The Guitar Players Club

If you're a guitar player, and I'm guessing you are since you're here, here's a site that you must that a look at. It's Musicnotes.com, and it's a fantastic place to get sheet music, but it's much more than that.

I'm probably a little older than many of you reading this, and in my early days when you (I) wanted to learn a solo to a song, it was a matter of getting the LP (remember those ?), setting the turntable on (161/2) rpm

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I've got an interesting idea that probably at least some newer players/students don't think of. Actually it's not something I hear a lot of teachers recommending. RECORDING your playing, even if it's just practicing. Obviously, if you are a very beginner, there may not be a big advantage in recording yourself. However, I have learned from personal experience that recording your playing later in your progress, can be very beneficial.

I can't recall from whom I got the idea, but it has opened up another aspect to my playing. Now I understand that at some point most people start recording, but I'm not talking about just making demos, or recording a 'finished' tune. I'm talking about listening, really listening to your progress.

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I made my first purchase through eBay many years ago. I guess it was not long after the site started to gain in popularity. I don't consider myself an expert on selling or buying from eBay. The account I use now has only (15) sells associated with it. After many computer upgrades, hard drive crashes and the like, I've long

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