When Your Online Guitar Students Should Be Teaching You By Tyler Larson published 5 May 17 You don’t need me to tell you that the Internet has connected humanity in ways our forefathers never could have imagined.
The Most Savage Guitar Jokes Ever By Tyler Larson published 27 April 17 Every now and then, we guitar players should laugh at ourselves. After all, there’s nothing worse than annoying guitar players who think they know everything.
Guitar Amp Simulators: Better Than Real Amps? By Tyler Larson published 25 April 17 Amp purists and Dumble collectors beware: you won’t like what you’re about to read.
Why Are There So Many Annoying Guitar Players? By Tyler Larson published 13 April 17 We all know him. He's the guy who's never wrong. His opinion is fact. He’s so sure of himself, he doesn’t believe he’d roast John Petrucci in a guitar battle—he knows it.
What’s More Important: An Expensive Guitar or an Expensive Amp? By Tyler Larson published 7 April 17 In a fantasy world where we can choose to have an expensive guitar and an inexpensive amp or an expensive amp and aninexpensiveguitar, which would you choose?
Why Every Guitarist Should Master the Harmonic Minor Scale By Tyler Larson published 16 March 17 Titans of the guitar like Yngwie Malmsteen swear by the sound of the harmonic minor scale.
How to Find the Key of Any Song By Christopher Scapelliti published 9 March 17 How do you find what key a song is in?
The Difference Between Scales and Modes By Christopher Scapelliti published 6 March 17 If music theory sounds scary and confusing, here’s a short lesson in scales and modes that’s easy to follow and gives you useful information.
Why (and How) We Should Learn Slash's Guitar Habits By Tyler Larson published 23 February 17 A king’s crown is not always made of gold. Sometimes it’s made of black, majestic leather and sits atop a frazzled mane hiding a face us mere mortals are unworthy to completely glimpse.
The Four Types of Headbanging Guitar Riffs By Tyler Larson published 21 February 17 Writing a headbanging riff is an art form, and the power to inspire listeners to violently whip their noggins at the sound of your heavy riffing is something to be valued.
The Difference Scales Make: Hear One Guitar Lick Played in Seven Scales By Tyler Larson published 17 February 17 When you hear the word "exotic," what comes to mind?
Why You Don’t Need Guitar Tabs By Tyler Larson published 13 February 17 Most of you are already familiar with tablature, also known as tabs.
Off-the-Cuff Advice from 13Music-Biz Pros By Tyler Larson published 8 February 17 I’ve seen plenty of interviews and rig rundowns. Most of them tend to overlap in terms of information—no matter who the artist is.
Learn the Guitar Habits of John Mayer By Tyler Larson published 7 February 17 John Mayer. One of the most polarizing pop icons of our generation also happens to be one of the best guitar players to sell more than 10million albums.
…Said No Guitarist Ever By Tyler Larson published 31 January 17 Get ready, my string-pickin’ comrades.You’re about to step into a parallel universe where up is down, left is rightand Lil Wayne is a guitar god.
Watch Paul Reed Smith Tell Guitar-Player Jokes By Christopher Scapelliti published 26 January 17 Tyler Larson, whose informative and frequently humorous videos we often run here, sat down with PRS Guitars founder Paul Reed Smith at this year’s Winter NAMM show.
Guitar Heroes Tell How to Play Guitar—in Three Words or Less By Tyler Larson published 24 January 17 Being a YouTuber, I’ve come across many differing opinions on a ton of different topics, from technique to philosophy and everything in between.
Why the NAMM Show Kinda Sucks: One Guitarist's Opinion By Tyler Larson published 24 January 17 The NAMM Show: The ultimate candy store for musicians of all types.