I’m often asked about guitars that tune up fine, but fall out of tune quickly. This issue isn’t intonation: the guitar can be tuned and plays in tune up the neck, it just won’t stay that way. I have found that most...
Read MoreOf course, you can write a song with nothing but a creative mind and store it with nothing more than a good memory, but here’s a list of tools that might assist the songwriter. Now, this list is my list, and by no...
Read MoreWhether you are a beginner player or a seasoned player looking for some new tips, this original series of articles created for L2P by veteran touring and studio artist Jake Kelly is sure to help. • Your First Guitar •...
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Guitar techs have a certain look about them. It’s the stink eye they give whenever a guitarist...
Read MoreIs it ok to tune your guitar while it has a capo on? Could it hurt the strings? Guitar? Capo? I have played guitar and used capos for more years than I want to mention, and I have never hurt the strings or the guitar by tuning...
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What is a better brand for guitar, Gibson or Fender? Both companies make great instruments....
Read MoreSometimes it takes a few tweaks to get your guitar sounding how it should. I recently fielded this question which may be popping up more and more since people are buying more instruments online and some of the big box retailers...
Read MoreIn Nashville a number system is used in place of conventional charts to facilitate quick transposing of songs. Since each scale step is represented with a number, the need to re-chart the song is eliminated when the singer or...
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Question: I’m going to buy a guitar and I need help. What should l buy? I’m thinking acoustic, but...
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Here’s another question I was asked regarding the use of a capo and playing with another musician...
Read MoreThe L2PNetwork’s Jake Kelly catches up with Australian guitar builder Allan Tomkins and get’s the scoop on how the indigenous woods this down-under luthier incorporates into his instruments gives… each it own...
Read MoreLive 2 Play Network’s Jake Kelly introduction to the drop d tuning for the guitar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQrrs-R723M
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