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SMG Guitar Lesson #25: How Intervals Relate to Blues Scales

SMG Guitar Lesson #25: How Intervals Relate to Blues Scales

Intervals are the key to unlocking your inner guitar god. But if you want to master this most important aspect of guitar playing, you’ll need to make sure that you’re…

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SMG Poll: Which Vintage Guitar is Best?

SMG Poll: Which Vintage Guitar is Best?

Iconic guitars, played by legends of rock-n-roll over the course of many decades has brought a half dozen guitars to the forefront of all others…

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Guitar Zen: Escaping the Thralls of the Internet Critic!

Guitar Zen: Escaping the Thralls of the Internet Critic!

We live in an age where it is easier than ever to communicate. Whether you want to talk person to person, text, Skype, Facetime, or simply rifle off an email, there are literally thousands of ways to communicate.

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SMG Review: Ibanez AFS80T Hollowbody Electric Guitar

SMG Review: Ibanez AFS80T Hollowbody Electric Guitar

If you are looking for that Brian Setzer sound and don’t feel like dropping 3g’s on a Gretsch than this axe is a nice substitute that wont break the bank.

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SMG Guitar Lesson #24: Blues Scale in Second Octave Position

SMG Guitar Lesson #24: Blues Scale in Second Octave Position

In this lesson, we cover the second octave position blues scale pattern

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SMG Review: Line 6 POD Farm 2.5

SMG Review: Line 6 POD Farm 2.5

Line 6 is recognized as a leader in sound modeling, accurately emulating a wide variety of amps, stringed instruments, and effects through digital technology. For this review, my guitar of choice was a mid-80’s 1962 reissue Fender Telecaster and I used a PreSonus TubePre as the interface between guitar and computer.

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NAMM 2012: Dan Boul of 65amps

NAMM 2012: Dan Boul of 65amps

SMG sat down with Dan Boul, co-founder of 65amps at NAMM 2012. Check out the attached video for a demonstration of the latest and greatest from 65amps!

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NAMM 2012: The Winter NAMM Experience

NAMM 2012: The Winter NAMM Experience

If you’ve ever been to a NAMM show, it’s an experience you won’t soon forget. Check out some great pics we took that highlighted this years show!

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