How-To

Diary of a Mad Man: Building Your Own Guitar

A good friend of mine, Bruce Howlett, kept a journal while building a guitar from a kit that is a worthwhile read for anyone thinking of following suit. You can read about the adventure,...

Gigging Right: Playing with Tracks

So your drummer quit, your bass player has taken up yoga and... won't learn the songs, and you can't find a keyboard player willing to drive to your gigs? Never fear. No musician likes to admit...

Dial In Your Acoustic Guitar

Dial in your acoustic guitar

In this video, Jake Kelly walks you through some simple steps to make the most out of your plugged in acoustic guitar tone.

Fishman Rare Earth Humbucking and L.R. Baggs M1a Acoustic Guitar Pickups

To Infinity - and Beyond

I simply could not resist this title as my thoughts returned to a wonderful musical experience during the fall of 2011 in Jamestown, New York, the hometown of Lucille Ball and the legendary band, 10,...

Party At The Boathouse!

Ok - So what's not on the list...How about "Boat Drinks"?, "Come On Down to My Boat Baby"?, hey, where's "Sail On"? Like any list, there will be the songs that make it and the ones that don't....

Taylor's Find Your Fit Summer Tour

This summer, Taylor Guitars is inviting players to discover the Taylor guitar that fits their playing profile at a series of Find Your Fit sales events. Through the month of August, the Find Your Fit...

Today Show’s Natalie Morales Learns How to Rock

Fulfilling her dream of playing guitar, Natalie Morales had a private session with her show co-host—and guitarist/vocalist—Savannah Guthrie to learn how to play the guitar. The guitar chosen for the...

Mastering The Murk Of Stage Volume

There are few things more annoying than the wreck that can result from lack of control over stage volume in live performance. Just ask the sound guy (and whatever you do don’t piss him...