• Marc Ribot (Tom Waits, Lounge Lizards)
• Tony Rice
• Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones)
• Max Richards (The Bonfire Of The Vanities)
• Gary Richrath (REO Speedwagon)
• Mike Riggs (Rob Zombie, Scum of the Earth)
• Marc Riley (The Fall)
• Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (Blue Öyster Cult)
• Allison Robertson (The Donnas)
• Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy, Motörhead)
• Robbie Robertson (The Band)
• Darren Robinson (Phantom Planet)
• Jamie Robinson, Switch Foot
• Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (At the Drive-In, De Facto, The Mars Volta)
• Michael Romeo (Symphony X)
• Mick Ronson (David Bowie)
• James Root (Slipknot, Stone Sour)
• Don Ross
• Ryan Ross (Panic! at the Disco)
• Francis Rossi (Status Quo)
• Richard Rossi
• Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
• Uli Jon Roth (Scorpions)
• Andy Rourke
• Todd Rundgren (The Nazz, Utopia (band), The New Cars}
• Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal)
• Terje Rypdal
• Johnny Rzeznik (The Goo Goo Dolls)

S

• Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi)
• Claudio Sanchez (Coheed and Cambria)
• Carlos Santana (Santana)
• Joey Santiago (Pixies, The Martinis)
• Yağmur Sarıgül (maNga)
• Manabu Satô (Malice Mizer, Moi Dix Mois)
• Joe Satriani
• Boz Scaggs (Steve Miller Band)
• Craig Scanlon (The Fall)
• Jon Schaffer (Iced Earth)
• Michael Schenker
• Tom Scholz (Boston)
• Neal Schon (Journey)
• Chuck Schuldiner (Death)
• Jon Schneck (Relient K, Audio Adrenaline)
• Dominic Scott (Keane)
• Howard E. Scott (War)
• Keith Scott (Bryan Adams)
• Bob Seger
• Andrés Segovia
• Gabe Serbian (Cattle Decapitation, Holy Molar)
• Brian Setzer (The Stray Cats, Brian Setzer Orchestra)
• Charlie Sexton
• Del Shannon
• Tommy Shannon
• Dave Sharp (The Alarm, Stiff Little Fingers)
• Tommy Shaw (Styx (band), Damn Yankees (band) )
• Louis Shelton
• Kenny Wayne Shepherd
• Nick Sheppard (The Cortinas, The Clash, Head)
• Rodney Sheppard (Sugar Ray)
• Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine)
• Scott Shields (The Mescaleros)
• Chris Shiflett (No Use for a Name, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Foo Fighters)
• Shin (Kagrra)
• Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park)
• Tom Shipley
• Drew Shirley (Switchfoot)
• Ryan Shrout (Kutless)
• Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio)
• Tim Skipper (House of Heroes)
• Tim Skold (Marilyn Manson)
• Alex Skolnick (Testament, Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
• Skwisgaar Skwigelf (Dethklok)
• Slash (Guns N' Roses, Slash's Snakepit, Velvet Revolver, Slash's Blues Ball, Road Crew)
• Martin Slattery (The Mescaleros)
• Hillel Slovak (Red Hot Chili Peppers, What Is This?)
• Pat Smear (The Germs, Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
• Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)
• Bennie Smith
• Fred Sonic Smith (MC5, Sonic's Rendezvous Band)
• G.E. Smith (Hall & Oates)
• Matt Smith (Theocracy)
• Mindy Smith
• Robert Smith (The Cure)
• Donita Sparks (L7)
• Kevin Spencer (Rymes With Orange)
• Bill Spooner
• Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band)
• Trey Spruance (Mr. Bungle, Secret Chiefs 3, Faith No More)
• Lester Square (The Monochrome Set)
• Billy Squier
• John Squire (The Stone Roses)
• Mark Stanley (Farquhar, Mark Stanley, The Swarm, Handsome, Love and Rockets)
• Paul Stanley (KISS)
• Jack Starr
• Greg Steele (Faster Pussycat)
• Leigh Stephens (Blue Cheer, Foxtrot)
• Cat Stevens
• Steve Stevens (Billy Idol)
• James Stevenson
• Al Stewart
• Allan Stewart (Idlewild)
• John Stewart) (The Kingston Trio)
• Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young)
• Jeff Stinco (Simple Plan)
• Bob Stinson (The Replacements)
• Andrew Stockdale (Wolfmother)
• Freddie Stone (Sly & the Family Stone)
• Mike Stone (Queensrÿche)
• Izzy Stradlin (Guns N' Roses)
• Nathan Strayer (Anberlin)
• Jesper Strömblad (In Flames)
• Joe Strummer (The Clash)
• Daryl Stuermer (Genesis, Phil Collins)
• Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy)
• Joe Stump
• Ron Strykert (Men at Work)
• Muhammed Suiçmez (Necrophagist)
• Frankie Sullivan (Survivor)
• 'Big' Jim Sullivan
• Andy Summers (The Police)
• Bernard Sumner (Joy Division, New Order)
• Niklas Sundin (Dark Tranquillity)
• Bryan Sutton
• Peter Svensson (The Cardigans)
• Matthew Sweet
• Michael Sweet (Stryper)
• Jussi Sydänmaa (Lordi)
• John Sykes

T

• Ty Tabor (King's X)
• Fred Tackett (Little Feat)
• Chris Tait
• Akira Takasaki (Loudness)
• Marv Tarplin (The Supremes, The Miracles)
• Evan Taubenfeld (Avril Lavigne, The Black List Club)
• Corey Taylor (Stone Sour)
• Martin Taylor
• Melvin Taylor
• Courtney Taylor-Taylor (The Dandy Warhols)
• Andy Taylor (Duran Duran)
• Graeme Taylor (Gryphon)
• John Taylor (Duran Duran)
• Mick Taylor (John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, The Rolling Stones)
• Miika Tenkula (Sentenced)
• Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)
• Thomas Thacker (Gob, Sum 41)
• Tommy Thayer (Kiss)
• Matt Thiessen (Relient K, Matthew Thiessen and the Earthquakes)
• Porl Thompson (The Cure)
• James michael thompson
• Richard Thompson (Fairport Convention)
• Mick Thomson (Slipknot)
• George Thorogood
• Lüpüs Thünder (Bloodhound Gang)
• Johnny Thunders (The Heartbreakers)
• Andy Timmons ((Danger Danger)
• Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest)
• Paul Tobias/Paul Huge (Guns N' Roses)
• Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius)
• Simon Tong (The Verve, The Good, the Bad and the Queen)
• Tora (alice nine.)
• Ray Toro (My Chemical Romance)
• Sam Totman (DragonForce)
• Ralph Towner (Oregon)
• Mark Lee Townsend (dc Talk)
• Pete Townshend (The Who)
• Simon Townshend (The Who, Casbah Club)
• Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge)
• Joseph Trohman (Fall Out Boy)
• John Tropea
• Robin Trower (Procol Harum)
• Derek Trucks (Allman Brothers Band, (Derek Trucks Band)
• Corin Tucker (Heavens to Betsy, Sleater-Kinney)
• Luca Turilli (Rhapsody of Fire)
• John Turnbull (Ian Dury and the Blockheads)
• Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys)
• Dan Tyminski (Alison Krauss)

