Resources
General resources for guitarists
This is your guide to guitar resources on the World Wide Web.
Here you will find anything and everything from how to build a guitar, to guitarist collaboration sites, and places that explain all the bits and bobs in your guitar.
Would you like to know how to refurbish or restore an old or damaged battle axe you have, or which type of pickups would best suit your playing? You can find this entire range of information here.
There are also many great sites that have all the latest news and information as well as guitar and amp reviews.
If you have an online resource for guitarists, don’t forget to submit your details to us so you too can appear here.
If you're looking for information on amps then go to our Guitar Amp Guide.
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100 Percent Rock | Rock music resource, a portion of the proceeds to charity. | 3 |
150.000+ lyrics | 150.000+ new lyrics in searchable archive | 175 |
Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar | Site dedicated entirely to all things related to Fingerstyle Guitar | 8 |
Acoustic Guitar Tips | Accoustic Guitar Information Galore. | 122 |
Acoustic Guitarist | Acoustic Guitarist | 7 |
Acoustic Guitarists' Annotated Guide | annotated guide to acoustic sites | 66 |
Acoustic Guitars | Dealers, Manufacturers, Resources | 5 |
Acoustic Music Revival | Denver's guitarist's emporium | 1 |
ADDIANWORLD.COM | Precious Thumb Picks,Finger Picks, FlatPicks,Picks Plectrums | 16 |
All Guitar Chords | Chord finder, including split chords and chord variations. | 4 |
All Things Strat | links / points of interest site for people who love playing Fender Stratocasters | 2 |
Allen Guitar & Luthier Supplies | Spruce, Ebony, Rosewood, Slotted Fretboards. | 52 |
American Made Guitars | Resource for luthiers, collectors and players of American Made Guitars | 4 |
AMP SHOW | Instrument Amplifier EXPO | 0 |
Amp Tone and Effects Placement | detailed text & links on all the gear: amps, tubes, effects, pedals, software | 8 |
Analog Music Zone | Guitar Effects Schematics - FREE! | 500 |
Analog Music Zone | FREE effects schematics and projects! | 43 |
ANDY BRAUER STUDIO RENTALS, Inc. | Since 1979 - Guitar and Amp rentals, repairs, storage, cartage. Serving the Los Angeles area. | 9 |
Applied Guitar Notes | Guitar For Beginners | 386 |
Assoli di chitarra | This is an Italian language guitar related website. Assoli di chitarra è un sito per gli amanti della chitarra | 0 |
Audio Interface & Adapter Guide | Audio Interfaces - Comparison - Advice - News - Reviews | 1 |
AxeBlaster | How to build a Stratocaster | 0 |
AxMaster Guitar Software | Diagramming, tools, and lessons for learning guitar | 1 |
Backing Tracks for Bands | Professional backing tracks for your live band. | 0 |
BandMart | Completely free for all musicians, bands and those in the music industry | 6 |
Billy Bragg Guitar Chords | Billy Bragg ....Chords, Lyrics, Chatroom, Ringtones and more. | 137 |
Black Belt Guitar Academy | The Original Martial Arts style music learning center, and Guitar Speak... the Ask Anything guitar forum. | 1 |
Blues & Indie Music Links and Reviews | Blues, Indie and DIY music links and reviews | 0 |
Bob's Guitar Page | Making and building electric guitars | 3 |
BOSS ME-33 Patch Central | Site dedicated to BOSS ME-33 patches | 77 |
Boston Recording Studio | Recording studio in the South End of Boston. | 1 |
BritEvents Music Guide | British Music Events Website | 0 |
Buddy and Hopkins | A comic strip for musicians and fans of music. | 0 |
BuildYourGuitar.com | guitar building instruction materials | 21 |
Canadian Guitar Players Association | The CGPA is committed to leadership in promoting guitar playing, its ethics, professionalism and its beauty. | 7 |
Celtic Guitar Page by Glenn Weiser | Info on Celtic fingerstyle guitar | 32 |
Chord House, Guitar Room | Finger settings for hundreds of guitar-chords | 12 |
Chordpro 2 Anything | A collection of useful chordpro utilities. | 0 |
