Iowa City's Chris Threlkeld-Wiegand is known in prominent nationwide orchestral circles for his exquisitely crafted string ...

In blues ‘dominant’ 7 chords (A7 or D7 for example) are more common than basic major, minor and sus chords. The A7, D7 and E9 ...

Now, at age 62, Threlkeld-Wiegand is finally ready to show the guitar ... play bass guitar. The market for bass guitars is huge compared to people who play string bass, Threlkeld-Wiegand notes.

Listen to SRV, Mayer and Jimi Hendrix and you'll hear players who are masters of mixing rhythm and lead – an invaluable skill ...

An overview of the gems of the catalog of hard rock’s most innovative group, with a focus on the guitar playing, songwriting, ...

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To check and improve your guitar's intonation play an in-tune open note on each string while plugged into a pedal tuner (for improved accuracy over a headstock tuner) and then compare it on each ...

The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding ...

Ringo Starr maintains his perpetual optimism in “Look Up,” the title track of his new, Nashville-centered album. Written by T ...

It also leaves those open-backs more open than some of the ... there's immense clarity in the plucked guitar strings, each note crystal clear. There’s detail too — the sliding of fingers ...

SC albums that missed the cut in Best of SC Music, including work by Lang Owen, Valentine Wolfe, Black Decelerant, TenMileRide, Mantra, skywatching & Sunhouse.