K

• Kaoru (Dir en grey)
• Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand)
• Dr Nico Kasanda
• Ben Kasica (Skillet)
• Terry Kath (Chicago)
• Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane)
• Ryo Kawasaki
• John Kay (Steppenwolf)
• Phil Keaggy
• Tom Keeley (Thursday)
• Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel)
• Jeff Kendrick (Devildriver)
• David Kennedy (Angels & Airwaves)
• Daniel Kessler (Interpol)
• Dave Keuning (The Killers)
• Ryan Key (Yellowcard)
• Albert King
• B.B. King
• Dave King (Flogging Molly)
• Freddie King
• Justin King
• Kerry King (Slayer)
• Bill Kirchen (Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen)
• Kôji Kiriki (Malice Mizer, Eve of Destiny)
• Forrest Kline (hellogoodbye)
• Scott Klopfenstein (Reel Big Fish, The Littlest Man Band)
• Earl Klugh
• Larry Knechtel
• David Knopfler
• Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)
• Peter Koppes (The Church)
• Leo Kottke
• Richie Kotzen
• Wayne Kramer (MC5)
• Robby Krieger (The Doors)
• Chad Kroeger (Nickelback)
• Mike Kroeger (Nickelback)
• Richard Kruspe (Rammstein)
• Jan Kuehnemund (Vixen)
• Damian Kulash (OK Go)

L

• Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom)
• Denny Laine (Paul McCartney, Wings, The Moody Blues, Ginger Baker's Air Force, Colin Blunstone)
• Shawn Lane
• Ler LaLonde (Primus)
• Paul Landers (Rammstein)
• Yuri Landman
• Michael Landau
• Andrew Latimer (Camel)
• Roope Latvala (Children of Bodom)
• Antonio Lauro
• John LeCompt
• Albert Lee
• Alvin Lee (Ten Years After)
• Jake E. Lee
• Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens of the Stone Age, A Perfect Circle)
• Sebastien Lefebvre (Simple Plan)
• Gary Lenaire (Tourniquet, Echo Hollow, Cripple Need Cane)
• John Lennon (The Beatles)
• Julian Lennon
• Sean Lennon
• Vaden Todd Lewis (Toadies)
• Matty Lewis (Zebrahead)
• Jared Leto (30 Seconds to Mars)
• Herman Li (DragonForce)
• Ottmar Liebert
• Alex Lifeson (Rush)
• Jani Liimatainen (Sonata Arctica)
• Rickey Lime (Scarling.)
• Hal Lindes
• David Lindley
• Peter Lindgren (Opeth)
• Mikko Viljami Lindström (HIM)
• Jeff Linsky
• Tom Linton (Jimmy Eat World)
• Russell Lissack (Bloc Party)
• Kerry Livgren (Kansas)
• Richard Lloyd (Television)
• Chuck Loeb
• Jeff Loomis (Nevermore, Sanctuary)
• Joe Long (The Four Seasons)
• Courtney Love
• Sami Lopakka (Sentenced)
• Clint Lowery (Sevendust, Dark New Day)
• John Lowery (Marilyn Manson)
• Steve Lukather (Toto)
• George Lynch (Dokken)
• Jeff Lynne (The Move, Electric Light Orchestra, Traveling Wilburys)
• Jimmy Lyon (Eddie Money, Greg Kihn Band)

M

• Tony MacAlpine
• Wade MacNeil (Alexisonfire)
• Daron Malakian (System of a Down)
• Stephen Malkmus (Pavement)
• Yngwie J. Malmsteen
• Julian Mandrake, (Canvas, Blue October, (a+)machines)
• Kee Marcello (Easy Action, Europe, K2)
• Carlo Marchione
• Frank Marino (Mahogany Rush)
• Bob Marley (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
• Johnny Marr (The Smiths)
• Steve Marriott (Small Faces, Humble Pie)
• Mick Mars (Mötley Crüe)
• Gerry Marsden (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
• Jim Martin (Faith No More)
• Mike Martin (All That Remains)
• John Martyn
• Hank Marvin (The Shadows)
• J. Mascis (Dinosaur Jr)
• Brent Mason
• Dave Mason
• Tak Matsumoto (B'z)
• Dave Matthews (The Dave Matthews Band)
• Lee Mavers (The La's)
• Brian May (Queen)
• John Mayer
• Howard Moss
• Ian McCallum (Stiff Little Fingers)
• Nick McCarthy (Franz Ferdinand)
• Paul McCartney
• Mike McCready (Pearl Jam)
• Jimmy McCulloch (Wings, Thunderclap Newman, Stone the Crows, Small Faces, The Dukes)
• Zoe Mcculloch
• John McFee (The Doobie Brothers, Southern Pacific)
• John McGeoch (Magazine, Visage, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Public Image Ltd, The Armoury Show)
• Roger McGuinn (The Byrds)
• Tim McIlrath (Rise Against)
• Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver, Neurotic Outsiders)
• Al McKay (Earth, Wind & Fire)
• John McLaughlin
• Troy McLawhorn (Dark New Day, Evanescence)
• Tony McManus
• Dave McPherson (InMe)
• Greg McPherson (Centiment)
• James Mead (Kutless)
• Eric Melvin (NOFX)
• Wendy Melvoin
• Ryan Mendez (Yellowcard)
• Pat Metheny (Pat Metheny Group)
• Alyson Michalka (Aly & AJ)
• Amanda Michalka (Aly & AJ)
• Cristiano Migliore (Lacuna Coil)
• Tomo Milicevic (30 Seconds to Mars)
• Joseph Milligan (Anberlin)
• Amy Millan (Stars)
• Dan Miller (They Might Be Giants)
• Deron Miller (CKY)
• Steve Miller (Steve Miller Band)
• Nuno Mindelis
• Ben Mink
• Roman Miroshnichenko
• Ian Mitchell (Bay City Rollers)
• Kim Mitchell
• 雅-miyavi-
• Brian Molko (Placebo)
• Michael Monarch (Steppenwolf)
• Wes Montgomery
• Ronnie Montrose
• Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, Skid Row)
• Greg "G-Mo" Moore (Earth, Wind, & Fire)
• Scotty Moore
• Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)
• Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave)
• Sterling Morrison (The Velvet Underground)
• Steve Morse (Deep Purple)
• Mark Morton (Lamb of God)
• Derek "Chap Stique" Mount (Family Force 5)
• Alonso Mudarra
• Keith Mullin (The Farm)
• Cameron Muncey (Jet)
• James Murphy (Death, Testament)
• Matt "Guitar" Murphy
• Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)
• Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)
• Gary Myrick (Havana 3am)

