Resources

Here is a brief list of links to a variety of guitar-related stuff on the interwebs. If you have a link that you’d like to share, please email me!

Tab & Chord Websites

• Chord Book – Online chord library, tuner & metronome
• Chordie Guitar Tabs, Chords & Lyrics
• Google’s Recordable Doodle for Les Paul’s 96th Birthday (2011) FUN! (Use the keyboard!)
• Key Chords – Look up and arrange chords by key NEW!
• Songsterr: Guitar Tabs with Rhythm

iPhone / iPad Apps (prices subject to change)

• Air Guitar by Inedible Software $2
• Capo by SuperMegaUltraGroovy $20
• Drum Meister by Grey Sox $2*
• Four Track by Sonoma Wire Works $10
• Gibson Guitar App FREE
• Guitar Pro 6 by Arobas $60 (Full Program for Mac/Win)
• Guitar Pro App by Arobas $5 (Read Only for iPhone/iPad)
• iShred by Frontier Design $5*
• Pocket Guitar by Bonnet $1*
• PolyTune by TC Electronics $10
• Strobe Tuner App by Peterson $10
• Tab Toolkit by Agile Partners $10
• vDrummer by Ben O’Dwyer $1
• Virtuoso Piano Pro Classic – $1*
• VonBruno Microphone $1*

*As seen in the Atomic Tom video, “Take Me Out.”

Chromatic Tuners

• Snark Chromatic Tuner – BEST PICK!
• IntelliTouch Chromatic Tuner
• Planet Waves Chromatic Tuner
• Boss TU2/TU3 Chromatic Tuner Pedal
• TC Electronics PolyTune Pedal

Capos (always have one or more in your case)

• Kyser Quick Change – BEST PICK!
• Planet Waves NS Capo
• Planet Waves Dual Action Capo
• Shubb Deluxe – BEST PICK!
• Dunlop Trigger Capo
• Planet Waves NS Capo w/Tuner – Read Review

Stands & Other Accessories

• Etymotic Hi-Fi Earplugs (formerly Earlove) - BEST PICK!
• Cooperstand (Mahogany) – BEST PICK!
• Cooperstand Ecco (Recycled Material)
• On-Stage Guitar Stand
• Square Credit Card Reader
• Velcro Self-Gripping Ties 50 Pack – BEST VALUE!

Guitar Pickups

• Jason Lollar Pickups – Seattle, WA
• Joe Barden Pickups – Manassas, VA
• Lindy Fralin Pickups – Richmond, VA
• TV Jones Pickups – Seattle, WA

Local Guitar Shops

• Action Music – Arlington, VA
• Foxes Music – Arlington, VA
• Crossroads Guitar Shop – Bailey’s Crossroads, VA
• Middle C Music – Washington, DC
• Guitars of Pikesville – Pikesville, MD
• House of Musical Traditions – Takoma Park, MD

Online Guitar Shops (but still independent)

• Buffalo Bros. – Carlsbad, CA
• Elderly Music – Lansing, MI
• Mandolin Store – Phoenix, AZ
• Maury’s Music – Coaldale, PA
• Trinity Guitar – Jamestown, NY
• Wildwood Music – Columbus, OH

Local Guitar Builders

• Huss & Dalton – Staunton, VA
• C.F. Martin & Co. – Nazareth, PA
• Paul Reed Smith – Stevensville, MD

Practice Space

• Barco Rebar – Falls Church, VA (Monthly contracts)

Live Music

• 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
• The Black Cat – Washington, DC
• Ebenezers Coffeehouse – Washington, DC
• Millennium Stage at The Kennedy Center – Washington, DC – FREE
• Red Palace – Washington, DC
• IOTA – Clarendon, VA
• Birchmere – Arlington, VA
• Galaxy Hut – Clarendon, VA
• Jammin’ Java – Vienna, VA
• Mockingbird – Staunton, VA
• Ram’s Head – Annapolis, MD

Magazines

• Acoustic Guitar Magazine
• American Songwriter
• Fretboard Journal
• Vintage Guitar Magazine