Dale Turner
A singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/film composer, Musician's Institute instructor, and author of 50+ transcription/instructional books, Dale Turner is also Guitar World's "Hole Notes"/"Acoustic Nation" columnist, and the former West Coast Editor of Guitar One magazine. Some of Dale’s old, weird, rare, and/or exotic instruments are featured in his score for WEEDS, the first animated short completed within the Filmmakers Co-op at Disney Feature Animation. His most recent CD, Mannerisms Magnified, was praised by Guitar Player magazine for its "Smart pop tunes that are crammed with interesting guitar parts and tones ... Like what the Beach Boys might do if they were on an acid trip that was on the verge of getting out of control. Yeah!"
Latest articles by Dale Turner

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Drake's compositions were in a league of their own - learn more about them in this lesson

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Lennon - wielding his Gibson J-160E or Martin D28 - is the man behind many Beatles acoustic classics. Look at what makes them tick

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Take a closer look at Howe’s acoustic output with this timeless prog act

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Explore the acoustic flavor that George Harrison brought to the Fab Four

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Take a look at Chris Cornell's innovative—and often overlooked—acoustic guitar work.

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Learn two patented, incredibly useful Chet Atkins guitar techniques.

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Learn some of the tricks and techniques of blues guitar legend Son House.

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Take a look at Randy Rhoads' classically influenced acoustic guitar work.

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Progressive-rock was primarily a “British thing,” exemplified by acts like King Crimson, Genesis, Yes and Emerson, Lake & Palmer.

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Joe Bonamassa picked up a guitar at age four, could cop SRV and Hendrix licks note-for-note by age seven, and was discovered by B.B. King while still in his pre-teens.

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Before he was an acclaimed musician, Leonard Cohen—who died November 7 at age 82—was a successful poet and novelist in Canada.

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Heitor Pereira was born into a musical family in Brazil, wherein he was immersed in traditional samba and Top 40–type music from an early age

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Jerry Garcia is best known as the lead guitar player and primary singer/songwriter of the Grateful Dead.

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Joan Baez (b. 1941) began her performing career at age 17, playing traditional folk songs in Boston-area coffee shops while studying dramatic arts in college.
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