N

• Randy Napoleon
• Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Panic Channel, Camp Freddy)
• Joe Negri
• Ricky Nelson
• Willie Nelson
• Michael Nesmith (The Monkees)
• Ira Newborn
• Grant Nicholas (Feeder)
• Graeme Nicholls (We Be the Echo, Voorhees)
• Craig Nicholls (The Vines)
• Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick)
• Noodles (The Offspring)
• Paul Noonan (Bell X1)
• Aaron North (The Icarus Line, Nine Inch Nails)
• John Norum (Europe, Dokken)
• Bradley Nowell (Sublime)
• Ted Nugent (The Amboy Dukes, Damn Yankees)

O

• Ed O'Brien (Radiohead)
• Mark O'Connor
• Richard Oakes (Suede)
• John Oates (Hall & Oates)
• Anthony Ocaña
• Erkan Ogur
• Eddie Ojeda (Twisted Sister)
• Mike Oldfield
• Solomon "Soul Glow Activator" Olds (Family Force 5)
• Criss Oliva (Savatage)
• Roland Orzabal (Tears for Fears)
• Buzz Osborne (The Melvins, Fantomas, Venomous Concept)

F

• Craig Fairbaugh (Transplants, +44)
• Andrew Farriss (INXS)
• Tim Farriss (INXS)
• Eric Faulkner (Bay City Rollers)
• Don Felder (Eagles)
• Robin Finck (Nine Inch Nails, Guns N' Roses)
• Jon Finn (Jon Finn Group)
• Jörg Fischer (Accept)
• Bradley Fish
• Eliot Fisk
• Warren Fitzgerald (Oingo Boingo, The Vandals)
• John Flansburgh (They Might Be Giants)
• Flattus Maximus (GWAR)
• Tom Fletcher (McFly)
• John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
• Tom Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
• Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five)
• Jerome Fontamillas (Switchfoot)
• Lita Ford (The Runaways)
• Marc Ford (The Black Crowes)
• Robben Ford
• Chris Foreman (Madness)
• Jon Foreman (Switchfoot)
• Richard Fortus (Psychedelic Furs, Love Spit Love, Guns N' Roses)
• Oz Fox (Stryper, SinDizzy)
• Peter Frampton (The Herd)
• Black Francis (Pixies)
• Lars Frederiksen (Rancid, Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards)
• Tony Fredianelli (Third Eye Blind)
• Ace Frehley (KISS)
• Jay Jay French (Twisted Sister)
• Glenn Frey (Eagles)
• Matthew Friedberger (The Fiery Furnaces)
• Marty Friedman (Megadeth, Cacophony)
• Bill Frisell
• Robert Fripp (King Crimson)
• Fred Frith (Henry Cow, Art Bears)
• Edgar Froese (Tangerine Dream)
• John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
• Bobby Fuller (The Bobby Fuller Four)
• Justin Furstenfeld (Blue October, The Last Wish)

G

• Eric Gale
• Noel Gallagher (Oasis)
• Rory Gallagher
• Shane Gallagher (+44)
• Dann Gallucci (Modest Mouse, Murder City Devils)
• Frank Gambale
• Tim Gane (Stereolab)
• Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead)
• Henry Garza (Los Lonely Boys)
• Kyle Gass (Tenacious D)
• Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold)
• Danny Gatton
• Lee Gaze (lostprophets)
• Björn Gelotte (In Flames)
• Antony Genn (The Mescaleros, The Hours)
• Dave Genn (Matthew Good Band)
• Lowell George (Little Feat)
• Rocky George (Suicidal Tendencies)
• Janick Gers (Iron Maiden)
• Andy Gibb
• Barry Gibb (The Bee Gees)
• Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, All-Time Quarterback, Pinwheel)
• Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
• Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big, Racer X)
• David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
• Vince Gill (Pure Prarie League)
• Gordon Giltrap
• Greg Ginn (Black Flag)
• Chad I. Ginsburg (CKY)
• Nicolas Godin (Air)
• Lynval Golding (The Specials)
• Sander Gommans (After Forever)
• Adam Gontier (Three Days Grace)
• Dave Gonzalez (Gary Lewis & the Playboys)
• Martin Gore (Depeche Mode)
• Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy)
• Stone Gossard (Green River, Mother Love Bone, Temple of the Dog, Pearl Jam)
• Manuel Göttsching (Ash Ra Tempel, Ashra)
• Johnny Goudie (Goudie)
• Davey Graham
• Mick Grabham (Procol Harum)
• Rocky Gray (Soul Embraced)
• Jay Graydon
• Dallas Green (Alexisonfire, City and Colour)
• Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac)
• Steve Green (Play Dead)
• Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
• David Grier
• Steve Grimes (The Farm)
• Carl Johan Grimmark (Narnia, Rob Rock, Saviour Machine, Beautiful Sin)
• Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters)
• Luther Grosvenor (Spooky Tooth)
• Todd Grubbs
• Aaron Guerra (Tourniquet)
• Tracii Guns (L.A. Guns, Guns N' Roses, Brides of Destruction)
• Lalo Guerrero
• Brett Gurewitz (Bad Religion, Error)
• James Gurley (Big Brother and the Holding Company)
• Michael Gurley (Dada)
• Buddy Guy

H

• Steve Hackett (Genesis)
• Ollie Halsall (The Rutles, Kevin Ayers)
• Page Hamilton (Helmet)
• Chuck Hammer (Lou Reed, David Bowie, Guitarchitecture)
• Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
• Albert Hammond, Jr. (The Strokes)
• Jeff Hanneman (Slayer)
• Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray)
• Joel Hanson (PFR)
• Fareed Haque (Garaj Mahal)
• Jessica Harp
• Dhani Harrison
• George Harrison (The Beatles)
• Mike Hatalak (It Dies Today)
• Charlotte Hatherley (Ash)
• Dan Hawkins (The Darkness)
• Justin Hawkins (The Darkness)
• Nick Hawkins (Big Audio Dynamite II)
• Colin Hay (Men at Work)
• Kelly Hayes (Cold, Allele)
• Warren Haynes (Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule)
• Sean Hayter (Lucius Hunt)
• Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues)
• Matt Heafy (Trivium)
• Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath
• Michael Hedges
• Christian Hejnal (Scarling.)
• Jimi Hendrix (The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Band of Gypsys, Gypsy Sun and Rainbows)
• Don Henley (Eagles)
• Luc Hensill (The Klan, Tomahawk Blues Band, Flesh Colour)
• Ken Hensley
• James Hetfield (Metallica)
• Greg Hetson (Circle Jerks, Bad Religion)
• Hide (X Japan)
• MJ Hibbett
• Steve Hillage
• Robert "Bucket" Hingley (The Toasters)
• Jules Hodgson (KMFDM)
• Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles)
• Wolf Hoffmann (Accept)
• James Hogan
• Allan Holdsworth (UK)
• Dexter Holland (The Offspring)
• Buddy Holly
• Joshua Homme (Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age)
• James Honeyman-Scott (The Pretenders)
• Matt Hoopes (Relient K)
• Jerry Horton (Papa Roach)
• Tomoyasu Hotei (Boøwy)
• Michael Houser (Widespread Panic)
• Greg Howe
• Steve Howe (Yes, King Crimson, Asia)
• Billy Howerdel (A Perfect Circle)
• Keith Howland (Chicago)
• Brodie Foster Hubbard
• C.B. Hudson, (Blue October)
• Dann Huff
• Jesse Hughes (Eagles of Death Metal)
• Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)

