For many, the idea of a DIY guitar conjures up thoughts of a young Brian May and his father cooped up in the shed, meticulously shaping his dream guitar from an old fireplace and other scraps of wood.

When I think back to the ’80s and ’90s, I remember budget guitars costing between US$90 and US$150. I also remember how bad they were. The action was so high they were unplayable, and if the action ...

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Whether you’re hooked on all the Instagram Live concerts musicians are doing, or inspired by the careers of recently lost legends like John Prine, Bill Withers, and Adam Schlesinger, you might be ...

“I’ll get to it one day,” so many of us think. But if you don’t make time for the things you want to do, you’ll never get around to doing them. So pick up that guitar and get learning. Designed to ...

Guitar skills: We’re tuning to DADGAD and taking a look at the body-bashing percussive styles of guitarists such as Jon Gomm, Andy Mckee and Newton Faulkner. Percussive guitar has gained popularity in ...