The internet is jam-packed full of useful free resources for musicians, but which of them are actually any good? Check out the ‘LeftyFretz Guitarist’s Toolbox’ below for some great internet treasures!
I raided my bookmarks to bring you some of my favourites – help to expand the list by adding your own suggestions in the comments section. All of these resources are completely free to use!
Backing Tracks/Beats
http://www.jamstudio.com – Create your own jam tracks in any key
http://www.guitarbackingtrack.com/ – Backing tracks for your favourite songs
http://www.youtube.com/user/gibsonsulli?blend=2&ob=1 – Free backing tracks on YouTube
http://www.randomchord.com – Chord/Backing Track generator
http://www.drumbot.com/projects/drumbot/index.html – Free online drum machine
http://www.guitarvoice.com – Backing tracks for your favourite songs
http://www.guitarplayback.com/free – Selection of free backing tracks with scale diagrams and advice
DIY Guitar
http://www.projectguitar.com/ – Build your own guitar (or at least mod it a little!)
http://www.buildyourguitar.com/resources/index.htm – Guitar building tips
http://www.paintyourownguitar.com/ - Learn to paint your own guitar
Left Handed Guitar
http://leftyfretz.com – Yay!
Magazines
http://www.premierguitar.com/ – The best online guitar magazine?
http://www.guitaredge.com/ – Free online magazine, monthly release
http://www.guitarinteractivemagazine.com/ – Free monthly digital magazine from LickLibrary
http://guitarconnoisseur.com/ - Free magazine concentrating on higher end gear
Metronomes
http://www.metronomeonline.com/ – Flash based metronome
http://www.guitar-tube.com/metronome.html – A couple of metronomes
http://www.all-guitar-chords.com/metronome.php – Metronome with more control
Music
http://grooveshark.com – A free music database with millions of songs online
http://www.last.fm/ – Listen to similar bands for endless inspiration
http://www.spotify.com/ - Listen to similar bands for endless inspiration
Recording Tools
http://www.soundation.com/studio – Another browser based multitrack application
http://studioone.presonus.com/free/ - Free DAW software from Presonus
Reviews
http://www.harmonycentral.com/user-reviews – User submitted gear reviews
http://www.youtube.com – Obviously…
TAB/Notation
http://www.guitartabcreator.com/ – Text based tab creation made easy
http://www.noteflight.com – Create professional quality musical notation for free
http://www.studybass.com/tools/music-paper/ – Tab and notation paper for printing
http://www.911tabs.com/ - Tab search engine
http://www.power-tab.net/ - Free tab creation software
Theory
http://www.randscullard.com/CircleOfFifths/ – Interactive Circle of Fifths
http://www.all-guitar-chords.com/ – Figure out scales and chords in any position
http://www.miles.be/ – Free ear training tools
http://www.chordbook.com/ - Chord and Scale diagrams
http://leftyfretz.com/free-left-handed-guitar-chord-diagram-chart/ - Our own interactive left handed chord diagrams
Tuners
http://www.gieson.com/Library/projects/utilities/tuner/ – Flash based tuner
http://www.roboguru.com/guitartuner.html – Another tuner
http://www.tunemybass.com/ – Tuner for up to 7 strings in any tuning
http://www.jamplay.com/online-guitar-tuner/online-guitar-tuner.html – Another tuner
If you have any of your own to add, leave a comment below – the only requirement is that they must be FREE 
Once again Mr LeftyFretz outstanding work, thank you for doing my homework.
Glad you found it useful Wayne
I tried Drumbot and it's not bad but..
Any of you know a software to create drum lines? Maybe something simple not too much complicated!
Thank you!
I don't really use any drum software myself, but a lot of people seem happy with EZ Drummer – may be worth a look. Every time I find a great new video on YouTube the 'DrumKit From Hell' addon is what was used more often than not.
That guitar interactive magazine is really good! Thanks for the link ive subbed up to it
Thanks for all the help! I find Chordbook to be a very useful site, chords, scales, tuner and a lot more, and everything can be flipped left handed! Nifty.
Let’s not forget our friends on the lower left end at http://www.leftybassist.com/ .
And I’m told that Audacity has a new version that now accepts VST plugins. Anyway, it’s the granddaddy of free online recording: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ .
For those who have and Android device, I propose an original solution to the problem of backing tracks.
This is a totally free application called : JamGrid.
The idea is very simple : the application allows to capture the chord grid of the song you want. Then you choose a musical play style (rock, blues, samba, …)
And, that’ it.
The application automatically plays a rich backing track (drums, bass, rhythm).
I think it is perfect to practice you instrument, especially for solos and improvisation.