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4. Use the very tip of the pick for plucking single notes. It helps with accuracy. The world of guitar music is awash with players who've broken these 'rules,' but this is a great starting point ...

Gaar has spoken about the big impact the unusual guitar picks have on his overall sound. “He didn't like a pick,” Gaar explains. “And Brian, being ever so meticulous about this stuff ...

The guitarist in your life may seem like a hard person to shop for — they already have more guitar picks than they need — but there are actually plenty of unique and useful gifts for guitar ...

So if you’re looking to break out of your acoustic guitar-picking rut, I strongly recommend you shell (get it?) out for a D’Addario casein pick. (For the same price, you can also get exactly ...

Taylor Swift’s dad is as iconic as she is for handing out guitar picks at her Eras Tour concerts. Taylor Swift’s mum, Andrea, and dad, Scott, are as famous as their legendary daughter herself ...

They did so using the very product they were pitching: a guitar pick equipped with a sticky cushion on either side that affixes to an instrument sans chemicals and without leaving any residue behind.

On Sunday, the 77-year-old posted a video to Instagram of himself playing the guitar and talking to the crowd about the type of equipment he likes. At one point, he asked the audience ...

Read on, listen to the playlist with the article and don’t forget to leave your own picks in the comments. Charlie Christian’s importance to the early jazz-guitar lineage is settled fact ...