Tom Briggs 
Why Guitar Picks Matter: What You Need to Know Walk into any guitar store and you will find a small bowl near the register filled with picks of every shape, color, and thickness imaginable. Most beginners grab a handful, shove them in a pocket, and never think twice about it. That is a mistake. The … Read more
How to Master Guitar Scales: Pro Tips Marcus bought his first guitar on a Tuesday in November. It was a beat-up second-hand acoustic he found at a garage sale for twenty dollars, missing a string and slightly warped at the neck. He spent the first two weeks learning open chords from a YouTube tutorial, feeling … Read more
The Complete Guide to Fingerpicking Basics for Beginners So you have been strumming chords for a while and you are starting to wonder if there is more to guitar playing than just sweeping a pick across the strings. The answer is yes — a lot more. Fingerpicking opens up a whole new world of texture, … Read more
The Complete Guide to Guitar Tuning for Beginners So you just picked up a guitar. Maybe it came with a gig bag, a few picks, and zero instructions. You strum a chord, and it sounds like a cat walking across a piano. Welcome to the club — every guitarist has been exactly where you are … Read more
Top Tips for Acoustic Vs Electric That Actually Work You just decided to learn guitar. You pulled up a few YouTube videos, maybe walked through a music store, and now you are standing in front of two completely different instruments wondering which one will not end up collecting dust in the corner of your bedroom … Read more