The Seven Types of Guitar Players

Every guitar player has a voice. That voice is founded on the influences we take and the genres we enjoy, as well as the amount of time we invest in different techniques and approaches.

For example, I love Yngwie Malmsteen’s playing, but I don’t work on my shredding technique very often. I’m more of a blues player at heart, so what often comes out is a kind of “shred blues” style, which constitutes a lot of my voice on the guitar.

Finger tone, gear setup and even life experience can play a role in how the same note sounds from one guitar player to the next, which is one of the coolest parts about being a musician. We can all tell our own stories, and if we’re lucky, listeners will recognize us when we “speak.” What kind of guitar player are you?

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Tyler Larson is the founder of the guitar-centric brand Music is Win. His insightful, uncomplicated guitar lessons and gear demonstrations along with entertaining, satirical content about life as a musician receive tens of millions of video views per month across social media. Tyler is also the creator of the extremely popular online guitar learning platform, Guitar Super System. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Tyler has been teaching guitar for over a decade and operates a production studio in Nashville, TN.

Tyler Larson is the founder of the guitar-centric brand Music is Win. His insightful, uncomplicated guitar lessons and gear demonstrations along with entertaining, satirical content about life as a musician receive tens of millions of video views per month across social media. Tyler is also the creator of the extremely popular online guitar learning platform, Guitar Super System. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Tyler has been teaching guitar for over a decade and operates a production studio in Nashville, TN.