I

• Janis Ian
• Scott Ian (Anthrax)
• Angel Ibarra (Aiden)
• Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance)
• James Iha (The Smashing Pumpkins, A Perfect Circle)
• Chris Impellitteri (Impellitteri)
• Tony Iommi (Jethro Tull, Black Sabbath)
• Donnie Iris

J

• Matthias Jabs (Scorpions)
• Paul Jackson, Jr.
• Tito Jackson (The Jackson 5)
• Dan Jacobs (Atreyu)
• Elmore James
• Tony James (Carbon/Silicon)
• Bert Jansch
• Al Jardine (The Beach Boys)
• Stephan Jenkins (Third Eye Blind)
• Joan Jett (The Runaways, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts)
• Antonio Carlos Jobim
• Alain Johannes (Eleven, Queens of the Stone Age)
• Lars-Olof Johansson (The Cardigans)
• John 5 (Marilyn Manson)
• Daniel Johns (Silverchair)
• Bill Johnson
• Eric Johnson
• Jack Johnson
• Jimmy Johnson (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section)
• John Johnson (Earth, Wind, & Fire)
• Kelly Johnson (Girlschool)
• Robert Johnson
• Wayne Johnson (The Manhattan Transfer)
• Davey Johnstone (Magna Carta (band))
• Adam Jones (Tool)
• Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones)
• Danny Jones (McFly)
• Mick Jones (Foreigner)
• Mick Jones (The Clash, Big Audio Dynamite, Carbon/Silicon)
• Rod Jones (Idlewild)
• Steve Jones (Sex Pistols)
• Stanley Jordan
• Juanes

A

• Johnny A.
• Drew Abbott
• John Abercrombie
• Aaron "El Hefe" Abeyta (NOFX)
• Mick Abrahams (Jethro Tull)
• Stuart Adamson (The Skids, Big Country)
• Jim Adkins (Jimmy Eat World)
• Willie Adler (Lamb of God)
• Marcus Adoro (Eraserheads)
• Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth)
• Jan Akkerman (Focus)
• Khalid Al-Thawadi (Brothers)
• Nate Albert (The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Kickovers)
• Duane Allman (Allman Brothers Band)
• Quinn Allman (The Used)
• Carlos Alomar (David Bowie)
• Niklas Almqvist (The Hives)
• Michael Amott (Arch Enemy)
• Trey Anastasio (Phish)
• Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)
• Magnus Andersson
• Nicke Andersson (Hellacopters)
• Ace Andres (The X-15's)
• Aoi (Gazette)
• Armik
• Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day)
• Tim Armstrong (Operation Ivy, Rancid, Transplants)
• Daniel Ash (Bauhaus, Tones on Tail, Love and Rockets)
• Peter Asher (Peter and Gordon)
• Ron Asheton (The Stooges)
• Sergio Assad
• Chet Atkins
• Bryce Avary (The Rocket Summer)
• Trey Azagthoth (Morbid Angel)

B

• Ayub Bachchu (Love Runs Blind)
• Randy Bachman (Bachman-Turner Overdrive, The Guess Who)
• Ian Bairnson (Pilot, Alan Parsons Project)
• Brian Baker (Minor Threat, Dag Nasty, Bad Religion)
• Dave Baksh (Sum 41, Brown Brigade)
• David Ball (Soft Cell)
• Balsac the Jaws of Death (GWAR)
• Terry Balsamo (Evanescence)
• Perry Bamonte (The Cure)
• Devendra Banhart
• Paul Banks (Interpol)
• Carl Barat (The Libertines, Dirty Pretty Things)
• Barbecue Bob
• Warren Barfield
• Mick Barr (Orthrelm)
• Martin Barre (Jethro Tull)
• Aaron Barrett (Reel Big Fish)
• Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd)
• Agustín Barrios
• Steve Bartek (Oingo Boingo)
• Michael Angelo Batio (Nitro)
• Jennifer Batten
• Roland Bautista (Earth, Wind & Fire)
• Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers)
• Brendan Bayliss (Umphrey's McGee)
• Eric Bazilian (The Hooters)
• Reb Beach (Winger)
• Corey Beaulieu (Trivium)
• Beck
• Jeff Beck (The Yardbirds, Jeff Beck Group)
• Joe Beck
• Joe Becker
• Jason Becker (Cacophony, David Lee Roth)
• Walter Becker (Steely Dan)
• Adrian Belew
• Brian Bell (Weezer)
• Matthew Bellamy (Muse)
• Bob Bennett (singer-songwriter)
• Brendan Benson (The Raconteurs)
• Chuck Berry
• John Berry (Jacob's Dream)
• Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)
• Dickey Betts (The Allman Brothers)
• Marco Biazzi (Lacuna Coil)
• Big Tom
• Kat Bjelland (Babes in Toyland)
• Clint Black
• Jack Black (Tenacious D)
• Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmore's Night)
• Norman Blake
• Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub)
• Ron Block (Alison Krauss)
• Mike Bloomfield
• Marc Bolan (T.Rex)
• Tommy Bolin
• Bono (U2)
• Nicke Borg (Backyard Babies)
• Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit)
• Will Boyd (American Princes)
• James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers)
• Michelle Branch
• Laurent Brancowitz (Phoenix)
• Vito Bratta (White Lion)
• Creed Bratton (The Grass Roots)
• Julian Bream
• Mike Brewer
• Terry Britten
• Devin Bronson (Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson)
• Meredith Brooks
• Jackson Browne (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
• Bob Brozman
• Michael Bruce (Alice Cooper)
• Roy Buchanan
• Peter Buck (R.E.M.)
• Buckethead (Deli Creeps, Giant Robot, Alexi Laiho Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, Praxis, Guns N' Roses)
• Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac)
• Jonny Buckland (Coldplay)
• Jeff Buckley
• Bumblefoot (Guns N' Roses)
• Charlie Burchill (Simple Minds)
• Jake Burns (Stiff Little Fingers)
• Vinny Burns (Ten)
• Kenny Burrell
• James Burton (Rick Nelson, Elvis Presley, John Denver)
• Bernard Butler (Suede, The Tears)
• John Butler (The John Butler Trio)
• Jonathan Butler
• Glen Buxton (Alice Cooper)
• Roddy "Radiation" Byers (The Specials)
• David Byrne (Talking Heads)