Christian Guitar Network | A great resource for Christian guitar players. | 54 |
Classic Guitars | Vintage Guitars History and Specs | 3 |
Classical Guitar 101 | This website is all about learning classical guitar, with free lessons, sheet music, tips on getting started, and more. | 0 |
Cool Guitars | Cool-guitars.com is a site with info, resources and discussions about guitars | 0 |
Country Guitar Chops | Free country style guitar lessons. | 1 |
Creative Guitar Mastery | Site centered on the Creative aspects of mastery | 0 |
Custom Acoustic Pickguard Material | Acoustic pickguard material in cusotm and old style patterns such as pre-war Martin, Gibson, etc. | 2 |
DAQ15's Guitar & Bass | No longer available | 99 |
Dawn's Christian Music Page | Christian Music, Artist, Guitar Chords | 39 |
Delcamp.net international | Free sheet music for classical guitar | 0 |
Desktop Music | Fully functional guitar shareware. Learn chords and scales. Create chord charts, tablature and midi files. Intuitive user interface lets you enter music by clicking on the guitar neck. Includes lesson for beginners and sample tunes. | 1 |
Digitech RP-3 information | Patch and FAQ about Digitech RP-3 multi effects box | 9 |
dot-bands - Unsigned Band Web Resource Centre | Free resource page for Unsigned Bands - includes Global Directory and free Legal Advice | 18 |
Drum and Sound Shields from Active Plastics | Suggest a drum shield to your drummers for better sound control and mixing. | 3 |
Easy Lead Guitar Tutorial | Easy Lead guitar map | 3 |
El Rincon del Guitarrista | El Rinc | 148 |
Fender Amp Field Guide | Information on the greatest amps ever produced | 154 |
Fender-Amp.com | Unofficial website for fans of the classical Fender amp | 30 |
Fibsons.com | The fake Gibson guitar blog | 1 |
FindBandMembers.com | connecting musicians online | 36 |
Frank Kilkelly's Irish Guitar | Irish Guitar Accompaniment | 0 |
Free Christian Sheet Music II | Free Christian sheet music, praise, worship, hymns, contemporary, black gospel, christmas, guitar, bass, piano, chords, tab, tabs, tabulature. | 295 |
Funky Tiger Backing Tracks | Guitar Backing Tracks. | 0 |
Galaxy Guitar products | Professional multi guitar/bass rack stands, flight cases, transporting cases | 15 |
GBH Stage Equipment | Backline Rental in Brisbane, Australia. | 0 |
Gear of the Godz | Gear of the Godz will help you find out who plays what in the guitar universe. | 1 |
Gear-Vault.com | Rock Your Axe Off! | 0 |
GTRFX.COM | Website dedicated to guitar effects featuring fx profiles with real audio | 94 |
Guitar Alchemist | Guitar Alchemist | 0 |
Guitar Auction | Auction site dedicated to Guitars. | 21 |
Guitar Base | Online community for vintage guitar enthusiasts | 55 |
Guitar Chord Diagrams | Non-computer generated guitar chord diagrams and chord info. | 0 |
Guitar Chords Made Simple | This site will help you learn chords quickly | 0 |
Guitar Closet | add-a-guitar-link & scan many others! | 39 |
Guitar College,Inc | Home study guitar courses for a complete music education | 2 |
Guitar Drive-Thru | Biggest, easiest to use guitar links. It's really big. | 8 |
Guitar Fail | Funny guitar related stuff | 0 |
Guitar Files - Guitar Portal | Your Complete Online Guitar Resource | 2 |
Guitar Fox.com | Quick Access To The Best Guitar Web Sites | 79 |
Guitar Fresh | Guitar Tips, Humor, Instructional, and More. | 0 |
Guitar Geek | An archive of famous (and semi-famous) guitarists and what instruments, effects, and amplifliers they play through. | 2 |
Guitar Giveaway | A site that collects all the free guitar stuff and sweepstakes news. | 0 |
Guitar Lead | Learn to play lead guitar on your home computer | 4 |
Guitar Lovers | The only place in space serving all the necessary information you will ever need on guitar playing | 5 |
Guitar Notes | links to over 900 Guitar sites | 72 |
Guitar Parts Central | Wide selection and great prices on guitar parts. | 1 |
Guitar parts forum | Guitar and bass parts discussion forum | 324 |
Guitar Photographer | This site is all about photos of guitars old and new | 0 |
