One of the biggest differences between playing acoustic and electric guitar is the force required to bend the strings. A typical medium steel-string set starts at gauge .013, compared to .010 for an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Andy Timmons live in concert at Iridium on July 25, 2018 in New York City. ( Andy Timmons hit the big leagues more than three ...

You bend up, you bend down… Right? Well, yes, but one of the key parts of string bending is how you release your bend, so sometimes you should only hear the sound of the string as you bend up, and ...

Some of the following ideas are admittedly a little trickier than anything we've looked at in the previous columns, but… it's all in the name of fun! The unifying theme throughout the following ...

Carl Verheyen knows a thing or two about guitar playing. He's been an A-list LA session guitarist for the likes of the Bee Gees and Dolly Parton, played on Hollywood soundtracks such as Dusk 'til Dawn ...