Jared James Nichols on an essential guitar playing skill – how to bend the strings expressively

A set of electric guitar strings is no match for the bicep-curling, iron-pumping purveyor of blues power. He shows us how he ...
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There’s no such thing as an ‘acoustic guitar chord’ – but these 12 shapes sound amazing unplugged

Let’s be clear: there’s no such thing as an ‘acoustic guitar chord’. If a guitar has a standard fretboard, then, acoustic or electric, all chord shapes are fair game. However, some chords do sound ...
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The science of making a guitar sound like a human voice

The wah-wah pedal makes a guitar sound as though it's singing "wah, wah, wah." The effect was a staple of 1960s psychedelic rock: Jimi Hendrix bent reality with it in classics like "Voodoo Child ...
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"It makes it sound like an authentic recording and less like you programmed the whole thing with your mouse": 11 tips for software guitar that sounds like the real thing

RECORDING WEEK 2024: They’re a stubborn old lot, guitarists. Though we live in a world where a salvo of superb software can grant access to some of the greatest amplifiers in history, virtual effects ...
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"A guitar software instrument can sound incredible – as nuanced and human as the real thing, but only if you know exactly what you are doing with it": The ultimate guide to ...

After spending decades trying to emulate the guitar, it might have been easier just to pick one up and learn how to play it… When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...