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The crazy come to play, pure air guitar From all four corners, both near and far From office workers, to the factory floor The maddest all gather, from every shore Their fingers wiggle, in all the right places Epic rock stances, plus guitar faces Give me a penny, for every mother’s son Who rocked out the stage, in air guitar fun Its not just for men, like Rick James or Steve Air guitar heads, are... read more.

It’s not often I get totally blown away by an album release but this is definitely the exception. Dave Brons took a huge leap of faith to quit his day job to peruse a dream of being a full time musician. Dave launched an online crowd fund to create the dollar to bring us this fantastic album “Based on a true story” I personally know Dave to be a really great, kind and thoughtful guy... read more.

If you have been thinking about boosting your income with guitar teaching but don’t know where to start, this blog is for you! Teaching guitar is great for me because it allows me to support composing and performing my own music.  It's also very easy to upscale when you need a bit of extra cash or downscale when you have a tour or a composition deadline. I’ve been teaching guitar for 20 years and I... read more.

Post provided by one of StringsDirect’s expert guitar bloggers – Mark Thompson from ‘Guitar Addiction’ Before we go on let me tell you what the brown sound is not, it is not;  The sound of HP sauce coming out of the bottle. The contemporary arts impressionist sound of colours including brown and plum.The sound of brown paint splashing onto canvas. The legendary low frequency sound that makes people poo their own pants (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9mB0OGWkYE) What is... read more.