2012 January

Part 4 - How much would you be willing to spend on a new guitar? The most subjective answer here. What would you use the guitar for? Are you a working musician or toying around in your home? How serious are you going to get with it? What else are you planning to invest into it?

SMG TIPS: The Art of Acquiring
Guitars, Part 4

January 30, 2012

Part 4 – How much would you be willing to spend on a new guitar? The most subjective answer here. What would you use the guitar for? Are you a working musician or toying around in your home? How serious are you going to get with it? What else are you planning to invest into […]

Features, Gear, Guitar Tips, Guitars

Acoutic, Electric, Fender, Gibson, Guitars

Oscar Jordan sat down with guitarist/instructor Mark Wein at this years Winter NAMM Show 2012 about targeting notes rather than playing scales. Watch the video below for more information from Mark about how you can play the guitar like a horn player and isolate the notes rather than just running scales.

NAMM 2012: Mark Wein Guitar Lesson with Oscar Jordan

January 26, 2012

Oscar Jordan sat down with guitarist/instructor Mark Wein at this years Winter NAMM Show 2012 about targeting notes rather than playing scales. Watch the video below for more information from Mark about how you can play the guitar like a horn player and isolate the notes rather than just running scales.

Mark Wein, Namm, NAMM 2012, oscar jordan, Solidbody, Taylor Guitars

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.

NAMM 2012: Guitar Instruction Product Reviews

January 25, 2012

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.

Features, Guitar Lessons, Videos

2012, Namm, NAMM Show, Raw Talent Guitar, RifBandZ, Robert Johnston, Winter NAMM

“There is no spoon,” those famous words that Neo said in The Matrix. But how can this phrase be applied to guitar playing....

Guitar Zen: What the Matrix Taught Me About Guitar!

January 24, 2012

“There is no spoon,” those famous words that Neo said in The Matrix. But how can this phrase be applied to guitar playing….

Guitar Zen, Guitars, Humor, Musicians

Jimi Hendrix, Steve Vai, The Matrix

The 2012 NAMM Show was in full force this past weekend in Anaheim, California and SMG hooked up with a Southern California icon in the guitar world, Taylor Guitars. Each year Taylor puts on an amazing show of gear, live performances and tons of great information on their lineup to NAMM visitors.

NAMM 2012: Taylor Guitars and the SolidBody Classic Electric Guitar

January 23, 2012

The 2012 NAMM Show was in full force this past weekend in Anaheim, California and SMG hooked up with a Southern California icon in the guitar world, Taylor Guitars. Each year Taylor puts on an amazing show of gear, live performances and tons of great information on their lineup to NAMM visitors.