C

• Kevin Cadogan (Third Eye Blind)
• Chris Caffery (Trans Siberian Orchestra)
• Charlotte Caffey (The Go-Go's)
• J.J. Cale
• Randy California (Spirit)
• Jo Callis (The Rezillos, The Human League)
• Greg Camp (Smash Mouth)
• Jeremy Camp
• Glen Campbell
• Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
• Phil Campbell (Motörhead)
• Vivian Campbell (Dio, Whitesnake, Def Leppard)
• Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains)
• Joey Cape (Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Bad Astronaut)
• Chris Cappelli (It Dies Today)
• Larry Carlton
• Stephen Carpenter (Deftones)
• Al Casey
• Johnny Cash
• Jeff Catania (Hall & Oates)
• Philip Catherine
• Nic Cester (Jet)
• Yavuz Çetin
• Eugene Chadbourne
• António Chainho
• Bill Champlin (The Sons of Champlin)
• Larry Chaney (Edwin McCain Band)
• Charo
• Carlos Cavazo(Quiet Riot)
• Chris Cheney (The Living End)
• Andrew Cheshire
• Phil Chevron (The Pogues)
• John Christ (Danzig)
• Charlie Christian (Benny Goodman)
• Stephen Christian (Anberlin)
• Jake Cinninger (Umphrey's McGee)
• John Cipollina (Quicksilver Messenger Service)
• Rama Claproth
• Eric Clapton (John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, The Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos)
• Angus Clark (Trans Siberian Orchestra)
• Kevin Clarke
• Mike Clark (Suicidal Tendencies)
• Roy Clark
• Steve Clark (Def Leppard)
• "Fast" Eddie Clarke (Motörhead)
• Gilby Clarke (Guns N' Roses)
• Zal Cleminson (Sensational Alex Harvey Band)
• Dave Clo
• Henry Cluney (Stiff Little Fingers)
• Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
• Eddie Cochran
• Bruce Cockburn
• Leonard Cohen
• Jesse Colburn (Avril Lavigne)
• Phil Collen (Def Leppard)
• Chris Collingwood (Fountains of Wayne)
• Albert Collins
• Allen Collins (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
• Paul Colman (Newsboys), Paul Colman Trio)
• Bill Connors
• Ry Cooder (Captain Beefheart, The Seeds)
• Jamie Cook (Arctic Monkeys)
• Jeff Cook (Alabama)
• Rusty Cooley (Dominion, Outworld)
• Gaz Coombes (Supergrass)
• Korey Cooper (Skillet)
• John Corabi (Angora, The Scream, Mötley Crüe, Union)
• Francesco Corbetta
• Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins)
• Chris Cornell (Soundgarden)
• Terry Corso (Alien Ant Farm, Powerman 5000)
• Larry Coryell
• Graham Coxon (Blur)
• Steve Craddock
• Dan Crary
• Robert Cray
• Andras Csaki
• Steve "The Colonel" Cropper (Mar-Keys)
• Robbin Crosby (Ratt)
• Josh Cunningham (The Waifs)
• Rivers Cuomo (Weezer)
• Shannon Curfman
• John Curulewski (Styx (band)

D

• Dante DeCaro (Hot Hot Heat, Johnny and the Moon)
• Denis D'Amour (Voivod)
• Donnie Dacus
• Dick Dale
• Brody Dalle (The Distillers)
• Jean Pierre Danel
• Glenn Danzig (Danzig)
• Jol Dantzig (Wilson Pickett)
• Dimebag Darrell (Pantera, Damageplan)
• Dave Davies (The Kinks)
• Chris de Burgh
• Ray Davies (The Kinks)
• Jesse Ed Davis
• Mike Davis (Nocturnus)
• Christopher Dean
• Chris DeGarmo (Queensrÿche)
• Dean DeLeo (Talk Show, Stone Temple Pilots)
• Tom Delonge (Blink 182, Angels and Airwaves)
• Brad Delson (Linkin Park)
• Vance DeGeneres (Cowboy Mouth)
• Warren DeMartini (Ratt)
• Duane Denison (The Jesus Lizard), (Tomahawk), (Firewater)
• Rick Derringer (The McCoys)
• C.C. DeVille (Poison)
• Bo Diddley
• Die (Dir en grey)
• Ani Difranco
• Al Di Meola
• Pete Doherty (The Libertines, Babyshambles)
• Dan Donegan (Disturbed)
• Donovan
• Captain Kirk Douglas (The Roots)
• Jerry Douglas
• K.K. Downing (Judas Priest)
• Dr. Know (Bad Brains)
• Pete Drake
• Dregen (Backyard Babies, Hellacopters)
• Ian D'Sa (Billy Talent)
• Les Dudek
• Billy Duffy (The Cult)
• Jan Dumée (Focus, On The Rocks)
• Gary Duncan (Quicksilver Messenger Service)
• Andy Dunlop (Travis)
• Roland Dyens
• Bob Dylan

E

• Duane Eddy
• The Edge (U2)
• Nokie Edwards (The Ventures)
• Mike Einziger (Incubus)
• Mattias Eklundh (Freak Kitchen)
• Danny Elfman (Oingo Boingo)
• Dolan Ellis
• Justin Emerle (Echo Orbiter)
• Tommy Emmanuel
• Thomas Erak (The Fall of Troy)
• Dan Estrin (Hoobastank)
• Euronymous (Mayhem)
• Jason Everman (Nirvana, Soundgarden)

Author: Nigel Rowles

Article:
It doesn't really matter the price range that you have in mind.
Years back a low cost guitar would be a nightmare to play, and
for a beginner it was worse, I had one for my first guitar.
These days with advanced machining and mass production
techniques there are a large number of guitar manufacturers
turning out quite good guitars at low cost. Regardless of the
price if you take any two guitars of the same make and model,
even with consecutive production numbers it's quite likely that
one will be easier to play than the other.

How well a guitar plays is determined by the action.The action
on a guitar is the distance between the underside of the strings
and the frets. The frets are the thin metal strips that lie
across the neck. The maximum distance is found in the area where
the neck and body join. If the distance is greater than say 3mm
then it will be harder to play the guitar up the neck than it
should be and for a beginner it can totally discouraging. Keep
in mind that that a small difference can mean a lot. A 4mm gap
is a big step up from 3mm.

