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, […]
How NOT to Sound Like Everyone Else
You’ve probably had the ‘pleasure’ of being in a guitar shop and hearing someone noodling in A minor or E […]
Scale Patterns, Optical Illusions, and the ‘Breaking Out’ Myth
Our latest eBook, ‘Shred Guitar Mechanics: Fretboard Dexterity through 4NPS Scales’, is the product of extensive research into the benefits […]
How to Hack the CAGED System
It all started back in Music College in the early 2000s, at the ACM in Guildford (UK) to be precise, […]
Make Music with the Modes: The Lydian Scale
If you’ve ever heard ‘Flying in a Blue Dream’ by Joe Satriani, or ‘Answers’ by Steve Vai, you’ll be aware […]
How to Play What You Hear in Your Head (Part 3)
If you’ve been following this series, you’re probably beginning to see how useful a knowledge of intervals coupled with a […]
Shred Guitar Secrets: 3NPS Meets 4NPS
Earlier this month we looked at 4NPS (four-note-per-string) scales as used by the likes of Allan Holdsworth in this article. […]
An Introduction to the 4NPS Scale System
I first saw this on Allan Holdsworth’s REH DVD where he recommends learning scales using four notes per string instead […]
Defining Your Sound: Minor Scales
Getting your head around intervals is a great way to start to take melodic control of your solos i.e. choosing […]
12 Quick and Easy Scale Patterns
The top three strings of the guitar in standard tuning (GBE) present a unique set of interval locations that is […]