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What is a Dreadnought or Western Guitar?

What is a Dreadnought or Western Guitar?

Mark Wilkes

The Dreadnought rose to fame in the 20th century and has remained one of the most popular guitar types available today, so what makes it different from other acoustics? Developed...

What is a Dreadnought or Western Guitar?

Mark Wilkes

The Dreadnought rose to fame in the 20th century and has remained one of the most popular guitar types available today, so what makes it different from other acoustics? Developed...

How To Tune Your Ukulele

How To Tune Your Ukulele

Mark Wilkes

One of the most important steps of learning ukulele, or any string instrument, is learning how to keep the strings in tune. An out of tune instrument sounds terrible. Keeping it...

How To Tune Your Ukulele

Mark Wilkes

One of the most important steps of learning ukulele, or any string instrument, is learning how to keep the strings in tune. An out of tune instrument sounds terrible. Keeping it...

Choosing the right ukulele size for you

Choosing the right ukulele size for you

Mark Wilkes

If you’re thinking about picking up the ukulele, or maybe you're ready to add a new one to your collection, you’ve probably noticed there are a few different sizes to...

Choosing the right ukulele size for you

Mark Wilkes

If you’re thinking about picking up the ukulele, or maybe you're ready to add a new one to your collection, you’ve probably noticed there are a few different sizes to...

How To Tune Your Guitar

How To Tune Your Guitar

Mark Wilkes

One of the most important steps of learning guitar, or any string instrument, is learning how to keep the strings in tune. An out of tune instrument sounds terrible -...

How To Tune Your Guitar

Mark Wilkes

One of the most important steps of learning guitar, or any string instrument, is learning how to keep the strings in tune. An out of tune instrument sounds terrible -...

What is Drop D Tuning on Guitar?

What is Drop D Tuning on Guitar?

Mark Wilkes

There are many different alternate tunings that have been adapted over the history of the guitar to increase the range of both the instrument and the player. Joni Mitchell famously...

What is Drop D Tuning on Guitar?

Mark Wilkes

There are many different alternate tunings that have been adapted over the history of the guitar to increase the range of both the instrument and the player. Joni Mitchell famously...

Three Ways To Master Bar Chords

Three Ways To Master Bar Chords

Mark Wilkes

Bar chords can be tricky! Stretching your hands to reach the positions and maintaining the even pressure required to produce a good sound can be hard to master, especially if...

Three Ways To Master Bar Chords

Mark Wilkes

Bar chords can be tricky! Stretching your hands to reach the positions and maintaining the even pressure required to produce a good sound can be hard to master, especially if...