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Date: March 21st, 2008 | Length: 1.44 | Instructor: Mark Lincoln

Bmachiran asks, "Are there any beginning materials (books) that offer good drills that might help me structure my practice time and improve my hand strength, chord progressions and scale familiarization? Thanks, Brian" Another benefit of being a member of JamPlay is the video response section. Our expert staff fields questions from our members and provides video responses each week.
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Tuning Issues - November 5th, 2007 (3 minutes, 10 seconds)
Bridgmanbomb asks: "Hi I am new to the guitar and I just got an Ibanez guitar with a tremolo. Recently ive been having trouble tuning it and I think its because of the tremolo. Its easy to tune one string but whenever I tune another string it messes up the tuning of the other strings. I also notice my tremolo keeps rising whenever i try tuning. Do you have any tips thanks- David" View Response
Upstroke Without a Pick - April 9th, 2009 (3 minutes, 10 seconds)
Domovoy asked "Hi guys! Question from a beginner about playing without a pick. I'm trying to figure out how to do down and upstrokes by hand (mostly for the chorus parts of songs / bridges where the usual strumming pattern gets boring). The downstrokes, where the nails of my fingers strike the strings, come pretty naturally. But on the way up, some of my fingers (pinky and ring finger mostly) get caught on the High-E and B strings. Are there any (1) hand positions/movements, and (2) exercises that you guys can recommend to fix the problem? Many thanks! -- Dmitry." View Response
Playing Guitar Left Handed - August 3rd, 2007 (3 minutes, 15 seconds)
Karl asks, "Do you teach guitar for lefties? If so where is on your website?" View Response
Getting Started Electric Guitar - April 20th, 2007 (2 minutes, 30 seconds)
The Question : I signed up to learn how to play an electric guitar, but all the beginners programs are for acoustic. Is there any lessons on here for beginners with electric guitars. View Response
Learning on Acoustic or Electric - February 3rd, 2009 (2 minutes, 12 seconds)
Bruce824 asked "I'm strictly a beginner when it comes to the guitar. I enjoy the electric more than the standard acoustic, because I notice the neck is more slimmer. I also notice you don't have to press as hard on the strings against the frets on a electric as you do an acoustic. When learning to play from scratch, should I start with the electric or the acoustic." View Response