Who would have thought that comparing sizes would be so much fun ;-) Thanks to all of you who contributed your measurements. The Most Mutant Pinkie award goes to... ME, for my wee little 49-mm nubbin. Now I definitely feel entitled to complain about my useless pinkie! The Itty-bitty Girlie Hand award goes ...

Hey m'little Chickadees! Here's another quick'n'dirty sweeping arpeggio video for ya. E-minor sweeps have of course been done to death by guitar players since Yngwie made them compulsory for everyone in the early 80s. But even so, this one might be a good starter arpeggio for those of you who are ...

...big hands and long, slim, flexible fingers undoubtedly help for playing "monster shred guitar licks," wouldn't you say? (Think Rusty Cooley — have you seen the über-stretches required to play the licks on his instructional guitar videos? Mama mia!) You all have heard me whine about my mutant pinkie ...

Just as I was about ready to give up on the idea of finding cool guitars specially made for aspiring girl shredders, I followed a link to Luna guitars. Granted, everything I write here is a reflection of my own personal tastes, but these guitars look f'n COOL. And ...