Most of us know that the statement the Guitar makes the Guitarist is not true, but lets face it know one wants to play a guitar that you need an iron grip to keep it from buzzing.
And no one wants to play a guitar that sounds like you took it out back and beat it with a baseball bat a couple of times.

That is why no one dreams of playing a $100 Walmart special (no offence if you own a $100 Walmart Special). Not everyone can afford a six or seven hundred dollar guitar, that is where places like Ebay come in handy.

Did you shutter when you heard me talk about buying an instrument off the Internet? I know I would have a couple years back. You might be surprised hear that you can actually feel pretty safe about buying an instruments from Ebay.

The trick is to distinguish from those trying to rip you off and those that are honest. This lesson is all about how you can feel confident about the product you are buying and the person selling it to you on Ebay.

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There are many types of effects pedals, distortion boxes and effects boxes out there. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Each effects pedal, distortion box and effects box works very good under some circumstances and not so good at other times.

One of the most used effects in the history of distortion boxes, effects pedals and effects boxes is the wah effect.

There are many ways to use the wah effect. Many buy distortion boxes with the wah effect. On many of these, the distortion box automatically makes the wah effect for you and you can adjust the settings to make the “wah” sound faster, longer, louder and more distorted. (more…)

Seeing that The Digital Guitar is a site based around the teaching of guitar technique and theory to people, I thought it would be appropriate to get your viewpoint.

The whole goal of this site is to make you a better guitarist. To teach you how to improvise incredible solos, compose amazing songs, create great chord progressions and many other important aspects of becoming an all-together good guitarist.

It is important to us here at the Digital Guitar that you understand the lessons posted and that you grow as a guitarist from the things you learn.

This page is for YOU, to voice your opinion on how the site can be improved. (more…)

When many people think of classic rock and rock in general, they think of the catchy guitar rifts, lightning fast guitar solos, and amazing lead guitars. Because of this, rhythm guitar are given less emphasis and rarely get the spot light.

Rhythm guitarists are often placed in the background with the lead guitarists and vocalists in the forefront getting all the recognition. Because of this, some view being called a rhythm guitarist as, almost an insult. They think that being a rhythm guitarist just means you are not good enough to play lead guitar.

Is this true? Does being a rhythm guitarist mean that you are not good enough to play lead?
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Here is a video you might find interesting. His name is Andy Mckee and he uses some very interesting techniques when playing the guitar.
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I came across this video a couple months back. Some guy is soloing to Johann Pachelbel’s Canon. I found it pretty interesting. (more…)