People may ask “why is improvisation important in blues music and jazz music?” It’s an interesting question that I often wondered when I first started playing the guitar. Improvisation (composing music “on the spot”) is important in blues and jazz music because these types of music typically already have a pre-defined chord progression that lends … Read more
So you want to know the best guitar scale for rock and blues? Well that’s simple. The Minor Pentatonic Scale is the best guitar scale for rock and blues, especially one particular pattern. However, you can add various notes to that scale to form the Natural Minor Scale and the Blues Scale, which are also … Read more
There are several guitar scale patterns that every serious lead guitarist needs to know. This helps him or her navigate the neck and play melodies all over the guitar with ease. If you don’t know these patterns, it will limit your ability to play with the freedom you need to be a serious improviser. In … Read more
An amplifier is typically designed to make a solid-body electric guitar sound louder. As the name clearly suggests, amplifiers help boost a weak sound’s signal. When it comes to amplifying the sound from an acoustic guitar, things are bound to get a tad complicated. When plugged in, the amplified sound from an electric guitar is … Read more
Selecting a pickup suitable to your acoustic guitar is just as important as selecting a great guitar. High-end microphones and expensive studio equipment is required in the studio when capturing accurate acoustic guitar sound, so in a live environment, it may seem hard trying to recreate the acoustic guitar sound of studio quality. Pickups today … Read more