Guitar Playing
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Best Ways To Improve Your Guitar Playing
Author: Dave Lloyd
What grooves you? Why do you want to improve?

Regardless of your intentions - whether to get started playing, learn a few licks of your favorite tunes, or want to expand your repertoire to include blues, funk, or rock and roll music, on your way to recording yourself, there are resources out there that can help you.

Here are a few ideas that may help you better understand your guitar playing and some solutions you can consider.

Guitar videos
You can purchase guitar playing videos, either for home or computer watching, that include hand position, strumming technique, rhythm and timing, and finger exercises that take through various type of songs. Essentially these become a mirror for you in learning to play as you mimic what you're watching on screen and then reproduce this on your own. With commitment and determination, this can be a good one to go - especially for the visual learner who likes to learn primarily on their own.

Guitar lessons
You can find a community of guitar instructors in your surrounding area who are either private tutors or work through a community college. You'll want to consider their expertise, the type of students they work best with, their flexibility with your schedule, success stories, and of course their fees, in considering working with them. In pursing guitar lessons, you can either do one on one or group - both have their plusses and minuses but either can work for you.

Playing partners
Find someone in your local community who plays. You can do this through asking the local community college, posting online to a resource like craigslist, or asking the guitar shop. The idea is to develop a friendship with someone who is a bit better than you who wants the accountability of practicing weekly. What you can provide is the commitment to meet up with them weekly and practice. In return, you can learn from their techniques or methods what works. Of course, you always need to be aware of learning bad habits in situations like these, which is why it's important to have a foundation in guitar technique before starting.

Guitar theory
Related to guitar technique is developing a basis in guitar theory. Chord patterns, minor and major chord progressions, note scales, and overlap with piano and percussion instruments can all give you a basic structure upon which to layer in the knowledge and technique you gain in your guitar playing.

Playing guitar can be a wonderful expression of one's musical and creative talent. And with a commitment to constant improvement, it can provide a lifetime of enjoyment for yourself, friends, and family.

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Dave Lloyd has created the online guide to guitar playing at www.improvemyguitar.com

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Acoustic Guitars
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Acoustic Guitars
Author: Damian Sofsian

An acoustic guitar is a modern version of a classical guitar. In general, it is strung with steel rings, whereas the classical variety has strings made from catgut or nylon. This feature gives it a variant name: steel-stringed guitar.

Acoustic guitars give a louder, clearer sound compared to that of a classical. This calls for added tension, which is accomplished using much heavier construction than that used for other varieties.

To play an acoustic guitar, one uses one or more guitar picks, or plectra, which are small plates of hard plastic or other material. Players strike or strum the strings. Most players use a flat pick held between the thumb and index finger, while some use fingerpicks, worn on the thumb and three fingers. Players who use fingerpicks or their bare fingers or fingernails to strum and strike individual notes are called finger style players.

The price of acoustic guitars depends on the material used in and the type of construction. Guitars with solid wood tops, sides and backs are more expensive than those with solid tops and laminated backs and sides. The wood used in the solid type is generally Indian rosewood, maple, or mahogany. The simplest acoustic guitars are usually made with laminated wood. Fingerboards and necks are made of denser wood, such as ebony and cedar. The combination of various woods is what defines the guitar�s �tone.� However, many of the best guitar manufacturers are experimenting with alternatives to wood that are less expensive and more readily available. Some have also started using plastic or graphite.

The 12-string guitar is a variation on the standard acoustic guitar. It has an additional doubling string for each of the traditional six strings. Celebrated artists like Huddie Leadbetter and Leo Kottke helped make the 12-string guitar popular.

Guild Taylor, Gibson and Martin are among the premium makers of acoustic guitars in America.

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Electric Guitars
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Acoustic Electric Guitars
Author: Seth Miller

The guitar is the most known and popular musical instrument. It�s an instrument that is played for almost all kinds of music, like rock music, country music, lounge music, pop music and contemporary classical music.

An acoustic guitar is hollow with a sound hole (a round hole in the face). An electric acoustic guitar is made up of wood and has six strings which produce a rhythmic, sweet, musical, yet loud sound. The difference between an acoustic electric guitar and an electric guitar is that a normal electric guitar can only be played when it is plugged in, where as an acoustic electric guitar doesn�t have to be.

Plugging in an electric acoustic guitar gives it an awesome sound. The electric guitars have a lot of knobs to deal with, whereas the acoustic electric guitars can be used as a normal guitar or an electric guitar. The strings of electric guitars are soft, and much easier to press. If asked to recommend what type of guitar is the best buy, then the acoustic electric guitar will definitely take a higher edge in recommendation as it can be used two ways: as a normal acoustic guitar to play it normally and as an electric guitar to be played when plugged in an electric socket.

The sound produced by an acoustic electric guitar when not plugged in is the same as a normal acoustic guitar, and when plugged in it sounds like a good electric guitar. The two-in-one purpose makes it the best buy if you are passionate about the guitar and want to have both types.

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