If you have a guitar player in your life, you know that finding the perfect gift for them can be a daunting task. While the dream may be to gift them a shiny new guitar worth a fortune, we often need to be a bit more budget-conscious. Fear not! We've compiled a list of the top 10 accessories that any guitarist would love to receive.
Are you in search of a versatile guitar that can handle the rigors of live performances across a spectrum of musical genres? Look no further, as we delve into the world of the Fret-King Corona Classic guitar in this comprehensive review. Join us as we follow Dan Holton on his journey to test this guitar's mettle in the realms of Blues, Rock, Funk, and Soul, all to answer the question: Can the Fret-King Corona Classic truly be the workhorse for live gigs?
Join us as we take a look at the awesome Bryan May and his epic achievements throughout his music career and life!
We asked connor down to our YGA HQ to demo some of the Vintage guitars we have been loaned by JHS. Watch these cool videos of Connor putting these guitars through their paces in spectacular fashion!
Have fun jamming over this David Gilmour and Pink Floyd inspired backing track in the key of D minor. You can use a range of scales and arpeggios as the track only consists of two chords, a C major and a D minor. Try using your D minor pentatonic shapes, as well as the D minor scale and arpeggios, which we'll show you in this blog post.
Wow, our tutors are talented! Before becoming an official YGA tutor, we put every single one of them through their paces to make sure they are at the right level to teach for us. Of course, 75% of this training and testing is to do with teaching, but we also make sure that each and every tutor can seriously play! So it's no surprise that we have some serious talent on show, as you'll see from this video!
Vintage VE300N electro acoustic guitar demo. Our amazing tutor Jorma gets his hands on this beautiful electro acoustic guitar and puts it through its paces! This guitar was recently voted one of the best acoustic guitars under £1000, and we see why! For the tiny price tag it packs a mammoth punch.
What makes you pick up the guitar to practice? Reading more of our latest reviews for our YGA tutors, it seems that this is the first question that Matt in Bristol asks of his new students. What a question! We hear from Matt's student, Reuben, about just how much Matt's bespoke lessons that centre around his favourite music, help him improve quickly.
Have some fun jamming over this John Mayer trio style backing track in the key of A blues. The track consists of a cool bluesy riff that continues through the song, and your task is to use your improv skills to solo over the top. Try using your A minor and A major pentatonic scales combined for an authentic bluesy sound!
Here at Your Guitar Academy we are steadily working through the entire Vintage range of guitars and seeing just how good they are! Here Jorma is jamming on the Vintage V100 Honeyburst guitar.