Greg Koch Fender Guitar History
The Greg Koch Fender guitar began to take shape all the way back when Greg Koch was in the third grade. Greg cut out cardboard Fender Stratocaster guitars, then Koch used his sisters sewing machine pedal as a wah-wah. By watching, listening and copying what he heard on records he was able to advance quickly.
Early […]
Solid-Bodied Gretsch Corvette Guitar
The Solid-bodied Corvette (not to be confused with the Corvette hollow-body arch-top electric, produced from 1955-1959) was Gretsch’s answer to the Les Paul Jr. by Gibson. Introduced in 1961, the Corvette Solid-body was a small, light-weight, comfortable electric guitar that was just right for the budding musician.
This killer guitar, with a solid mahogany body, solid […]
Reasons to Ditch Your Guitar Pick
Lately, I havent been using my guitar pick all that much. I got this tab book of some good ol Gatemouth Brown finger picking blues. Ive been enjoying myself so much trying to get this fingerpick thang goin.”
Im starting to understand the arpeggio-phrasing technique a lot more. Gatemouth Brown is a legend and a true […]
How to Buy an Electric Guitar
For most of us, making any major purchase, such as a new refrigerator, or a new car, is a cacophony of options and confusion; do we want the silver one or the black one? How much can we afford to spend? Will it last over time? If nothing else, we at least know what we […]
Avoiding Injuries When Playing Guitar
To avoid any sort of injuries when playing guitar a common sense approach is recommended. Just what do I mean by that?
Well, there are many simple and obvious precautions you can take that will prevent most injuries.
To start with you can adopt the proper technique, posture and hand position.
A good book like Scott Tenant’s Pumping […]
