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How Can You Have A More Beautiful Life By Playing Guitar?
Life is More Beautiful with Guitar 生 き が い The Japanese have a word Ikigai which translated means 'one's life purpose or reason for...
Playing, Reviewing, and Selling my PRS Silver Sky ‘John Mayer’ Signature Model guitar
I've decided to sell my beautiful PRS Silver Sky John Mayer signature guitar simply because I don't play it as much as it deserves.This particular guitar was manufactured in the...
My new guitar is a Cordoba C12!
Hi there fellow guitar slingers!Last week I went live on the NBN guitar channel to showcase my new guitar - a Cordoba C12. I must say that I’m absolutely stoked...
YouTube Livestream today at 1pm Sunday 20th March (NZT)
Hi there fellow guitar slingers! Today I’ll be going live on the NBN guitar YouTube channel to discuss what I’ve been up to since COVID began and my plans for...
RIP Julian Bream
Moe mai ra e te Rangatira…(Sleep, oh chief)Takoto mai, takoto mai, takoto mai…(Lie, lie, lie)Haere ki runga i to waka rererangi…(Travel aboard your heavenly vessel)Haere ki nga whetu kei...
Concentric Rings. Victoria Guitar Trio Album Review
IntroductionTo be honest it's been years since I've bought a classical guitar album. With the growing popularity of YouTube, Vimeo, and Twitch I find myself watching AND listening to players...
Sagework Umbra Guitar Support Review
Umbra guitar support from SageworkIn this review I'll be explaining why I think this guitar support is so good for guitarists and why you should probably throw your footstool away...
Farewell Malcolm Young – AC/DC
Malcolm Young - The Riff KingMalcolm Young was the driving force behind one of the most recognisable and iconic rock bands ever - AC/DC. I remember going to boarding school...
The G Major Segovia Scale For Guitar
The Segovia ScalesHi there fellow guitarists! In this lesson I'll be sharing with you what I believe to be the best all-around scale for you to learn in your early...
Sagework Guitar Support Review
The Atlas guitar supportHi fellow guitarists. In this article I'm going to give you my thoughts about the guitar support that is often regarded as the best guitar support currently...
My Classical Guitar Build Part 1: Choosing the wood for the back & sides
Classical Guitar Wood SelectionHi there fellow guitarists! I thought I'd take the time out from making classical and acoustic guitar lessons, sheet music & tabs, video lessons and so on...
10,000 Subscribers SageWork Guitar Support Giveaway Competition
18 months after really deciding to make tutorials on YouTube the unthinkable happened - we hit 10,000 subscribers. As a celebration I'm giving away a brand new Umbra guitar support...
“It’s never too late…to play guitar” Giveaway Competition & Review
IntroductionAs some of you may know I was sent a couple of books by the generous folk over at Faber Music in the UK to review. At my request they...
“The Classical Guitar Collection” Giveaway Competition & Review
An excellent book for aspiring guitar players looking to expand their repertoires. About two months ago I was contacted by the lovely Rachel Topham at Faber Music asking if I...
