Joni Mitchell on why she invented her own guitar language from more than 50 tunings

Teachers told her to play the masters instead of writing songs, but she was determined to create the sounds she heard in her head ...

Big jumps for a bigger sound: Steve Morse’s masterclass on wide intervals

Deep-dive your technique for powerful intervals with six string-jumping, fretboard-stretching examples from one of the world's most influential super-pickers ...
CNET

I Wanted to See if AI Could Help Me Get Better at Playing Guitar. Here's What I Learned

Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make the most of it. This includes writing about consumer AI products and their real-world impact, from ...
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Joni Mitchell and the guitar that traveled

To be fully transparent, this was initially going to be a very different essay. I first set out to chronicle Joni Mitchell’s transformation from a folk visionary to a jazz voyager; a story of ...
Jambands

Billy Strings Goes Electric with Widespread Panic During Night One of Three in Atlanta

On December 29, Widespread Panic commenced the first of three concerts at The Fox Theatre in Atlanta. As part of their build to the New Year, the ensemble kept an ace up their collective sleeve, ...
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Seven-String Guitar Riffs You Should Know – Essential Modern Techniques

Welcome to a guitar-focused space by Leigh Fuge — guitarist, educator, and content creator from Swansea, UK — featuring lessons, gear demos, amp and pedal reviews, collaborations with top brands like ...
NME

Oasis and The Guitarwrist team up to sell bespoke guitar string jewellery for Teenage Cancer Trust

Oasis have teamed up with The Guitarwrist to raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust with a range of guitar string bracelets, earrings and rings for sale – check them out here. The band, who reunited ...
NBC Los Angeles

Guitar string maker honors tradition with his craft from Boyle Heights garage

From his heart to his hands, Gabriel Tenorio is always making music. “I can’t stop hearing it,” he said. “I can’t stop hearing my memories.” Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are.
Reuters

Inside a US guitar string maker's strategy to navigate the trade war

D’Addario's task force meets weekly to strategize response to trade war impacts Company plans own free trade zone, reroutes shipments to sidestep tariffs D'Addario estimates tariff bill will triple ...
U.S. News & World Report

Inside a US Guitar String Maker's Strategy to Navigate the Trade War

FARMINGDALE, NY (Reuters) -Once a week, executives of D’Addario & Company, a maker of strings and drumsticks for the world's top musicians, gather at the company’s headquarters about 40 miles east of ...
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"It's a job many of us guitarists and bassists put off – or even avoid entirely – but it's surprising how much of a difference it makes": How to clean your guitar better

I will admit that unless it's a review guitar I'm polishing dust off ahead of it being photographed, I'm not the best at keeping my own instruments looking their best. I wager it's a job many of us ...