Guitar Playing for Songwriters | A video explains chord progressions,rhythms,voicings,etc. | 1 |
Guitar Repair Bench | Instructional Articles about Guitar Repair and Building. | 2 |
Guitar Repair Shop.com | Repair,maintenance tips, parts | 52 |
Guitar Riff | all about guitars | 154 |
Guitar Search Engine | Searchable database of guitar related sites. | 28 |
Guitar Tabs | All the guitar tabs you will ever want | 77 |
Guitar Tips And Tricks | Guitar Tips And Tricks | 0 |
Guitar to Player | Guitar to Player Chord Finder programs | 1 |
Guitar Town Online | Helping guitarists find, sell, maintain, learn guitar. Bookstore,chat, Guitarist of Month. | 9 |
Guitar Trade Forum | Number #1 Source for guitarists! | 1 |
Guitar Tuning Help--Online Diagnostic Manual | The title says it all! | 12 |
Guitar Wall Mounts | Custom guitar wall mounts and guitar stands. | 1 |
GuitarBasics.com | Guitar Basics: Learn to Play Lessons - Sale Price Compare Guitars | 0 |
Guitare TV | Web TV for guitarists. | 0 |
GuitarElectronics.com | Guitar & Bass Pickups, Parts & Diagrams | 134 |
Guitarists.net | Guitarists.net is an online community of guitar players | 0 |
Guitarra Magazine-A Classical Guiatr Publication | Technque, History, Sound Gallery, Picture Gallery | 23 |
Guitars Canada | A Canadian source for Guitarists | 2 |
Guitars Etc | Guitars Etc has everything you need! | 155 |
Guitars for Sale Online | Used Guitars and Gear. | 0 |
Guitarstore7.us | This site contains information and resources for the guitar musical instrument | 0 |
Guitartonemaster.com | Guitar Jamtracks & Backingtracks | 0 |
Guitarz - A Guitar Blog | Interesting guitar sites and products that I have found on the net, and also features on my own guitars and renovation projects. | 3 |
hand made chairs | includes guitar shaped chairs and stools | 4 |
Harmony Central | The Internet Resource for Musicians + extensive Guitar Resources | 10 |
Headless | An eGroup forum dedicated to headless guitars and basses | 99 |
Home Music Recording | Learn how to Build A Home Recording Studio - Find home music recording software, free tips, sound mixers, mics, cables, mic stands, studio monitors and professional headphones. | 0 |
Home Recording Tips | Helps you understand how torecord music in your own studio. | 0 |
Hot country guitar licks | Country licks for guitar with tablature and Real Audio. | 18 |
How to buy a guitar | How to buy a guitar if you don't know how to play a guitar | 9 |
Humble Guitar | Guitar Lessons in Humble, Tx | 0 |
I Heart Guitar | Guitar news, reviews, interviews and lessons | 1 |
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION | A Beginner's Guide To Starting A Record Label. | 18 |
Infinite Guitar | Your #1 site for guitar inspiration. | 0 |
Intellifex On-Line Preset Exchange | Exchange Presets with other Intellifex Users | 5 |
Internet Classical Guitar Resources | CG music, boards, links, more | 2 |
J & L Tonewoods | supplies of awesome maple for acoustic & electictric guitars | 4 |
Jana Software | Guitar Software Downloads with Free Trials | 0 |
Jazz Guitar: Jazz Guitarist | Jazz guitar web site, for live band bookings, CDs, tutorials, and resources for the jazz guitarist | 0 |
Jojo Mcbean's Guitar History Page | A concise history of the classical guitar | 3 |
Jon Finn | Website of Berklee College of Music instructor and guitar player for Boston Pops | 2 |
Kay's Secondhand Books & Sheet Music | Secondhand Books & Music | 65 |
Kenneth Sparr's Home Page | About the early classical guitar and the lute | 2 |
Krank Electronics & Speaker Repair | Tube amp and guitar speaker service/repairs and mods also sell all tube amp parts | 1 |
LINEAR Engard Series PICKUPS | Pickups with detachable coils and pole pieces | 3 |
Local Musicans | A local musicans web community | 39 |
MadeMusic.com | Site for musicians, or anyone else who wants to promote themselves creatively. | 0 |
Make Your Own Electric Guitar | The complete book on designing and building your own guitar | 35 |
