Pick size, that is! What did you think I was talking about? Pick Primer Guitar picks are used for a few reasons. They help: create a...

What guitar player hasn't dreamed of becoming their guitar idol? We certainly have! If Jimmy Page is on your list of guitar heroes,...

Hey electric guitar players, should you be practicing plugged into an amp? You know our favorite answer is it depends! There is value in...

A huge factor in finding YOUR sound is learning what the guitar greats before you have done. What does this amp sound like? What is gain?...

Remember the 90’s movie Total Recall with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone? Well, playing the guitar really has nothing to do with...

Ever see a football team with only 1 player on it? Me neither! Why? Football is not a solo sport. Neither is guitar! Guitars are meant to...

There are literally endless options for finding out how to do something on YouTube nowadays. Want to learn that song? That riff? That...

Do you know how many times my previous guitar and bass teachers told me about tension? Zero. I only recently started considering how...

Merriam-Webster offers us one definition of progress as “to develop to a higher, better or more advanced stage.” But exactly HOW can you...

Do you feel excited but also a little intimidated by the prospect of playing slide guitar? If so, you are not alone! Even the most...

Game of Thrones reference aside, cold winter weather is upon us. What are you doing to care for your guitar this winter? Depending on the...

I'm tired of finding gift-giving guides where every recommended item is $100+. If you are like me and you need some holiday gift-giving...

Want to know the best way get motivated to practice? It's wildly simple: Put your guitar where you see it. Jeff Beck once said of his...

It’s pretty easy to see how finger position makes a big difference in your guitar playing. But what about your thumb? The position of...

You know some scales and you know some chords, right? Now what? When playing in a Minor Key (ie. Em, Bm, Am), use the Minor Pentatonic...

Do I need to learn to read music to play guitar? In short: it depends, but probably not. New students and parents of aspiring guitar...

Do you play your guitar sitting down? Me too! But sitting down to play can lead to bad form, which leads to bad technique, which makes...

We would be remiss if we didn’t pay homage to some of our favorite bass players. Meshell Ndegeocello tops the list. Often credited as...

We're continuing our shout outs to the guitarists we admire the most here at BJM with our guitar hero, Tom Morello. Perhaps best known...

Albert King is a BJM favorite and an impressive guitarist for many reasons. Born in 1923, he learned to play guitar from his father who...