I'm excited to say that this post marks my 100th post since I started this blog in early 2005! Since then, I've stopped and re-started The Guitar Blog several times, and I'm still trying to clarify the direction I want to take this blog in. However, I have some exciting plans for the future! I want to thank all the readers who have read and visited this blog over the past few … [Read more...]

I remember back in '94 spending many hours in my college library (this was before ubiquitous campus Internet) going through many of the guitar tabs located on the Online Guitar Archive's website, OLGA.net. Unfortunately, the OLGA was forced offline last year due to legal issues from the music publishers. Well, there's good news and bad news on the legal online guitar tab … [Read more...]

A fascinating and very well-written article by the Washington Post called Pearls Before Breakfast follows world-class violinist Joshua Bell as he plays some of the world's most beautiful music to an audience of people in a hurry to get to work. I won't reveal the details of the article, but it's interesting to think about whether I would have recognized the talent if I were in … [Read more...]

The Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) is holding its annual convention and competition this fall from October 16-October 21 in Los Angeles at Cal State Dominguez Hills. The competition is open to any classical guitarist not represented by a major management company. The winner of the competition is awarded $7500, a GFA-sponsored tour, a CD recording, inclusion in a Mel Bay … [Read more...]