Southend-on-Sea Electric Guitar Lessons & Electric Guitar Teachers, Southend-on-Sea

About Southend-on-Sea Electric Guitar Lessons

Do you dream of becoming a rock star? Try taking Southend-on-Sea electric guitar lessons! The electric guitar is an increasingly popular choice of instrument because of its association with some of the coolest names in the music industry, including Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, and many more! Whether you want to take up the electric guitar purely for fun, or you’re already an accomplished player wanting to polish your skills, our listed Southend-on-Sea electric guitar teachers offer a professional course of lessons that are tailored to suit your specific needs. So, if you feel that this course is for you, contact a professional Southend-on-Sea electric guitar teacher through Classes A to Z now!

Electric Guitar Trivia

• First electric guitars were introduced in the 1930s. They used an amplifier to manipulate the shape of guitar tones.
• An electric guitar utilizes electromagnetic to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric signals.
• Electric guitars are today used as a primary instrument in countless music genres, including rock, pop, blues, jazz, metal, punk, reggae, R & B, and many others.
• There are many versions of the electric guitar, such as 7, 8 and 9 and 12 stringed guitars, double necked guitars, and even a five-necked guitar.

About Southend-on-Sea

Southend-on-Sea is a seaside resort town in Essex, England. Often referred to as simply Southend, the town is situated on the north side of the Thames estuary. It is 40 miles east of central London, bordered to the north by Rochford and to the west by Castle Point.

The Southend Pier in Southend-on-Sea is popularly known as the longest pleasure pier in the world. It extends 1.34 miles into the Thames Estuary, and is a Grade II listed building. Straddling the pier entrance is the amusement park called Adventure Island (formerly Peter Pan's Playground). Other attractions include the Focal Point Gallery, a modern art gallery for contemporary and challenging photography and conceptual film work, the Odeon Multiplex at Victoria Circus, the Edwardian Palace Theatre, The Beecroft Art Gallery, Prittlewell Prior, and Leigh Art Trail.

Arriva Buses and First Buses provide reliable, frequent service around Southend. However, operations tend to stop early in the evenings. Taxis need to be booked over the phone, but can also be found at designated taxi ranks. Two National Rail lines serve Southend-on-Sea; Southend Victoria and Southend Central.

Southend-on-Sea Music

Southend Bandstand in Southend-on-Sea's Priory Park is a venue for a series of free music events during the summer. The lineup has included Thundersley Brass Band, Fantazmajazz, John Seeley's Jazz and Saxophone Group, Essex Concert Band, and Harmonie Concert Band.

The town's three major venues are The Riga Club, Chinnerys, and the Cliffs Pavilion. Other regular live music venues in Southend-on-Sea include Ambleside Social Club on Ambleside Drive, The Papillon on Marine Parade, The Park Tavern on London Road, and The Woodcutters Arms on Eastwood Road. At some point the centre of Southend's music scene was Junk Club, which was predominantly located in the basement of The Royal Hotel from 2001 to 2006. It was credited for spearheading the Southend Scene; bands linked with the scene include These New Puritans, The Violets, The Horrors, Ipso Facto, and Neils Children.

Examples of other musicians that came from Southend-on-Sea are pub rock band Eddie and the Hot Rods, five-piece alternative rock band Nothing but Thieves, experimental musician and producer Danielle Dax, and hip hop recording artist Scroobius Pip.