Making Records | Provides definitive information and advice on how to start up a record label. | 0 |
Mantron Music | The online vintage musical instrument marketplace. | 2 |
Media Web Source - Guitar Resources | Guitar, Amp, Pickup, and Musician Resources | 1 |
metaltronix.net | Exchange information regarding Metaltronix amplifiers | 1 |
Mmm! Guitars!!! | A website all about guitars and music, with lessons, links and more! | 0 |
Mr. Cool | Mr. Cool by Rik Priem offers guitar lessons & information on guitar repair | 0 |
Muse Eek Publishing | Music Education Books for Musicians and Guitarists | 0 |
Music and Entertainment Lawyers | NYC Premier Music Law Firm | 8 |
Music from the Arab World | Arabic Music Styles Rai, Andalusian, Chaabi, Sharki, Baladi, Etc... | 462 |
Music Gear Review | Music gear industry news, product reviews and shopping | 1 |
Music Learning Workshop | Music Theory and Workbooks | 0 |
Music Resources | Free resources to learn music | 0 |
Musical Instrument Makers Forum | an interactive forum for the discussion of musical instrument design, construction, and repair | 112 |
Musical Instrument/tour insurance | Texas insurance agency specializing in musical instrument and tourinsurance | 10 |
Musicians Search | musician's referral service | 162 |
Musicians Wanted | Christian recording artists seeking musicians | 215 |
Musiclearning.Com | Online guitar lessons. | 0 |
Musiconnection - Free Classifieds for Musicians | free ads, links, info, online music stores, bands, etc. | 18 |
My 1974 100watt silverface Fender Twin Reverb | Restoring a vintage amp | 1 |
My Guitar Effects | Buy new and used guitar effects and guitar effects pedals at the lowest prices on the web. | 0 |
Net Instruments | Musical instruments classifieds | 3 |
Netwell Noise Control - Professional Soundproofing | Netwell soundproofing offers solutions for sound proofing and noise control. Find extensive range of product line of acoustic panels and more than sixty acoustical material in many colors, shapes and sizes tailored to address your specific requirements. | 1 |
Nothing but Tabs | Free Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar Tabs and Instructional Videos | 0 |
Nouveau Flamenco Guitar | A Fantastic site where you will listen to music, learn about the artists, and even learn to play guitar. | 37 |
Nova Giulianiad | A formidable and important German guitar publication. | 16 |
Oguzhan's Turkish Flamenco Guitar Site | Turkish folk songs transcripted with flamencogitar | 64 |
Online Guitar Courses | Comprehensive reviews of online guitar courses and lessons. | 0 |
Oyster River Tone Woods | No longer in business | 0 |
Parlor Guitars Database | A growing database of Parlor Guitar makes and models | 0 |
PedalSteel.US Magazine | Bringing together the Pedal Steel Guitar Family | 4 |
Perfect Pitch Ear Training SuperCourse | Learn to name EXACt tones and chords by ear with the #1 best-selling ear training method! 40% of our users are guitarists! | 2 |
Pro Guitar | Site for guitarists and bands | 5 |
ProMusicFind.Com | Buy and Sell New, Used and Vintage Guitars Here. The Largest Guitar Database on the WWW. | 20 |
Reed Kotler Music, Inc. | We make hardware and software tools that help you learn by ear from your favorite recordings. Among the tools are ones which will slow down music but keep the same pitch. | 2 |
Reggae, Blues & Guitars | Links to Reggae, Blues & Guitars | 14 |
Riverhead Unicorn Series Japanese Guitars | Pictures and info pages about headless japanese Riverhead Unicorn guitars and basses I own | 2 |
RoadieJobs.com | Roadie Resources - Guitar techs | 0 |
Rock Backing Tracks | Backing Tracks for Guitar | 0 |
Rock Multitracks | Rock Backing Tracks for Guitar, Bass and Drums with Vocals | 0 |
SafeandSound Mastering | Online mastering services | 0 |
Sage Audio Mastering Studio | This is the website of Sage Audio Mastering Studio | 0 |
Scott "Oly" Olson/ San Diego Musician and Teacher | San Diego guitarist and multi-instrumentalist ,Scott Olson offers many helpful tips and philosophies to musicians who view his page. He also lists his lesson prices and availability. | 4 |
