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Gears & Equipment, Music Education, Social Media
Here is How to Get Good at the Guitar
The guitar falls into the category of instruments that are considered ubiquitous, if not immortal. From bass guitars to electric, the stringed strumming machine is essential to the sounds of most music styles and genres, and often trades places with the piano as the most played instrument.
You can find guitarists in everything, from rock to rap and everything in between. But all great guitarists are made, not born, and getting good requires tons of practice and learning from the best. If you play the guitar - or at least plan to begin - and want to up your skills, you might want to check out YouTube. There you will find tons and tons of visual content for both experienced and beginner guitar players.
Oh wait, there are so many videos on there; where to begin? Good thing we've got you covered. Here are 20 of the best YouTube channels you can subscribe to, in order to up your game. You're welcome.
1.	Justin Guitar / Justin Sandercoe
With two channels on YouTube and a combined viewership of over 324,000,000 views and upwards of 600,000 subs on each channel, Justin Sandercoe is one of the most popular sources for guitar tutorials on the web.
2.	GuitarJamz
This is hands down one of the most popular YouTube channels, especially for beginners. With over 527,000,000 views to date and more than 1.8 million subs, it features lessons from an all-star roster of guitar players, including Marty Schwartz.
3.	Marty Music
In addition to showcasing his skills in tutorials for Guitar Jamz, Marty Schwartz also runs his own channel. He's been attracting quite a following as well, with over 33,900,000 views so far and 348,981 subs.
4.	YourGuitarSage
Eric Andreas calls himself Your Guitar Sage and has the video guides to prove it. His channel currently has over 57,840,000 views and 314,043 subs; quite a following on the video-sharing platform.
5.	Andy Guitar
British guitarist Andy Crowley knows his guitar and serves up his skills in a number of beginners' videos, as well as guitar techniques presentations. So far, he's racked up over 55,470,000 views and has 474,700 subs.
6.	Rob Chapman
A member of the band, Dorje, and a Brighton, UK guitarist, Rob Chapman gives lessons, demonstrations, and reviews on everything guitar. His channel currently has over 201,749,000 views, as well as 572,204 subs.
7.	Center Stage Guitar, Bass, and Ukulele Academy
Having been around since 2012, this academy has helped over 50,000 aspiring guitarists get up to speed with playing the instrument, along with bass and the ukulele. Its lessons have attracted over 8,657,000 views so far and 84,426 subs.
8.	EricBlackmonGuitar
With over 30,700,000 views and 148,000+ subscribers, Eric Blackmon Music has tons of lessons on guitar, drums, ukulele, and other instruments. The instructor actually helps you to find stuff on his channel instead of wading through the large catalog.
9.	Steve Stine
Steve Stine says he has taught thousands of beginners how to play the guitar and promises to get you up and running in just five minutes. In addition to his personal channel with over 8,480,000 views and 144,800 subs, he is also an instructor for the GuitarZoom Songs YouTube channel.
10.	GuitarLessons365Song
Guitarist Carl Brown is the man behind the GuitarLessons365Song YouTube channel and its accompanying website. His specialty is teaching guitar lessons using hundreds of the greatest songs ever written. A strategy that has garnered over 112,450,000 views and more than 417,000 subs.
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11.	Shutup & Play
The owner of this channel, Andy, uses classic rock songs and modern tunes for his tutorials on Shutup & Play. The channel has been around since September 2013 and amassed over 30,333,000 views, as well as 154,775 subs so far.
12.	Anyonecanplayguitar.co.uk
With lessons taught by Adrian Woodward, the goal of this UK-based channel is, well, to help anyone learn to play the guitar. So far, it has gotten over 5,680,000 views with more than 44,000 subscribers.
13.	Active Melody / ActiveMelody Songs
Described as an online community for guitar enthusiasts, Active Melody posts guitar lessons every Friday. It currently has in excess of 37,597,000 views and over 155,500 subs.
14.	GuitarLessons.com
Whether you're a new guitar student, wanting to get up to speed with guitar-playing techniques, or an experienced guitarist who wants to get to the next level, there are lessons here for everyone. Nate Savage and Andrew Clarke are behind this channel, which has 337,888 subs to date and over 35,812,000 views.
15.	Worship Tutorials
This is a general video tutorial channel with a focus on Christian worship leaders and mastering the guitar for music in the church. It's headed by Brian Wahl and has over 29,890,000 views and 230,865 subs to date.
