What aspect of your playing is mediocre? Vibrato? Phrasing? Rhythm? Speed? Something else? There’s always something we can improve on. Always. Identify one thing you […]
Tip of the Week for April 25, 2014 – Make Your Solos More Interesting By Doing Nothing
Most guitarists (and other musicians for that matter) play way too many notes when they take a solo. You do not need to play every […]
Tip of the Week for April 18, 2014 – Thou Shalt Practice Here More
I’ll bet you don’t use 100% of the fretboard when you solo. I’ll bet that you probably use, for the most part, frets 5-17 and […]
Tip of the Week for April 11, 2014 – A Few Random Tips
1. Relax as much as possible when you play. Begin by playing slowly so you can focus more on relaxing than on what you’re playing. […]
Tip of the Week for April 4, 2014 – One Thing You Can Do To Develop Higher Speed
If you’re trying to build higher speed, you need to focus on several aspects of your playing in order to accomplish that goal. One of […]
Tip of the Week for March 29, 2014 – There’s No Such Thing As Failure
Never let a temporary defeat get the best of you. Temporary defeat only means there’s work to be done. Maybe you need to dedicate more […]
Tip of the Week for March 22, 2014 – How to Sound Like You Know What You’re Doing
You know the chords, the key, and you know what scales to use over them, but your solos still sound a little “vanilla” or wandering? […]
Tip of the Week for March 15, 2014 – Getting Better Vibrato
This week’s tip is simple. If you’re primarily an electric guitar player working on vibrato, pick up an acoustic. Try vibrato. It’s hard. Much harder […]
Tip of the Week for March 8, 2014 – Making More Time to Practice
Many students tell me that they’re too busy to practice. I’ll be honest…It’s usually not true. People feel like they’re too busy to practice. There’s […]
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