Skip Simmons Amplifier Repair | Vintage Amp Repair, Guitar Amp Repair, Fender Amp Repair | 0 |
Solo Guitarist Network | Dedicated to the solo guitar, its repertoire and its players regardless of genre.You'll find guitars, accessories, scores with tab, composer bios, free lessons, midi files, links, tips and more. | 0 |
Southern Oregon Blues Society | A southern Oregon non profit blues society | 8 |
Spencer Doidge's Guitar Page | Downloadable arrangements & compositions for classical and fingerpicking guitar | 4 |
Stickers & More | Indie Bands Need Merch.. 100 vinyl stickers $35 | 20 |
Stratocaster Talk | A forum for Fender fans and players. | 0 |
Stu Goodis Teacher | Teacher and player. Southern California | 1 |
TabHeaven | Links to the very best tablature sites online | 4 |
TeachGuitar.com | Could you make a living teaching guitar? | 2 |
The Australian Guitar Competition | Workshops, prizes, concerts and exhibitions | 3 |
The Bird is The Most Popular Finger | Loud Guitars, Rock N' Roll Records, Recording, Other Crap. | 0 |
The easiest way to get HUGE guitar tone! | A quick and easy guide to getting great tone from your effect boxes | 1 |
The Fender Blues Jr. Amplifier Fan Site | Demos, reviews, info and more about Blues Jr amps | 0 |
The Gospel Music Archive | A great rescource for gospel guitarists | 1 |
The Guitar Chair | The Guitar Chair was originally designed to meet the physical demands of the classical guitarist, but is now popular with guitar players and musicians of all types. The ergonomic design increases comfort and reduces fatigue- both associated with preventing and relieving repetitive stress disorders. Your next piece of gear could have a dramatic effect on your practice and performance. | 10 |
The Guitar Dater Project | Determine the date of your guitar by its serial number. | 49 |
The Guitar Education Network | A GAMA and NAMM sponsered site | 0 |
The Guitar Pedal Archive | All those pedals you dream about , and then some. | 3 |
The Guitar ReRanch | Guitar refinishing supplies and Vintage Nitrocellulose Colors in Aerosols are available from The Guitar ReRanch | 4 |
THE HIWATT STORY -ONLINE- | The History/Reference Site for HIWATT AMPLIFICATION | 32 |
The Les Paul Forum | Les Paul Discussion Board | 65 |
The Sixties Ibanez Page | Early Ibanez Guitar Information. | 1 |
The Steel Guitar Forum | an Online Owner's Manual and Technical Information Resource for nearly all steel guitars (and selected accessories). | 39 |
The Tabulator | Rekey's any tab off the net free. | 0 |
The Ultimate Guide to Guitar and Praise Music | Links to the best christian guitar tabs | 50 |
The Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum | A forum for Martin enthusiasts | 147 |
Tone Settings | Large resource of amplifier settings. | 0 |
Total Guitar | Free on-line lessons music and more | 1 |
Travis Bean Guitars | Travis Bean Guitar resource site. | 0 |
Tubefreak.com | Tubes, Gear, Rack, Information, Schematic | 1 |
Tune My Bass | Online bass tuner and tuning lesson. | 2 |
TurtleTone Studio | Audio mastering and DVD authoring | 0 |
Uncle Tim's Fine Guitar Books | The best guitar theory books on the planet | 3 |
UsedGuitars4Sale.com | Buy-Sell-Trade-Research FREE! | 1 |
Vintage Drum Center | Quality Resource | 0 |
VintAxe | Features the largest Vintage Guitar and Amplifier Catalog Library available on the Internet | 0 |
Virtual Guitar Magazine | Interviews, online lessons, product profiles, searchable archives, gear tips and more. | 3 |
Wicked Guitar | Wicked Guitar is a blog about learning to play the guitar | 0 |
WS64 Guitar Chords | Graphical display of guitar chord shapes. | 7 |
www.nutz.org/olga | Online Guitar Archive of Tablature | 9 |
Your Home Studio | A free tutorial on home studio setup and operation. | 0 |
Zama - The Underground Guitar Resource | Guitar articles and info. | 0 |
Zeedis | This is the website that features Zeedis, a pocket note and triad finder for scales, chords, modes. | 0 |