Jan 17, 2018 | FAQ, Guitar accessories, Guitar player gift ideas
I never thought that something as simple as a pick could control your playing style as much it does…until I started experimenting with different guitar picks. For YEARS I’ve used the exact same Fender medium picks (celluloid) – and ALWAYS the...
Dec 6, 2017 | Guitar player gift ideas
Have you ever wanted to make your own guitar picks? Probably not, but it’s actually a thing. I have heard of people that make their own guitar picks from old credit cards before, but there’s actually a little device you can buy on Amazon to punch them...
Dec 4, 2017 | Guitar accessories, Guitar player gift ideas
If you’re looking for a cheap and affordable gift for a guitar player for Christmas or other occasion, a pick wallet can be a really cool thing to give. Sometimes as a musician you don’t know you need something until you see somebody else use it, or until...
Feb 17, 2016 | FAQ, Guitar accessories, Guitar Amps, Guitar player gift ideas, Guitar Reviews
I wanted to write this page of Guitar Player gifts – because people often ask me what to get a guitarist for Christmas. Not just for me, but people I know as well! I got the Guitar Center catalog the other day, and a lot of times I don’t see much, but they...
Jan 29, 2016 | Guitar accessories, Guitar Amps, Guitar player gift ideas, Practice guitar
To practice guitar quietly you need a “headphone guitar amp”. In the privacy of your own bedroom or basement you can have an entire Marshall stack between your ears! There are bunches of headphone guitar amps on the market right now, and many are just,...
Feb 20, 2011 | Guitar accessories, Guitar player gift ideas
You know, I get the question a lot “What are good gift ideas for a guitar player”? There are the obvious choices, like a new guitar or amp, and the often bad ones – like guitar magazines or books. Let me first state that guitar players are...
Feb 11, 2011 | Guitar player gift ideas, Guitar Reviews
The Traveler ET-1 “travel guitar” is one of the coolest little things I’ve seen in awhile. It’s basically a full-scale guitar in a mini size. The tuners are moved from the headstock to actually in the middle of the body! It comes with a small...
Feb 5, 2011 | Guitar Books, Guitar player gift ideas
Hal Leonard books have been very good to me over the years, very affordable, and resources I go back to again and again. Being a guitar player means that the learning never stops, and one thing I tell young players time and time again is that practice is just like...
Aug 20, 2008 | DIY Guitar, Guitar accessories, Guitar player gift ideas
The ZZ Top Guitar Lesson post I made on this blog is one of the most visited pages to date. I can understand why, ZZ top has tons of songs that guitarists of all ages want to learn. It’s kind of like “Iron Man”, every guitar player has to learn...
May 14, 2008 | Guitar Amps, Guitar player gift ideas, Practice guitar, Roland
This “Roland Micro Cube Amp Review” tells why this amp packs so much punch for so little a price – and how for the cost of a good pedal you can have an entire practice amp! Every guitar player needs a good practice amp. Something small and portable...
