Graham Tippett, Author at Unlock the Guitar

10 Questions with UK Guitarist Phillip Foxley

UK Guitarist/Songwriter Phillip Foxley started playing guitar in the 1970s, and has since gone on to do session work, play […]

I’ve been studying great guitar riffs lately and while it may seem that all the great guitar riffs have already […]

Bass players are a pretty good source for the deep intellectual and spiritual side of music as you’ll know if […]

Traditional methods of learning scales such as the (crappy) CAGED System and the 3NPS System don’t really lead to melodic […]

If you’re reading this then you’re probably not a fan of those Steve Vai type practice routines where you spend […]

I have always been fascinated by the inner workings of great guitarists’ minds, especially of the virtuoso variety, in an […]

One of the main differences between rock and jazz soloing is that the one-scale-fits-all (usually pentatonics) method doesn’t really cut […]

I have to admit I’m not what you would call a Shred Guitarist, but I’ve always been curious about the […]

If you’ve ever been to an audition you’ll know that it’s possibly one of the most nerve-racking things you can […]

I don’t know about you, but I cringe when I hear a guitar player (usually in a guitar shop) scraping […]