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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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NAMM 2012: Guitar Instruction Product Reviews

NAMM 2012: Guitar Instruction Product Reviews

Being a guitar instructor, I’m always on the look out for innovative new ways to get my students to progress to the next level faster.

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SMG Guitar Lesson #20: Beginner Exercises Part 2 of 3

SMG Guitar Lesson #20: Beginner Exercises Part 2 of 3

Changing chords quickly is one of the most challenging aspects of guitar playing if you’re a beginner. One of the bad habits that I refer to in this video is “Building Chords From Scratch”. This is a huge “no-no” and, without proper guidance, can set your progress back years….

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SMG Guitar Lesson #11: Understanding Modes

SMG Guitar Lesson #11: Understanding Modes

In this video, we’ll discuss what modes are and how to use them. Don’t worry, If Bill and Ted can do it, so can you! There are seven modes: Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian…

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Happy Memorial Day!

Happy Memorial Day!

Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. It commemorates U.S. Service Members who died while in the military service.

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SMG Guitar Lesson #2: The Five Octave Positions

SMG Guitar Lesson #2: The Five Octave Positions

Given any note or chord, there are only five positions on the guitar neck from which it can be played. This is an incredibly useful tool considering that there are over 3500 chords and over 550 different scales that can be played on the guitar. Yet, everything you will ever do on the guitar boils down to understanding these five simple positions.

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Oscar Jordan’s Guitar Shop

Oscar Jordan’s Guitar Shop

Check out the trailer for Oscar Jordan’s Guitar Shop series in which Oscar check’s out local guitar stores, Luthiers and guitars….

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My Valentines Day Song

My Valentines Day Song

Staff Writer and Shred-Miester-General – Nick Arrietta slowed it down a few notches in order to share a little acoustic melody with our readers. Happy Valentines Day to everyone and keep on strumming….

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