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“Stairway To Heaven” is one of Led Zeppelin’s standout masterpieces, even among their otherwise stellar catalog (just consider – “Whole Lotta Love”, “Immigrant Song”, “Black Dog”, “Kashmir”, “Rock And Roll”, [Click To Read More]
Guitar pickups are basically the number one thing shaping the tone of your guitar. That being the case, the wiring can also play a part in your guitar’s performance, and [Click To Read More]
The electric guitar is said to have been invented in 1931. It didn’t exactly skyrocket to the mainstream. Truth be told, it probably took about 20 years for it to [Click To Read More]
Do you wish your guitar had more tuning stability? Would you love to be able to put new strings on your guitar without having to add multiple wraps to the [Click To Read More]
Is it time to lay down some guitar for your musical tracks? While there are a lot of great tools for recording and capturing great guitar sounds, free VST plugins [Click To Read More]
Guitar is anything but a one-dimensional instrument. Sure, metal seems to be the main genre representing the guitar these days, but when music wasn’t just about trap beats and 80s [Click To Read More]
Guitar pots become worn and dirty over time. You can maintain them with a little bit of upkeep, but sometimes it’s nice to swap out old gear for new gear. [Click To Read More]
So, it’s time to upgrade your Tele. Generally, Telecasters are well-loved guitars. They look great, sound great, and play great. And even though they’re sometimes thought of as “country guitars” [Click To Read More]
You’ve probably seen some of your heroes playing guitar and singing at the same time. It looks cool, but it’s harder than you might think and there are several reasons [Click To Read More]
Let’s not beat around the bush – playing guitar with a wedding band has a certain stigma attached to it. Wedding bands in movies like The Wedding Singer or LaLa [Click To Read More]
Guitar Aficionado (GA) started out as a physical magazine and guitar news site. Since then we’ve change ownership, but we still provide great content for guitarists.
While the previous GA owners were focused on guitar news, we’re more focused on helping guitarists improve their playing and reaching their full potential. We’ve already written a complete guide on how to play guitar, as well as looked at more specific topics such as guitar shipping costs.
While we don’t currently provide guitar tabs or online guitar lessons, both are things we plan on doing in future.
Have a look around, and see how we can help you.