2. Jimmy Page

3. Michael Romeo

4. Slash

5. Richie Blackmoore

6. Paul Gilbert

7. Yngwie Malmsteen

8. John Petrucci

9. Dimebag Darrell

10. Eddie Van Halen

Before we start to learn how to play guitar, we need to know the guitar parts first. You must know the parts well. After you know the parts well you can tune and learn to play guitar well.

Strings
A normal guitar has six strings. Metal strings are used by electric guitar. Nylon strings are used by acoustic guitar. String is the important part of guitar. By picking or plucking the strings, guitar produces the notes of the guitar. Without strings, guitar can’t produce any sound.

Frets
Frets are the small metal that divides the guitar into sections from top to bottom. The fret location is calculated by specific mathematical formula. Pressing a string a fret against fret will make a string’s vibrating length different. The different of vibrating length will make a different sound when the string is picked.

Headstock
Headstock is located at the end of the guitar neck. It’s the most top part of the guitar. The tuning pegs are located in this area.

Tuning Pegs
Tuning Pegs are parts where user allows adjusting the pitch of the strings.

Nut
The small strip where located at where the headstock meets the neck. Usually nut is made from bone, plastic or other medium hard material.

Neck
Neck is the longest part of the guitar where the frets and strings are located.

Body
Body is the largest part of the guitar. In acoustic guitar there is a sound whole in the center of the body.

If you already know that parts you can start to learn how to play guitar.

The main idea is recording your guitar play and makes it as ringtone. Because the ringtone is generated by your guitar sound, your mobile phone must support wave ringtone. The polyphonic ringtones cell phone will not support.

What do you need to make your own guitar ringtone?

1. Guitar
2. Guitar Cable ¼ inch male mono to ¼ inch male mono
3. Interconnect cable ¼ inch female mono to 1/8 inch male stereo
4. Personal Computer (Ms Windows)

Step by step recording:

1. Plug your guitar cable and interconnect cable to your PC’s microphone input. Try to play your guitar. Configure until your PC produce the guitar sound.
   
2. Start “Sound Recorder” software. (Start Menu > Programs > Accessories > Entertainment > Sound Recorder). Press record button, play your guitar and start recording.
3. Record your guitar sound about 1-2 minutes. Save as .wav file.
4. Upload to your mobile phone. Your own ringtone ready to be used.

Above recording steps is the primitive way to make your own ringtone. To get best result you can download more advanced recording software. You can create many guitar ringtone styles. You can create classical guitar ringtones, hip hop ringtones, even dance ringtones with your guitar.
Happy create your very own ringtone!

Just found this website, MusicNation.com. This website is an online music community. Bands can upload videos. Bands have friends and fans. Fans can share their favorite music videos. Fans vote their favorite videos. The most voted video win the competition.

Yes it is a music social networking. You can sign up as a band, music writer, singer, guitarist, music talents, or just music listener. There are two accounts in MusicNation.com; one is regular account and the other is artist account. As an artist account you will be able to enter the competitions and connect with your fan base.

What you can do with regular account? Like myspace, you can add friends, add galleries, comments other profile, create your own blog, upload media, create events, and more available features. The different from myspace are you can create your own favorite artists, create favorite musical styles, you can connect to other music hobbies. You can discover music and videos from all over the web.

What the advantages of artist account? Instead of the basic features above, you can promote your own music videos. This is great word of mouth marketing. When your fan likes your videos they can share and tell others about your videos. You can go to competition and win the prize. Bands that get a lot of play have a chance at getting signed by MusicNation.com’s partner EPIC RECORDS!

If you are a band, artist, music talent, or just fan, check this MusicNation.com website!