James Hetfield is known for his sharp and bone crushing rhythm guitar work in Metalllica. He has also played a few memorable solos in his time. Everything about is playing is very sharp and precise, and it’s no surprise that he would prefer a sharp tipped pick for his playing …
Today I’m announcing my second giveaway, which I am making a special Christmas one. Thanks to Shelley at eMedia Music I will be giving away the eMedia Guitar Collection 4 CD-ROM set as a grand prize. Here are the details on this great prize: eMedia Guitar Collection is a complete …
No matter how simple it may be for some of us, soldering and soldering irons really does scare a lot of people. The heat and the potential for burns or damage to things is probably the main thing that puts many off from doing their own pickup replacements. Seymour Duncan …
I received a great little package this morning, thanks to Brandon from Jim Dunlop. A bag of awesome James Hetfield signature Hetfield Black Fang picks in a 1.14mm gauge, and box of Heavy Core strings. I normally play black Jazz III and more recently Jazz III XL picks, and after …
Guitar Tricks is one of the original guitar playing communities, with over 3000 lessons, and over 40 world-class instructors on board. It was developed around 10 years ago, back when there was not really any established guitar teaching communities online. It has grown into a massive guitar “university” with over …