A List Of The Best Jazz Guitar Albums Ever Recorded

Best Jazz Guitar Albums

Automatic choices in a list of the best jazz guitar albums ever recorded include classic recordings such as Jim Hall’s Concierto; Joe Pass’ Virtuoso; Wes Montgomery’s The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery; and Django Reinhardt’s Djangology.

The list below contains the aforementioned recordings, plus great jazz guitar albums by Metheny, Benson, Di Meola, and other jazz guitar luminaries. We couldn’t quite keep it to a top ten (and could quite easily have added more). The fifteen albums listed below represent (for us) the pinnacle of jazz guitar recordings.

We’ve included albums in a wide range of jazz guitar styles, ranging from laid-back jazz-funk to uplifting gypsy jazz. All are timeless recordings that sound as fresh and inventive now as they did the day they were made.

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Best Guitar Amp Brands: Famous Manufacturers And Their Classic Amps

Best guitar amp brands

What are the best guitar amp brands? On this page we list the world’s best-known guitar amplifier manufacturers, and highlight classic and affordable models from each company.

Many of the guitar amp brands listed on this page have been making high-quality guitar amplifiers for decades, their products helping to shape the sound of guitar music just as much as the guitars themselves.

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How To Play Metal Guitar: A Complete Beginner’s Guide

how to play metal guitar

How To Play Metal Guitar

Techniques you’ll need to learn to play metal guitar include alternate picking, power chords, right hand string muting, improvisation using scales such as pentatonic minor, blues and natural minor, (and eventually, a number of more advanced techniques). You’ll also need the right gear: generally, a guitar with humbucker pickups and an amp with a good overdriven sound.

On this page is a complete guide on how to play metal guitar, featuring the gear you need and the techniques you need to learn.

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