There are four things that influence the action. 1. The Saddle
Height 2. The Nut Height 3. The Truss Rod Adjustment 4. The Neck
Angle

The first three can be adjusted. If the neck angle is bad then
adjusting the other three will bring about little change to the
action. Picture a guitar lying level on its back and you place a
straight edge along neck and extending down to touch the bridge.
The bridge is the piece of timber attached to the body of the
guitar that has the strings attached to it, and the saddle is
the (usually) white plastic strip that sits in the bridge and
has the strings running across it. When the neck angle is good
then the neck and the top of the bridge will be on the same
line. When the angle is bad then the straight edge will point to
a spot closer to where the bridge joins the body and is a really
bad case it would touch the body of the guitar first.

Now we cannot carry out this test in a music store, however what
we can do is sight down the neck and it's fairly easy to see
where the line of the neck points to, it should be in line with
the top of the bridge.

This is all probably a lot to absorb in one go, the important
thing is to be aware of the action and any good guitar
salesperson should know all this and be able to point them out
to you so you can make the best choice so you have a guitar that
is easy to play.

Lastly do not buy a guitar because you like the color of it, buy
the guitar that sounds good and plays well. Good Luck



About the author:
1986 Diploma in Music - Classical Guitar Major. I have been
performing for 34 years either as solo instrumentalist, in duos,
trios and in rock bands playing guitar or bass guitar. 10 years
ago I started teaching guitar, bass and music theory which led
me to independently writing, producing and publishing The Guitar
Instruction, Musicianship & Reference Manual with DVD on Left &
Right Hand Techniques.

www.nofretguitarlessons.com.au

Author: Chris Johnson


Rock music was probably the greatest thing that allowed the
guitar to become so popular. The high energy expressive sound
that the guitar makes when playing rock music is unlike any
other.!

We all have the desire to just pick up an electric guitar and
blast out one of the well known riffs like Deep Purple's "Smoke
On The Water".

Accomplishment and experience comes after getting the basics
right as it is with a lot of things in life. Getting the basics
right comes from regular and diligent practice. Your heroes
didn't just pick up a guitar and create an album. In fact some
of them have received a lot of formal musical training and even
have University Degrees in Music. The point is, be prepared to
put in regular practice and you will be rewarded.

There are many sources to turn to for instruction. Unfortunately
there are also a lot of scams around with regard to Learning
How To Play Rock Guitar. They are not just confined to the
internet either. Some tutors with little experience are passing
themselves off as qualified instructors. There are also very
overpriced courses sold on the internet. But there are also some
excellent Rock Guitar Courses for those learning, that utilize
video technology and high quality audio so you can faithfully
reproduce what your tutor plays.

There are 3 main steps in being able to proficiently play rock
guitar. Obviously the basics come first.

For instance, your fingers need to build up resistance to the
feel of the steel strings. The tiny muscles need to be taught
where they have to move in playing one chord to another. Finger
joints need to become flexible to allow periods of play without
pain. This begins with slow methodical movements as you play
each chord with a clean sound.

When you first start, your guitar will most likely make a fuzzy
distorted sound if the strings are not held tight enough across
the frets. At first it will hurt to keep enough pressure on the
one spot for too long. Stop frequently, and stretch your fingers
and hands to keep them supple in the early stages. You will know
when you are able to play for longer periods.

There is a difference between acoustic and rock guitars. Rock
guitars are electric and need amplification in most cases.
Playing rock music also means you need to know the power chords.
Techniques such as string bending, sliding, and hammer-ons will
need to be mastered and then you can play some pretty good rock
solos.!

So as mentioned before, set yourself some scheduled practice
time and stick to it. Don't worry if it doesn't sound too great
at first. As long as you are enjoying it it will happen sooner
than you think. Make sure your instructor has experience in the
rock style. Below is one such person who has live band
experience.

Now you know what is expected, it is time to begin with some
basic chords and before long even your first riff..!!

About the author:
How amazed will your friends and family be the first time you
pick up your electric guitar and effortlessly play a riff they
all recognize.?? Easily become the star you want to be - get
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Author: Mike Hayes


What are scales? What guitar scales should you study? If you are
new to the guitar, and new to music, you are probably not even
quite sure exactly what a scale actually is, which certainly
adds to the aura of mystery that begins to surround the subject.

Learning and practicing scales can become an obsession for many
guitarists. Scales can "free your fingers and freeze your
brain", if you're not careful. Always keep in mind that scales
are part of the preparation work we do so we will be free to
express ourselves musically.

Scales are to the musician what skipping a rope is to a boxer,
it's part of the preparation work. Scales are simply a means to
an end. What guitar scales should you study depends on the type
of music you want to play. It's far better to master a small
number of scales and be able to apply these scales to many
musical settings.

The first thing to understand is that there are hundreds of
scales, to give you an idea of what you're up against, here's a
short sample of some of the names of scales starting with the
letter "L".

Leading Whole Tone Locrian Locrian #2 Locrian b4 Locrian Flat 4
Locrian Minor Locrian natural 2 Locrian Natural 2nd Locrian
Sharp 2nd Lydian Lydian 7b Lydian Augmented Lydian b7 Lydian
contracted Lydian diminished Lydian Diminished 1 Lydian
Diminished 2 Lydian Dominant Lydian dominant scale4 Lydian Minor
Lydian Sharp 2nd

Keep in mind, this is only a sample from a very long list of
scales. Each one of these scales can be played in 12 different
keys as guitarists we have the added issue of multiple fingering
options on the guitar fretboard. What guitar scales should we
study is a very important question, to be honest five minutes
thought deciding what to practice is much better that five hours
of haphazard practice.

Scales are the building blocks from which all music is created.
we use scales to create melodies (horizontal structures), chords
(vertical structures), arpeggios (oblique structures).

Scales in themselves are not music they are simply our musical
alphabet. In the hands of a skilled musician they can create
music.

Three things to consider when learning scales:

(a) there's the intellectual aspect, data memory information
i.e., the names of the notes and their scale step numbers.

(b) applying this knowledge to the guitar, in order to do this
successfully we need to be able to identify all the notes on the
fingerboard by name, not simply by a fingering pattern.

(c) motor skill training i.e., speed is a byproduct of accuracy,
with the right amount of accurate repetitions, scales will be
stored in the brain as a reflex function, training very slowly
to avoid mistakes.

Where to start:

The first scale guitar players should study would be the minor
pentatonic scale. the minor pentatonic scale is a five note
scale, (penta = five) found throughout the world.

Example of the minor pentatonic scale in the key of A would be:

A - C - D - E - G

The second scale guitar players should study would be the blues
scale. the blues scale is one of the most frequently used
scales. It is also important because it is the first real scale
of American origin.

The blues scale is a six note scale, one way of thinking of this
scale would be to treat the blues scale as a minor pentatonic
scale with a flattened 5th.

