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Guitar string care » Keeping guitar strings in good order is often over...

Soloing, an introduction to » Soloing: There are many different approaches to a ...

Guitar effect glossary » Below is an alphabetical list of the most commonly...

Learning how to play in time » So here we go...how to get better at timing. These...

How to adjust guitar nuts » Hi fellow muso's Even though your average nut is s...

The CAGED method of learning the fretboard » The CAGED sequence is explained and shown below wi...

Playing "outside" » Lesson written by Simeon Harris, textural guitaris...

Tips to help build callusses » Hi fellow guitarists, here are a couple of guitar ...

Chord directory » Here you will find an extensive selection of chord...

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After picking up the guitar at the age of fourteen Lachlan has performed in a numerous successful bands both in the UK and Australia. Though mainly self taught he has studied under distinguished guitarists such as Alan Limbrick, John Etheridge and Shaun Baxter when he attended The Guitar Institute in London.He has played sessions for a variety of music and media projects and his music has been used for computer ...

Guest column: Lachlan Horne | Sunday, 10 January 2010

Cranking up the Minor Pentatonic Scale -

If you're used to improvising on your guitar there's little doubt that you will already have a good familiarity of the minor pentatonic scale. And let's face it what a useful scale it is. Not only does it sound great whatever style of music you play it also doesn't seem to matter what you play it over – you can even play it over major chords or keys and it ...

Guest column: Lachlan Horne | Thursday, 7 January 2010

Hi fellow muso's Even though your average nut is simply a narrow piece of bone or plastic with six slots in the top, it is a vital part of a guitar that affects the instrument's overall playability and sound.Generally speaking, there are two main problems with nuts. Either the nut slots are too shallow, or they are too deep. The solution to slots that are too deep is simple, but ...

Maintenance | Thursday, 24 December 2009

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