2. programming acoustic embellishments

LAST MONTH, WE delved into the all-important topic of developing solid pick-hand timing when strumming. To me, that’s where the groove is: the pick hand is the timekeeper, and I’ve spent a lot of time

Richard Barrett is on a mission to make you a better blues player – with full audio examples and backing tracks

Charlie Wilkins explores why guitarists crave sustain, how to get it and why some guitars sustain better than others

This month, Richard Barrett grabs his acoustic and shows you another way to expand your chord vocabulary

THIS MONTH, I’D like to go over the namesake song of my column, “Hard Wired,” which appears on my self-titled 2023 album. I wrote this song with my good friend Tyler Bryant, and it grew out of a jam s

ACOUSTIC GUITARISTS OFTEN get left out of the world of effects. However, about a decade ago, ToneWoodAmp appeared. It was a dedicated device that enabled acoustic players to enjoy effects through thei