Guitar Blog
Practical, no-fluff articles for guitarists at every stage — from your first month to your first song, and from tonewoods to pickups.
Best Gifts for Guitarists 2026: 35 Ideas by Budget
The best gifts for guitar players in 2026: 35 ideas under $25, $75, $150 and beyond — for beginners and experienced guitarists — plus what NOT to buy and how to find out their strings and gear without asking.
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The 50 Greatest Guitarists of All Time — and the Guitars They Played
The 50 greatest guitarists of all time and the guitars they played: Hendrix's Strat, Page's Les Paul, Iommi's SG, Brian May's Red Special and more — with their signature sounds and the songs to start with.
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Electric Guitar Pickups Explained: Single-Coil vs Humbucker vs P-90
How electric guitar pickups work and how they sound: single-coils, humbuckers and P-90s compared, plus pickup positions, active vs passive, coil splitting and how to adjust pickup height.
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Acoustic Guitar Tonewoods Explained: Spruce, Cedar, Mahogany, Rosewood and Maple
How wood affects the sound of an acoustic guitar: spruce vs cedar vs mahogany tops, rosewood vs mahogany vs maple back and sides, solid vs laminate — and how much it really matters.
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Left-Handed Guitar: Everything Lefties Need to Know
Should a left-handed person play a left-handed guitar? Compare your options — lefty guitar, flipped righty, or learning right-handed — plus buying tips and how to read chord diagrams.
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How to Write Your First Song on Guitar
A beginner-friendly songwriting guide for guitarists: choose a chord progression, build a verse and chorus, find a melody, write lyrics and finish your first song — even with only four chords.
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Ear Training for Guitarists: How to Learn Songs by Ear
A practical ear training guide for guitarists: recognise major and minor chords, find the key, hear intervals using familiar songs, work out chord progressions and melodies by ear.
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How to Practise Guitar When You Have No Time
Busy job, family, no free evenings? Practical strategies to keep improving on guitar with 5–15 minutes a day: micro-sessions, habit stacking, silent practice and focused weekly goals.
Read more →10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Learning Guitar
Ten honest lessons that save beginners months of frustration: about practice, gear, sore fingers, songs, timing and what progress really looks like.
Read more →What we write about
The blog complements our structured guides. Here we dig into the questions readers send us: how to keep learning when life is busy, how to train your ear, how to write a song, what actually makes guitars sound different. New to guitar? Start with the beginner guides and the 30-Day Plan, then come back here.
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Frequently asked questions
How often do you publish new articles?
We add new articles regularly and update older guides when we learn something new from readers.
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