Example of the Blues scale in the key of A would be:

A - C - D - Eb - E - G



The third scale guitar players should study would be the major
pentatonic scale. The major pentatonic scale is another five
note scale.

Example of the major pentatonic scale in the key of A would be:

A - B - C# - E - F#

It is thought that the pentatonic scales represent early stages
of musical development, because it is found, in different forms,
in most of the world's music. These two pentatonic scales
together with the blues scale are used to create riffs, licks
and solos on many popular recordings.

What guitar scales should you study is an important question,
you can save a lot of time by learning these three scales first.
Good luck finding which scales that are right for your music.







About the author:
Mike Hayes is a teacher, author, speaker and consultant. Get his
tips and tested strategies proven to boost your guitar playing
visit his membership site at http://www.guitarcoaching.com
today.

Author: Chris Johnson


The first and most obvious step is to get the guitar and
equipment that you will be needing. This means a reasonable
guitar, decent amplifier with enough grunt, robust and hard
wearing connecting cables. If you also have a set of headphones
lying around, then family and neighbors will be thankful and
more supportive as you practice Learning To Play The Electric
Guitar.

As far as the amp goes, if you are going to be doing more than
just playing to yourself, then get one that will do the job in
terms of power and distortion free output. You can get an
effects box later to add good distortion later. Your amp may
even have it as a feature.

The next step is to get to grips with your electric guitar. Have
a play with the controls and learn how to tune it up. With new
strings there will be slippage and stretching so you must master
the art of tuning your guitar before you can start to play
anything.

Talking about strings, your electric guitar probably came with
standard steel strings. These will cause you a lot of pain in
your finger tips as you continually press down on them when you
first start to form the chords and notes. One option is replace
or mix them with some nylon strings and the other is to source
some "ultra slick Rock 'n Roll" or fine strings. These are still
steel but very fine and require less pressure. Try an acoustic
guitar and you will see what I mean about nylon strings.

Step number 3 is have a plan... Just like so many things in
life, experience and accomplishment comes after getting the
basics right. Getting the basics right comes from regular and

diligent practice. Your heroes didn't just pick up a guitar and
create an album. In fact some of them have received a lot of
formal musical training and even have University Degrees in
Music. The point is, be prepared to put in regular practice and
you will be rewarded.


The next step is to know the sort of music you want to play
first. Put on the ones you are keen on and even have a go at
picking out some of the notes as you play along. You will be
surprised how easy it can be to follow a small piece here and
there.. List out the tracks you like so you can discuss them
with your instructor or playing friends.

The last step is to begin with some lessons and learn how to
play properly. There are a number of ways to get lessons. From
friends who are already playing and you like what you hear,
attend classes, or the most flexible way is via the site below
where you get Free lessons. This can also be the least expensive
and expose you to people who have the real live experience.
Right, it is now time for you to begin with some basic chords
and before long even your first riff or tune..!!


About the author:
How amazed will your friends and family be the first time you

pick up your electric guitar and effortlessly play a tune they
all recognize.?? Watch the smiles as they start to sing along
with you.. To become the star you want to be - get your FREE 6-Part Learn How To Play
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Author: Halina Rozum


If you want to become a great guitar player, you need to focus
on the three most important things to guitar playing: knowledge,
skills, and love. Having one or two out of three is not an
option. It is all or nothing and those are what it takes to
become a great guitar player.

Working on Your Knowledge Learn how to read different style of
guitar notes. To take advantage of various instructional guitar
pieces, you should familiarize yourself with the many ways
guitar playing is thought. For instance, you could come across
with lessons made up of numbers and letters instead of letters
and musical notes. In this case, numbers are used for finger
reference while certain letters do not represent chords but
positioning. O is for Open, X is for not playing strings, and T
stands for your thumb.

Have you always wanted to play guitar, but never got around to
actually getting started? Here is reason to begin... the online
guitar lesson. You'll learn how to hold a guitar and pick, the
names of parts of the guitar, a scale, a few chords, and a
couple songs.

This course has been created with the beginner in mind. It is
suggested that new guitarists begin at lesson one, spending at
least one week learning the exercises and songs in that lesson
before moving on. Learning to relax while playing guitar will
help immeasurably, so be sure to have fun!

NOTE: You can now receive these guitar lessons

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THIS SITE IS NOT another tab site with thousands of songs for
you to download or print out! It is here for you to learn how to
play the guitar. If you are serious about learning the
instrument, you will find the lessons here useful.

Go There And Working On Your Love: http://tinyurl.com/2yyhfa

Halina Rozum





About the author:
My name is Halina Rozum. I was born in 1958. Now I live in
Switzerland. Interests: literature, hypnosis, music, sport,
social work

Author: Chris Johnson


How do you learn to play lead guitar? There are so many ways
available now but not all of them are good at teaching you how
to play lead guitar. You can take private lessons, you can teach
yourself, you can attempt to learn utilizing written,
do-it-yourself courses or Internet based courses-or you can
purchase instructional video's offered for sale by the actual
musician of the songs and leads you are trying to learn.

The first and most obvious step before learning to play lead
guitar is to get yourself a guitar and equipment that you will
need. This means a reasonable guitar with a decent sound, a
pick, a shoulder strap, a tuning pipe, and a decent protective
carry case or cover.

You are better to buy an electric guitar as the effects you want
to be able to emulate are difficult to achieve with an acoustic
guitar. This means you are also going to need to purchase a
clean sounding amplifier that will also probably come with some
effects built in. Make sure the cables you get are robust and
flexible as well.

Lead guitar playing usually involves picking out the notes and
applying techniques (such as string bending, slurs etc) to
create the desired sounds. But before you leap into this you
obviously need to know just where the notes are and how to play
them. Now the open notes (the bare strings) are: E A D G B E.
Sometimes it is easier to remember them by making up a rhyme
such as "Every Adult Digs Good Beer Early.." This uses the first
letters of each word to represent the notes of the strings from
top to bottom.

The next step is to get to grips with your new guitar. Have a
play with the guitar and learn how to tune it up. With new

strings there will be slippage and stretching so you must master
the art of tuning your guitar before you can start to play
anything.


Talking about strings, if you decided on an electric guitar, you
may want to consider using ultra slim steel strings. They are
easier to press when forming the notes and quicker to get around
the fretboard. The frets are the raised thin bars fitted to the
long neck of the guitar and are fixed into place on your guitar.


Just like so many things in life, experience and accomplishment
comes after getting the basics right. Getting the basics right
comes from regular and diligent practice. Your heroes didn't

just pick up a guitar and create an album. The point is, be

prepared to put in regular practice and you will be rewarded.


