by Shane Sanders | Apr 9, 2025 | Learn, Video
Dive into the power of downpicking—essential for achieving that punchy, high-energy punk sound In this Gibson App video, Irene Ketikidi sets beginners on course to get a solid handle on downpicking—the action of creating straight-ahead eighth or sixteenth-note rhythms...
by Lee Glynn | Apr 8, 2025 | Artists, Learn, Video
These simple but powerful guitar tricks tips will improve your guitar playing in so many different ways Ever wondered what sets the pro guitarists out there apart? Sometimes, it’s just one guitar trick they’ve learned or developed along the way or a small insight into...
by Shane Sanders | Mar 24, 2025 | Learn, Video
Learn how to bring the raw, edgy sound of punk rock guitar to your rhythm technique In this beginner-friendly Gibson App video lesson, Irene Ketikidi will help you explore how the foundational style of Chuck Berry evolved into the intense, confrontational guitar sound...
by Lee Glynn | Mar 3, 2025 | Gear, History, Learn
These are the main differences between the Gibson J-45 and Gibson Hummingbird acoustic guitars—including sound and size What’s the difference between the Gibson J-45™ and Hummingbird™ acoustic guitars? It’s a key part of the decision-making process when buying...
by Chris Vinnicombe | Feb 26, 2025 | Artists, Learn
The benefits of starting off in open tunings, developing a light touch, and more Johnny Stachela is a modern slide guitar virtuoso. His lyrical, electrifying approach to bottleneck slide has lit up stages and studios with The Allman Betts Band and Duane Betts &...
by Shane Sanders | Feb 17, 2025 | History, Learn
How did five-note scales become popular in so many music genres and styles? Pentatonic scales, those beautiful and expressive five-note wonders, take two forms: those with semitones (hemitonic) and those without (anhemitonic). They are used worldwide in nearly every...
