Bell Bottom Blues is a relatively simple yet delightful Riff and a good one for co-ordinating your left and right hands, plus some string picking. It’s from his Derek &…
Mastering String Bending. Sultans Of Swing Guitar Riff. If you want to play and sound like your rock guitarist heroes, then you will need to learn the art of String Bending. Introduction To String Bending Sultans Of…
Guitarist Nils Lofgren Nils Lofgren Guitar School: The Origins: Guitarist Nils Lofgren, usually thought of as an ace sideman for Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen (he’s currently on tour with The Boss…
The Eagles Lyin Eyes Introduction Practice So you can now learn the introduction to Lyin’ Eyes by The Eagles. Andy shows you a simple strumming pattern using some open chords, but…
Buying Your First Guitar Every guitarist remembers their first guitar. Some look back with horror and disbelief, while others recall their introductory instrument with fondness, regardless of its quality Most…
Since the launch of Apple’s iOS and the release of the iPad and iPhone there have been hundreds upon hundreds of apps that have claimed to be a cut above the rest in…
So, we were at NAMM, and one of the first stands we visited was Freshman Guitars. The aesthetics, quality and sounds of these guitars is very impressive. Plus the passion…
Playing in major is challenging to many guitarists, the major blues scale is no exception. I think one reason to why many guitar-players prefer the minor scale is simply that it…
The Martin Guitar Co. Acoustic guitars have been a part of the landscape of rock, country, and popular music since before the terms were invented. Standing head and shoulders above…
Stop wasting time emulating your hero’s and find your own unique sound! Time and time again I get students coming to me and saying I want to sound like Clapton,…
Improvisation on Guitar. The ability to jam over backing tracks (or even with a live band) probably gives me more satisfaction, guitar-wise, than anything else. Sure it takes some time to master, so that is why…
Strumming Songs: Mr. Jones by The Counting Crows, The Talking Heads’ Psycho Killer and More Than A Feeling by Boston have 3 distinctive must know strumming patterns; each one completely different and deliberately picked…
With a strong combination of hard work, relentless touring, strong singing and playing and memorable material, California’s Rival Sons are keeping the hard rock fires burning brightly, and thankfully so. The Sons are currently touring Europe, promoting their latest…
