Gus G's new signature ESP Revolver EC

Well this is kind of interesting, now that Gus G (Firewind member and ESP Guitarist) is playing with Ozzy he has opted to switch to one of ESP guitars’ Les Paul style shape rather than his semi-pointy (well it does have rounded corners) Gus G.

How to Read Guitar Tablature (Tabs)

The following tutorial will help to explain to you the basic concept of reading guitar tab. Although it may seem complex, learning to read tab is quite simple, and you should find yourself reading tab easily in no time.

1. Understanding the Tab Staff

A tab staff for guitar has 6 horizontal lines, each one representing a string of the instrument. The bottom line of the staff represents your lowest "E" string, the second line from the bottom represents your "A" string, etc. Easy enough to read, right?

Warming Up with Chord Fingering

Guitar fingering is a very important issue to consider when playing guitar chords or guitar scales. What might be an easy, no strain set of finger placements could easily turn to nightmare if you don't pay attention to your guitar fingering. For instance, a lots of people would even use their thumb to grab the low E string when playing some guitar chord, G major for example. Although there are some extremely rare situations when you use your left thumb to press a bass string, a rule of a thumb is - not to use it!