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Buying Equipment FAQ

Guitar Noise Staff — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:51:03 +0000

On this page you will find the answers to questions asked about different types of equipment.

Guitar Tab FAQ

Guitar Noise Staff — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:47:38 +0000

This page answers several common questions that beginners often ask about tab.

Beginner Guitar FAQ

Guitar Noise Staff — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:08:16 +0000

This page answers your questions about everything from holding your guitar to learning how to read music.

Playing Live FAQ

Guitar Noise Staff — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:00:00 +0000

Here are the answers to some of the questions we've received about playing live.

Bass Player FAQ

Guitar Noise Staff — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:56:59 +0000

These are the answers to some of the most common questions we receive about playing bass.

Using This Site

Guitar Noise Staff — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:48:26 +0000

If you're new to the guitar or Guitar Noise, there can be an awful lot of information for you to digest. Here's a few tips that will help you use Guitar Noise.

Writing Songs FAQ

Guitar Noise Staff — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:43:17 +0000

Writing songs may not be something that can be taught, but it is something that you can learn. This page features some of the advice we've given songwriters over the years.

Scales and Soloing FAQ

Guitar Noise Staff — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:08:19 +0000

This page answers your questions about scales and includes some examples of how you can use them to spice up your playing.

Guitar Technique FAQ

Guitar Noise Staff — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:55:34 +0000

This page features answers to questions asked by practicing guitarists, including tips on strumming, palm muting, thumb position and more.

Guitar Tuning FAQ

Guitar Noise Staff — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:15:22 +0000

Without a properly tuned guitar, it's nearly impossible to sound good. These are some of the most common questions beginners ask about guitar tuning.

Music Theory FAQ

Guitar Noise Staff — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:53:38 +0000

Music theory doesn't have to be a scary subject. This page answers some of your most common questions about theory.

How do I download the podcasts?

Guitar Noise Staff — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:13:48 +0000

Guitar Noise has its own series of guitar lesson podcasts. These are thirty-minute, one-on-one lessons with GN managing editor David Hodge. Generally, we add a new episode every second Monday. You can either listen to the podcast directly from our website or download it to your computer. To play the podcast from our website, all you [...]

How do I submit my band’s CD for review?

Guitar Noise Staff — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:14:30 +0000

Indie bands and their reps are invited to submit their music for review on Guitar Noise. To avoid confusion and misunderstanding please read through these guidelines first. Please don’t simply refer us to your Myspace page. We want to receive a professionally packaged CD and press kit in the mail. If you don’t have these items [...]

Am I too old to make it?

Nick Torres — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:00:50 +0000

To answer your question, if you are twenty-six you have plenty of opportunity to make it. Then again you will always have opportunity to make it. However, you will need to better define “make it”. There are many questions you need to ask yourself. Do you just want to play as your sole means of financial security? Would you [...]

How do I advertise on Guitar Noise?

Guitar Noise Staff — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 02:03:26 +0000

If you are ready to buy advertising on the Internets top rated guitar site this page will answer some of the initial questions you are likely to have. A few things to note: We only accept advertising for products and services that would be of-interest to musicians All advertising is CPM or flat-fee based Our minimum ad buy is [...]

How do I submit articles I’ve written to Guitar Noise?

Guitar Noise Staff — Sat, 19 Feb 2005 11:15:25 +0000

As all of you know, Guitar Noise is a free web site – our writers receive no monetary compensation for articles. If you’ve taken a little time to look through Guitar Noise, you have found many things besides places to get TABs to songs. We are rightfully proud of the quality of our lessons, articles [...]

What are some good alternate tunings for a twelve string?

David Hodge — Sat, 15 Jan 2005 11:06:41 +0000

Two answers here because I’m pretty sure my first one is not what you had in mind. Be that as it may, the first answer is that you can do any alternate tuning that you’d use on a six-string guitar on a twelve string. Open G and D and DADGAD are especially nice as well [...]

What pitfalls should I avoid as a beginning student?

David Hodge — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 10:59:03 +0000

As I wrote down the usual list of items that teachers tend to discuss when asked this question, I realized that most of them, if not all, could be lumped into a single category: Impatience. Perhaps this is a bit of my trying to lump a lot of stuff into a small and neat package, [...]

Should I learn to read music?

David Hodge — Sun, 05 Dec 2004 10:43:50 +0000

First off, I’d like to direct you to a great discussion about this very topic that took place on the Forum pages a little while back. Please read Teaching Methods. One of the arguments here, that when you learn another instrument such as piano, saxophone or even drums, that the teacher will teach you to read [...]

Should I bother learning songs?

David Hodge — Sat, 04 Dec 2004 02:12:07 +0000

When I started teaching, all of my students were adults. They had no visions of being the next Jimmy Page or Jimmy Rogers. They simply wanted to play and play for their own enjoyment. And this meant playing songs, as few people find satisfaction in playing a string of exercises over and over again. As a [...]