Scalloping a Fretboard: My First Attempt
Scalloped fretboards are reputed to be well-suited to bending, vibrato and speed, and especially players with a light touch, the […]
The Simplest Way to Solo Over Anything (Part 2)
In Part 1 we looked at how to use the major scale patterns to solo over pretty much any kind […]
The Simplest Way to Solo Over Anything (Part 1)
If you’re not one of those guitarists that simply has to learn everything there is to know about absolutely everything […]
The 2 Position Guitar Scale System: An Overview
In actual fact, the 2 Position Guitar Scale System was the first book I wrote on the subject of scales, […]
The Real Reason You’re Stuck in Scale Patterns
Very often guitarists complain of being stuck in scale patterns or boxes, they then go in search of some way […]
Soloing by Numbers: Improve Your Phrasing and Your Alternate Picking
I can’t remember where I saw this but it’s a great exercise for improving your phrasing, as well as getting […]
Spice Up Your Soloing with the Finger Roll
If you’ve learned your scales and they’ve ended up sounding like… scales, there are a number of things you can […]
Soloing Over Changes: How to Be Melodic
The transition from pentatonic soloing to fusion or jazz improvisation can be a depressing time for guitarists as the good […]
How to Raid the Google Lick Library
As guitarists we spend a great deal of time learning and honing our scales in order to improvise, but more […]