Category Archives: Guitar Lessons
Paul Gilbert – Online Rock Guitar School
Written on May 18, 2012 at 9:51 pm, by Jon
This is very cool news. ArtistWorks have developed a great platform for online teaching, I previously posted about Jazz guitarist Martin Taylor’s ArtistWorks site, the best feature being their Video Exchange feature which is explained below. Now ArtistWorks have developed a new site with Paul Gilbert http://www.artistworks.com/paul-gilbert, watch the video above for an explanation from… continue reading
Blues Guitar Lesson – Major and Minor Pentatonics by Dan Holton
Written on May 3, 2012 at 11:00 am, by Jon
In this lesson I will be introducing you to a concept that has a surprising lack of coverage on YouTube. A lot of blues players pride themselves on being able to create different moods on the guitar – Being able to switch between light, melodic and sweet sounds to aggressive, quick and hard hitting sounds.… continue reading
Guest Post: Stepping Outside The Blues Box
Written on February 28, 2012 at 7:51 am, by Jon
Thank you to Morten Faerestrand from MortensLessons.com for this great guest post. Click here to download tab for this lesson. In this lesson you’ll learn 4 simple things to expand your blues oriented vocabulary! The concepts are really simple, yet sophisticated enough to give your playing the jazzy blues feel similar to iconic players like… continue reading
It’s Not What You Practice, It’s How You Practice
Written on February 8, 2012 at 7:56 am, by Jon
I’ve seen it so many times I’ve lost count. I’ve seen it in magazines, on websites, even in private lessons (when I used to take private lessons). It may be the single most detrimental assumption to improving your guitar technique, yet it still exists today as one of the main components of conventional guitar wisdom.… continue reading
Chris Brooks – Guitar Licks on demand
Written on January 26, 2012 at 8:00 am, by Jon
Aussie guitar virtuoso Chris Brooks has started a series on his YouTube channel called ‘Guitar Licks on Demand’ where you, the fans, get to choose something you would like Chris to teach in a short video. I asked Chris to teach the opening riff to ‘Feeding The Myth’ from his album ‘The Axis Of All… continue reading
Guitar Compression By Brian Tarquin
Written on January 18, 2012 at 8:00 am, by Jon
Compression can be a very subtle effect, especially on electric guitar or it can be used in extreme fashions. There are many things to consider when using a compressor on a guitar. For instance, when miking a tube amp that is overdriven, the tubes are actually compressing the signal, so there is really no need… continue reading
John Petrucci & Matt Heafy Talk Guitar Technique
Written on January 18, 2012 at 7:52 am, by Jon
Dream Theatre’s John Petrucci sits down with Trivium’s Matt Heafy to talk about various guitar techniques. The first two available focus on picking techniques where John is guiding the already very capable Matt Heafy on how to improve his technique. Part 1: Alternate Picking Part 2: Sweep Picking Part 3: Part 4:
Andy Timmons explains his approach to arranging melodies
Written on December 19, 2011 at 9:36 am, by Jon
In this video Andy Timmons explains his approach to arranging melodies to improve your compositions by taking examples from his new album Andy Timmons Band plays Sgt Pepper for http://www.axemagazine.it/. via Truth In Shredding
Brian Tarquin: Guitar Tone with a Microphone
Written on December 5, 2011 at 8:07 am, by Jon
In the pro audio world with so many choices and options on recording instruments, microphones have become a paramount ingredient. Mics are the true translation of guitar tones to recording and should be as accurate as possible. Every guitarist wants to record the sound he hears in the room through the amp, the question becomes… continue reading
Brian Tarquin: Guitar Tone In The Mix
Written on November 14, 2011 at 9:00 am, by Jon
This is a new montly feature by Brian Tarquin, a Multi Emmy Award winning composer/guitarist and owner of Jungle Room Studios. It’s the age-old question of how to keep your guitar in the mix, without loosing the integrity of the tone. Engineers have been grappling with this for years to have it stand tall in… continue reading