16.	For3v3rfaithful
This channel is run by Ellen, one of the few female guitarists giving guitar lessons on YouTube. It has so far gained over 44,926,000 views and 474,317 subs.
17.	LickNRiff
According to this channel, they will teach you how to master the guitar by playing and exploring the instrument. So far, there are 348,683 subs on LickNRiff, and it has over 42,061,000 views.
18.	Let'sPlayGuitar!
Having been around since August 2014, this YouTube channel is all about teaching different styles of playing the guitar. Over 405,000 people have already subscribed and the channel has received north of 56,241,000 views.
19.	Guitar World
Guitar World has built up a sizeable following by indulging in professional covers of songs from some of the biggest artists and featuring some of those musicians in its lessons. So far, Guitar World has accumulated over 185,680,000 views and 454,987 subs.
20.	Fender
As one of the world's most well-known guitar makers, Fender shows video content that not only gives valuable lessons on playing the guitar but also learning about different types of guitars and how to take care of them. The channel has over 100,249,000 views and 236,495 subs to date.
There you have it – 20 YouTube channels to help you get on top of your guitar-playing game. Have fun!

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Kroger (KR) Q4 Earnings Meet Estimates, Decline Y-o-Y
Mar 2, 2017 4:55AM EST
After delivering a negative earnings surprise of 2.4% in the third quarter, The Kroger CompanyKR reported in line earnings in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016. The grocery retailer posted quarterly earnings of 53 cents a share that met the Zacks Consensus Estimate but declined 7% from 57 cents earned in the prior-year quarter. Shares were down over 4% during pre-market trading hours.
Management now projects fiscal 2017 earnings in the band of $2.21 to $2.25 per share, with 9 cents coming from the 53rd week. The Cincinnati-based company kept its long term earnings per share growth rate target of 8% to 11% intact. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal 2017 stands at $2.25.
Total sales grew 5.5% to $27,611 million from the prior-year quarter and came ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $27,357 million, marking the second straight quarter of revenue beat. Management stated that excluding fuel center sales, total sales rose 4.4%. Management stated that recent buyouts of Roundy's and ModernHEALTH added to the growth.
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The company's identical supermarket sales (stores that are open without expansion or relocation for five full quarters), excluding fuel center sales, fell marginally by 0.7% to $21,981 million, whereas including fuel center sales, identical supermarket sales inched up 0.6% to $24,453 million. Kroger envisions identical supermarket sales, excluding fuel, to be flat to up 1% in fiscal 2017.
Lately, this supermarket chain has been going through a rough patch. Stiff competition, food price deflation, an aggressive promotional environment and waning store traffic are the primary headwinds plaguing the provider of daily need items. We observed that the stock has underperformed the Zacks categorized Retail-Supermarkets industry in the past one year. Over the said period, the stock has declined 15.2%, while the industry has advanced 4.1%.
Operating income declined 7.5% year over year to $858 million, whereas operating margin contracted 50 basis points to 3.1%.
Other Financial Aspects
Kroger, which shares space with Whole Foods Market, Inc. WFM , ended the quarter with cash of $310 million, total debt of $14,077 million, and shareholders' equity of $6,710 million. Total debt increased $1,998 million from the prior-year period. The company's net total debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio jumped to 2.31 compared with 2.08 in the year-ago period. During fiscal 2016, the company bought back $1.8 billion and paid $429 million in dividends.
Management projects capital expenditures - excluding mergers, acquisitions and purchases of leased facilities - for fiscal 2017 to be in the range of $3.2 to $3.5 billion. Capital investments for fiscal 2016 totaled $3.6 billion.
We believe that Kroger's dominant position enables it to expand store base and boost market share. The company's customer-centric business model provides a strong value proposition to consumers. The company added over 420 ClickList locations for 640 online ordering service locations. However, intensifying price war among grocery stores to lure budget-constrained consumers poses concern.
Kroger, which operates 2,796 retail food stores, maintain a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Better ranked stocks include Conagra Brands, Inc. CAG and Pinnacle Foods Inc. PF both carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here .
Conagra Brands delivered an average positive earnings surprise of 13.3% over the trailing four quarters and has a long-term earnings growth rate of 8%.
Pinnacle Foods delivered an average positive earnings surprise of 1.7% over the trailing four quarters and has a long-term earnings growth rate of 8.3%.
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