Category Archives: Guitar Instruction

I think all of us have tried adding a bit of chromaticism into our solos in the attempt that will sound like Jazz or Fusion heroes but if you are like me my attempts are somewhat aimless and don’t follow any real theory. Tom Quayle, as you probably already know, is somewhat of a master… continue reading

Having already reviewed a couple of Music PRO Media DVD’s in the past (see below for links) I already knew that this is a company that is passionate about guitar and creates interesting DVD’s that are totally different to anything else on the market. Brent Mason – Recording Guitar is not an instructional guitar DVD… continue reading

Remember a couple of months ago when I posted about Alex Skolnick and Chris Broderick’s Winter Guitar Retreat? Well now Paul Gilbert is organising an epic guitar retreat of his own called the ‘Paul Gilbert Great Guitar Escape’ at the same venue: Full Moon Resort, Big Indian, NY. Paul Gilbert’s Great Guitar Escape is a… continue reading

O_O whoa, this is crazy, I can’t even imagine using a system like this to write music my brain would explode! Can’t wait to see the full instructional DVD, I have the new Blotted Science EP and it’s awesome! BLOTTED SCIENCE guitarist/mastermind Ron Jarzombek (WATCHTOWER, TERRESTRIAL EXILED, SPASTIC INK) has released an instructional video for… continue reading

If you didn’t for some reason already know Rick Graham is Guitarist Magazine’s Guitarist of the Year 2011, a title that Rick shares with such luminaries as Guthrie Govan (1993) and Dave Kilminster (1991). Rick is also a Suhr Artist and as you can see from the video above he has a very nice root… continue reading

I really wish I lived in the US, although I’m not sure my wife would agree to me forking out a couple of grand for a guitar holiday but I think this one would be well worth it. Alex Skolnick (Testament, The Alex Skolnick Trio) and Chris Broderick (Megadeth) are hosting a 5 day winter… continue reading

Back in May 2008 I reviewed a book called ‘The Guitar Lesson Companion’ by Susan Palmer, since then Susan’s books have been used worldwide by guitar teachers and students so Susan set about creating a second volume as a continuation of the first book divided up into three parts: Part One: Music Theory, Part Two:… continue reading

Tom Quayle has just released yet another jam packed lesson full of fusion goodness using the Diminished Scale, the great thing about this scale is that it translates to Rock and Metal too so you don’t need to be a Jazz player in order to start integrating some of this lessons ideas into your playing.… continue reading

Wow I just got this info through from GuitarTV, you don’t want to miss this one! Tomorrow evening, The Amazing ANDY TIMMONS Performs a LIVE Clinic in HD from Musicians Institute, FREE!! Join us as we stand in awe of Andy! The fun starts at 8 PM PDT on www.GuitarTV.com Check out the Facebook event… continue reading

(Los Angeles, CA., August 11, 2011) – Rock House, the leader in music instruction, announced the release of their first ever product exclusively available ON DEMAND at www.RockHouseMethod.com/OnDemand. The product featuring Favored Nations recording artist Rob Balducci is titled Innovative Guitar: Rock Beyond The Boundaries. Rob is a New York based artist known for his… continue reading