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NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS - 2024!
Happy New Year, tonebuddies! As we step into a new year, it's time to reflect on our journey with the guitar. We all know how challenging it can be to set and stick to our musical goals throughout…
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Happy New Year to the whole tonebase Guitar community! As much we may love the guitar, it’s not so easy to set goals and stay committed to realizing them over the course of a year… at least,…
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Hello all, at the music school where I teach I have just been assigned a bunch of new students, all but one children 10 and under. These include a 5-year-old, a 4-year-old and 3-year-old. Like WTF.…
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Hey Everyone, To my complete and very joyful surprise, my wife and kids surprised me a few nights ago with the gift of a brand new instrument, an 8-course Renaissance lute.…
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I recently returned from the GFA Conference in NYC. It was a wonderful experience, aside from living in a dorm for the first time in 50 years. Actually the dorm wasn't as bad as I feared.…
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Hello, I've got a problem with figuring out a good nail shape for my "a" finger. The issue is that it strikes the string at a different angle than "i" and "m" for which regular round shape works fine.…
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10 mths ago
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fluted soundproofing panel?
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Can anyone suggest a good guitar string to use?
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Effortless Left-Hand Slurs with Arturo!
Interpreting Spanish Music with Eduardo Inestal
Three Finger Scales with Peter Graneis
‘Lego’ Guitar Technique with Emmanuel Sowicz
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Improve your Tremolo
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