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Musician Jokes For a Rainy Day

By Ben BlakesleyGeorges Music Everybody loves a little music humor to break up the intensity that is creative collaboration.Here's a collection of music jokes from various sources and traditions.But use with caution...and if you're particularly...

Great Gifts For Musicians

  By Bill TrevenaGeorges Music     Whether youre looking for some last second gift ideas for a band-mate, you were lucky enough to get a Georges Music Gift Card, or even some cold, hard cash, here are some staple ideas to help out with...

How To Read Guitar Tab

  By Ben BlakesleyGeorges Music     Guitarist 1, "Hey, do you know how to play [insert cool song here]?" Guitarist 2, "No." Guitarist 1, "No prob, I'll send you the tab and we can jam on it next week." Guitarist 2 (thinking to himself)...

Auto-Fixation: Guitar Repairs You Can Do Yourself

By Jon Chappell I often break down my guitar maintenance activities into two categories: cleaning and tweaking. Cleaning covers everything from wiping the strings to dusting the metal and wood parts to using liquid polishes and fine-grade steel wool ...

Pick Up a New Instrument and Play!

  By Ben BlakesleyGeorges Music       Sometimes playing music can get stale.You sit down with your same old instrument and play the same old licks, riffs, scales, and songs as you always do. It's still great to play music, but you...

Gibson SG Zoot Suit Guitar

Product Review from Georges Music: Gibson SG Zoot Suit Guitar Gibson SG Zoot Suit $1,199.99 Available In-Store Only       By Nate UbaGeorges Music - Berwyn, PA   This guitar is CRAZY!Unlike traditional SG's, this guitar is mad...

Ukulele Sizes and Types - A Beginner's Primer

  By Ben BlakesleyGeorges Music   So you fancy yourself a ukulele player? Good for you! But just what are all of these different instrument sizes? Am I stuck with the size I started with? Let's run down the different types and sizes of ukul...

What's a Capo, Anyway?

  By Ben BlakesleyGeorges Music     You've seen them on the shelves in the stores. They even peer back at you from the guitar headstock of your friend who's been playing for years. But what IS a capo? What does it do? Who would want on...

Find Time to Be a Better Musician

By Ben Blakesley Georges Music We're all pressed for time. I can't think of one person I know who just has oodles of time to waste away. So how does a musician (especially a budding beginner) cope with the hard reality of "Not Enough Time To Practice...