Write out a list of the sort of music you want to play first.
Play what you are keen on and even have a go at picking out some
of the notes. You will be surprised how easy it can be to follow

a small piece here and there.. List out the tracks you like so

you can discuss them with your instructor or even in forums.
Perhaps play along with a friend who has a guitar so you can
pace each other.

Now you are ready to begin with some lessons and learn how to
play lead guitar properly. There are a number of ways to get
lessons. From friends who are already playing the guitar and you

like what you hear, attend classes, or the most flexible way is

via the internet. This can also be the least expensive and

expose you to people who have the real live experience. Right,

it is now time for you to begin with some basic notes and before

long even your first riff or tune..!!

About the author:
How amazed will your friends and family be the first time you

pick up your new guitar and effortlessly pick out a tune they
all recognize.?? They will be dying to sing along with you.. To
become the star you want to be - get started today with your
FREE 6-Part Learn How To
Play Lead Guitar Course Here NOW..!! (Includes Great

Audio And Video Content Too.!)

Author: John Hughes


You can spend money on a private instructor and countless hours
practicing, but if you are not doing the right things it will
take years to accomplish what some players seem to master
overnight. The reason for this is not because they have more
talent, but either someone revealed to them or they took it upon
themselves to master the acoustic guitar using a similar, if not
same approach as outlined in this free online acoustic guitar
lesson. The two methods you are about to read will
dramatically increase your knowledge of the acoustic guitar.
This free online acoustic guitar lesson aims to unloc
k the secrets of the guitar so you will be able to quickly
and effortless learn new things.

The first point in today's free online acoustic guitar
lesson is to learn the names of all the notes on the guitar.
Many players can tell the names of the open strings and probably
up the neck on each string up to about the fifth or seventh
fret, but how many can instantly name off all the notes in the
higher registrars of the guitar neck. Unless you're one of the
few who can I suggest you first get a diagram of the fret board
that lists each note and study it intently. Second, sit down
with your guitar without the diagram and name off as many of the
notes as you can while you play them. This is the most important
point of this free online acoustic guitar lesson because
it lays the foundation for the next step.

After you have a good working knowledge of the notes on the
fret-board you will find that it is much easier to find new
chords and scales. To illustrate this point play some of your
favorite scales and chords. Now, using the knowledge acquired in
this free online acoustic guitar lesson try to find the
same chords and scales in different positions on the fret-board.
Being able to quickly and easily learn and identify chord shapes
and scale positions will increase your ability to find new and
innovative ways to play the guitar.

You now have the secrets to improving your guitar playing ten
fold. Do not delay. Find a diagram of the fret-board at your
local music store or onlin
e that shows the names of all the notes. Drill them into
your brain then practice your scales and chords. Move them
around to different positions and explore the neck. All to often
guitar instructors and beginning players fail to utilize the
methods I have shown in this free online acoustic guitar
lesson. Don't pass up this opportunity to truly excel as a
guitar player.

About the author:
John Hughes has been playing guitar longer than he can remember.
His innovative teaching techniques have helped many guitarists
maximize their practice time for optimal playing potential. You
can learn more of the hidden secrets that will unlock your
acoustic guitar playing abilities by visiting unloc
ktheguitar.com

Author: Darren Gibson


If you are searching for an easy way to learn how to play the
guitar, reading this article is a great place to start. For
those who remember learning to play a musical instrument at
school, there will be memories of crotchets, quavers and
concepts to get your head round before ever being allowed to get
your hands on something to play. By the time you had gone
through the theory, all the excitement of wanting to play began
to dwindle away...

Luckily, today's music students, whatever their age, have the
benefit of various teaching methods - and don't necessarily need
a "teacher" in the traditional sense. You can buy videos and
DVDs and even download complete courses from the internet and
learn how to play at your own pace and without pressure.

Online and downloadable courses are a really easy way to learn
how to play the guitar, and anyone with a computer and internet
connection can access them without having to wait 30 days for a
physical product to be delivered.

The way these courses are designed, the focus is on enjoying the
learning experience and working at your own pace. You don't have
to worry that your hour of tutoring is over, and if there is
something you need to go over again, simply scroll back or press
rewind and practice to your heart's content.

Designers of these courses realize that they need to keep your
attention and focus for the training method to be a success. As
such, most courses are designed around "games" to help with
techniques such as identifying notes and perform some of the
boring tasks necessary to be accomplished at playing the guitar.
You can also see close up what the tutor's hands are doing and
what the action sounds like so you can compare what you are
doing with the actions on screen.

As well as being an easy way to learn how to play the guitar,
this type of course is also very cost effective. If you take
lessons via the traditional method, at say $40 a lesson, it
doesn't take long before you have spent a few hundred dollars.
Given that downloadable courses range from free to a hundred or
so dollars, many people who are put off by the cost of formal
tutoring are able to learn to play the guitar without the worry
of finding money for lessons or having enough cash to complete
the course. Another benefit of this type of training is that the
course is not tied to one person. There is nothing to stop a
father learning alongside his son or daughter, sharing the
experience and enjoyment. Similarly, if you are a parent with
more than one child, the cost savings will be multiplied.

If you would like to get started with an easy way to learn the
guitar, you can follow the link to get a free five
part guitar lesson e-course

About the author:


If you are interested in learning the guitar, or tried it years
ago and want a refresher, follow this link to get free
guitar lessons

Author: John Hughes

Alright, so you know you want to play acoustic guitar but money
is tight. You want a cheap acoustic guitar but it still
has to sound good right. Do not fear. Locating a cheap acoustic
guitar that will play well is not as difficult as you might
think. In this article I aim to point you in the right direction
for finding a cheap acoustic guitar.

When searching for a cheap acoustic guitar you will
probably want to direct your focus on the bigger name brands
like Takam
ine, Fender and Ibanez. I know your thinking that these are the more expensive models
and they are, but these companies also make beginner models that
are relatively cheap and still have good production quality.
After all they have a reputation to keep and many times these
companies hope that if you are satisfied you might become a life
time customer. So stick to these top three if you wish to find a
cheap acoustic guitar that will still sound great.

Since your going to be buying a cheap acoustic guitar you
might as well buy it brand new. Buying a guitar from someone who
once used it as their first guitar usually means that the guitar
is not in good shape. Most beginners make the mistake of not
properly taking care of their instruments. Not because they're
lazy, but because they just haven't learned how to yet. My first
guitar looks like hell. I know it can be tempting seeing
cheap acoustic guitars on eBay for $20 or $30 dollars but
believe me you will get what you pay for. Instead go to your
local music store or shop online at ZZsounds, or Amazon. I would recommend budgeting between $150
and $300 for your first acoustic guitar.

I hope that this article helps you to choose a great cheap
acoustic guitar to learn with. Remember to stick to the top
three brands because they will have beginner series models that
are cheap and constructed well. Also buy new. Resist the urge to
buy a used guitar and I promise you will be much happier with
your choice.