http://guitar.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2013-05-22T22:08:17Z Wed, 22 May 2013 22:08:17 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://guitar.about.com/b/2013/05/24/gibson-les-paul-standard-profile.htm <img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/guitar/1/0/Y/-/1/les-paul-standard-thumb.jpg" border="0" align="right" hspace="5" vspace="5">Did you know that when the first Les Paul Standards were released to the public in 1958, they were virtually ignored? It wasn't until Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and others ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://guitar.about.com/b/2013/05/24/gibson-les-paul-standard-profile.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://guitar.about.com/b/2013/05/24/gibson-les-paul-standard-profile.htm Fri, 24 May 2013 10:40:03 +0000 2013-05-24T10:40:03Z http://guitar.about.com/b/2013/05/22/6-ways-to-improve-your-lead-guitar-playing.htm If you are a lead guitar playing struggling to find some inspiration for your guitar solos, here is a collection of resources you can use to help spur your creativity. <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://guitar.about.com/od/specificlessons/tp/6-Ways-To-Improve-Your-Lead-Guitar-Playing.htm">6 Ways to Improve Your Lead Guitar Playing</a> http://guitar.about.com/b/2013/05/22/6-ways-to-improve-your-lead-guitar-playing.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 22:08:17 +0000 2013-05-22T22:08:17Z http://guitar.about.com/b/2013/05/20/blues-shuffle-guitar-lesson.htm If you're pretty new to the guitar, and want to learn a quick way to play with other guitarists, take a look at this <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://guitar.about.com/od/specificlessons/ss/blues-shuffle-guitar-lesson.htm">blues shuffle guitar lesson</a>, which will ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://guitar.about.com/b/2013/05/20/blues-shuffle-guitar-lesson.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://guitar.about.com/b/2013/05/20/blues-shuffle-guitar-lesson.htm Mon, 20 May 2013 16:24:41 +0000 2013-05-20T16:24:41Z http://guitar.about.com/b/2013/05/19/guitar-101-what-is-a-fret.htm For those of you absolutely new to the instrument, here is some basic info... what a fret is, what a fret is made of, how many frets are on most ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://guitar.about.com/b/2013/05/19/guitar-101-what-is-a-fret.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://guitar.about.com/b/2013/05/19/guitar-101-what-is-a-fret.htm Sun, 19 May 2013 21:05:25 +0000 2013-05-19T21:05:25Z http://guitar.about.com/b/2013/05/08/top-13-easy-heavy-metal-guitar-tabs.htm <img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/guitar/1/6/-/z/judas-priest-british-steel.JPG" align="left" border="0" hspace="5" vspace="5" alt="british steel">Most metal music features blisteringly fast guitar parts with high-flying pyrotechnics, which can be frustrating for the beginner guitarist. 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You can <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/white-stripes-conquest-guitar-tab-s58162t1">take a look at the guitar tab for "Conquest"</a>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://guitar.about.com/b/2013/04/30/the-white-stripes-conquest-guitar-tab.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://guitar.about.com/b/2013/04/30/the-white-stripes-conquest-guitar-tab.htm Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:00:00 +0000 2013-04-30T22:00:00Z http://guitar.about.com/b/2013/04/28/songs-for-kids-london-bridge-is-falling-down.htm If you're looking for a simple song to play for your kids, here are the <a href='http://guitar.about.com/library/ChildrensSongChords/bl-london-bridge.htm'>chords to London Bridge is falling down</a>. http://guitar.about.com/b/2013/04/28/songs-for-kids-london-bridge-is-falling-down.htm Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:12:24 +0000 2013-04-28T16:12:24Z http://guitar.about.com/b/2013/04/27/rickenbacker-360-profile.htm Learn all about the guitar that was introduced to the guitar world via George Harrison on the 1964 Beatles album <i>A Hard Day's Night</i>. 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