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 If you gave a guitar as a gift to someone for a birthday or the holidays, or just know someone who really wants to play better, you might want to consider purchasing them some guitar lessons.

They are not hopeless! Guitar is very counter-intuitive, especially in the beginning, and a great deal of information on the internet is flat out wrong.

Being good at guitar is fun, struggling is not!

Did you know that there are two completely different “correct” methods of playing the guitar?

And that it makes a VERY big difference which one you learn depending on the style of music and type of guitar you want to play?

And now terms like Carpal tunnel and RSI (repetitive stress injury) are part of the guitar lexicon.

Why are modern players facing such debilitating injuries?

I can sum up the problem of modern guitar technique in one word:

Click here for part two: The Sovtek 5881 WXT/6L6 WGC Tube Guide Part II

Tubes (aka valves) can be quite confusing, but the most confusing is the industry standard Sovteks that are OEM on most major amp brands.

The same tube is sold under at least 20 different names at wildly different prices. But some tubes have very simliar names but are very different tubes.

To help you find the right tube and avoid getting ripped off, here's a  guide to what's what.