TV Practicing for Rhythm and Speed
In the beginning, I struggled a lot with rhythm guitar, and for an unusually long time, no matter how much […]
Outside Playing: Twisted CAGED Soloing
I’m not a huge fan of the CAGED System, but I am grateful to its existence because it forced me […]
How to Come Up with Funk Chords on the Fly
My first guitar teacher was and still is a great funk player. I’d go see him play at the local […]
Outside Playing: How Not to Get Lost
I love outside playing, the more outrageous the better. I think it was Allan Holdsworth who called it, ‘playing all […]
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 […]