Alhambra 4-P Classical Guitar
Here is the best selling Alhambra.
4 layers of light varnish highlight the solid Red Western Cedar top and a gorgeous one-sided Rosewood laminate on back and side.
The fingerboard is made of gorgeous Ebony!
You notice the Machine heads (aka tuning keys, tuners) are superior quality. They allow you smooth and precise tuning.
Ebony knobs… [...]

There is another run, in the Yngwie Malsteem’s fashion, at the very end of Smells Like Teen Spirit. Because I play the top string, I will use a thumb, ring finger, middle and pointer to play it. If you did not practice your tremolo exercises, and this technique is based on it, well, you better [...]

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Today, the subject is:
How to play fast with no hassle. I do not believe in a 3 hours warm-up to be able to play. Neither in a 10 hours daily practice. You have many things to do to enjoy your life, why staying in your bedroom practicing the guitar for hours and hours when, [...]

Villa Lobos: From Rio to Hollywood, history of a passionate.
Most of the students coming to a master class will play a Villa Lobos’ prelude or etude. Sharing with them this passion for the Brazilian composer, I decided to work on an instructional DVD.
First question: What do I have to say about him? Classical is [...]

Howdy,
with the help of Nick Kinkade – great bluesman and Panda savior – I wrote:
Everything You Want to Know About the Blues.
It is very intricate to write a blues, I mean A BLUES, a good, a real one and a lot of people are asking me about “how to write a blues”:
3 chords [...]

Spruce
Its high stiffness combined with the lightweight characteristics of most softwoods, makes it a natural for high velocity of sound.
A strong fundamental-to-overtone ratio gives Sitka spruce a powerful direct tone capable of retaining its clarity when played forcefully.
Sitka Spruce from North West Canada and Alaska -
Its high stiffness combined with the lightweight characteristics of most [...]

Alhambra is a well known palace in Spain and, for the guitarists, it’s also what inspired Tarrega to compose one of the most beautiful tremolo piece.
But did you know it’s also a Spanish Guitar Brand? It is actually one of the most famous in Europe. Can you dream of any better than a Spanish guitar? [...]

Choosing a Metronome
I use a very advanced Metronome allowing all the beats combination. It’s also a very precise tuner and is sturdy. The only metal enclosure that I know of:
Click to buy it!
The Planet Waves Full Function Tuner & Metronome is the ultimate all-in one musicians practice tool. An intuitive, patent-pending rotary LED interface is [...]

The key in a good tremolo is evenness and articulation.You need to focus on regularity and each note should have the same volume and duration.

First of all you’ll need a metronome.
Then, practice the first speed burst exercise on all the open string. I start at 60 but you can start slower. Always use a speed [...]

When To Change Your Strings
“When should I change my strings?”
I use to change mine when the basses lost their brightness.
They usually last about three weeks, but I play five to six hours every day.
“How do I know my strings are dead?”
At this point you’ll see fret wear–black marks–on the strings and have difficulty tuning.
If they’re [...]