For volume swells, turn your guitar’s volume down then gradually raise it as you play a note for a smooth, violin-like crescendo. It’s easiest on long notes where there’s time to coordinate all the ...

Guitar lessons: Arm yourself with eight essential blues guitar tricks to take you on a path to better phrasing and soulful improvised lead lines. Each of these easy lead guitar techniques has been ...

Guitar technology has progressed steadily since Charlie Christian started tweaking his acoustic to create the first ever electric guitar in the 1930s. The 1960s saw the introduction of pedal effects ...