Fingerboard Stories
If you’re playing electric guitar in 2019, you owe a debt to Jimmy Page.
The man is an icon. Along with Mick Jagger, he’s the heart of the Rolling Stones and one of the most important figures in rock ‘n’ roll history. Without Keef, popular music would be a very different place.
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Jimi Hendrix was a guitar genius. How’s that for an obvious statement to start a guitar article? Sometimes though, the most obvious points bear repeating, and this is definitely the case with Jimi.
Tony McManus has been described as the “guitarman’s guitarist.” In today’s article, I’m diving into McManus’s story; how he gravitated towards the six string, and what makes him such a unique force in fingerstyle guitar playing.
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In this edition, we’re getting to grips with what is perhaps the largest model in the acoustic guitar realm; the aptly named Jumbo.
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