Video: How to play a guitar string in the Gibson App
In this quick video, you’ll see and hear how the Gibson App listens to your playing in order to guide you toward mastery of the guitar
Video: How do I hold a guitar pick properly?
In this video from the Gibson App, learn how to properly hold a guitar pick/plectrum for maximum efficiency
Video: How to hold a guitar—what are the basics you shouldn’t skip?
This video will help a beginner guitarist discover the correct way to hold a guitar for both comfort and injury avoidance
Easy acoustic guitar songs for beginners: Start strumming today
Master the guitar with these easy acoustic songs perfect for beginners. Learn to play popular tunes with simple chords and strumming patterns, and boost your guitar skills in no time
Types of acoustic guitar strings—materials and gauges guide
Strings are the lifeblood of an acoustic guitar—without them, there’s no music. Guitar strings play such a vital role in the sound and feel of your instrument that it’s worth understanding the many different types of acoustic guitar strings. Join us as we compare...
Acoustic guitar body types: Shapes, sizes and sounds explained
Explore the shapes, sizes, and sounds of the most popular acoustic guitar body types To pick up an acoustic guitar for the first time is to see a world of possibilities unfold. Whether you’re a beginner learning to play easy acoustic guitar songs or a stage veteran,...
Acoustic guitar maintenance: The basics
Perhaps you’re one of the 16 million people who took up guitar during the pandemic and it’s finally time to do some sprucing up.1 Or perhaps you’ve been playing for a while, and you need a quick maintenance refresher. Whatever your musical journey and how you ended up...
Video: How to install a P-90 Dogear pickup in your electric guitar
Watch Jim DeCola’s complete step-by-step guide to installing a P-90 pickup, featuring a short soldering tutorial
Even The Beatles had a producer—production advice and creative exercises to jumpstart a composition
Consider the role of a producer in the recording studio. Here are some ways to self-produce and reach higher creative levels
Joe Bonamassa’s essential advice for guitarists
In this video, modern blues virtuoso Joe Bonamassa offers key advice on mastering the fretboard and integrating the pentatonic scale