January 2012
The Science Of Speed →
Taking a simple look at the mechanics of speed playing.
December 2011
Breaking The Speed Barrier: How To Go Fast →
Learning to go fast has everything to do with setting up the pathway in your head, and then having an orderly way to traverse it faster, so you can hand it over from conscious to unconscious control.
Shredder – New iPad Synth For Guitar →
Yonac Software has introduced Shredder, the first professional iPad guitar synthesizer.
Features:
Connect your guitar to your iPad through the USB (such as Apogee Jam, Griffin…
Practicing For Maximum Results →
It all boils down to practice, i’m going to share a few ways i’ve seen over the years.
Guitar Jack 2 Review →
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Here’s a quick review of the Sonoma Wire Works Guitar Jack 2 – an audio interface that lets you record guitar and other audio directly to your iPhone or…
How To Finish What You Started →
A few basic tips that might help turn a scrap of an idea into a finished song.
Electro-Harmonix Analogizer →
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Electro Harmonix has introduced the Analogizer, a new effect that is designed to ‘give you the sound and feel of an analog delay, without the long delay…
Pinky Dexterity Exercise →
A lot of us has difficulty with our pinky finger or little so here are a few exercises to help address this problem. Make sure and I mean make sure you let the notes ring properly or sound properly…
Reading Standard Notation 1 - Pitch →
How many of you tried to learn how to read sheet music? Raise your hands, folks. Nice, 70% of you. Ok, but how many of you actually learned them? What does it mean… none?
November 2011
Bobbing In/Out Of Different Keys - The Magic Of... →
This lesson explains how to gracefully use & play chords that are “out of key”
World’s First Face-Controlled Guitar Effect →
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This is a preview of Frontier Design Group’s iShred Live, which features a new low pass filter with variable cutoff and resonant frequency control.
The…
Tackling Strumming As A Beginner Guitarist. Part 1 →
This lesson is aimed at those of you who haven’t quite learned how to play rhythms in time. If you want to improve your skill in this area from the basics, this lesson is for you.
Finger Independence Exercises →
These are just a few exercises I’ve made up/come across that help build fretting hand co-ordination and get your fingers to move smoothly without affecting their neighbors.
Bootsy Collins On Electro-Harmonix Pedals →
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Bootsy Collins offers his take on Electro-Harmonix pedals, demonstrating ones that he’s used to create his classic funk sounds, and experimenting with some…
Start Using Your Ears. Part 2 →
If you read part 1, hopefully you’re thoroughly convinced that learning songs by ear is a great way to improve your playing. So here’s how to get started.
Death Metal Composition Techniques →
In this lesson, we approach techniques and theory to build Death Metal licks and riffs.
Pulling Off →
Learning the guitar technique of “Pulling Off”
Groovy Arpeggio Exercises →
Improve sweeping and linear finger movement simultaneously.
What Can iPad Guitar App Do? (JamUp Overview) →
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Micah Beverly checks out Positive Grid’s new JamUp iPad app and demonstrates its capabilities in this series of review videos.
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Notes Have Names So Respect Them →
You know how to name the notes? If your answer is no, read that article. Hope it will help you to name them.
Guitar Multi-Effect Jam Station For iOS →
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Positive Grid has introduced JamUp, a new multi-effect guitar app and guitar interface for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.
JamUp guitar app provides access to…
October 2011
Creating ‘Dr. Frankenstein’s Laboratory’ Using... →
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Effects guru Bill Ruppert takes a look at creating ‘spooky’ sounds for Halloween, using just a guitar and Electro Harmonix effects pedals.
GuitarJack Model 2 Audio Interface for iPhone 4,... →
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A quick overview of the GuitarJack Model 2 Audio Interface for iPhone 4, iPad 2, iPad, and iPod touch.
GuitarJack Model 2 connects instruments and…
Starting Fresh Everything To Get You Going →
Learn the notes on the fretboard, how to play tablature, and tune the guitar. This lesson will teach you everything you need to get you rocking!
Harmonic Pentatonic Minor →
Intermediate and above lesson. Shapes and use of harmonic pentatonic minor.
Speed Playing. Part 5 →
Speed Playing returns with advanced techniques to really test your fingers and help you master the art of speed playing.
Chromaticism In Blues →
Application of the chromatic leading and passing tone to the blues.
Gibson Intros $5,570 Firebird X Guitar →
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Gibson has introduced The Firebird X digital guitar, a new guitar that applies digital technology to the traditional guitar.
The Firebird X features a…
Guitar Age Or A Guitarists Illustrated Primer IX →
So you just bought a guitar. Now what? This is the ninth installment in my series of guitar lessons to get you from beginner to virtuoso as quickly as humanly possible. Im going to show you the…
GuitarJack Model 2 iOS Guitar Input →
Sonoma Wire Works has introduced the GuitarJack Model 2 audio interface, designed to connect a wide range of instruments, microphones, and other audio hardware to the iPhone, iPad and iPod…
September 2011
Every Four Frets →
A look at some of the basics of diminished neoclassical shred guitar. Brief lesson.
Two Free Ways To Get More Out Of The Roland GR-55... →
The Roland GR-55 Guitar Synth is a deep pedal. So deep, that it can be fiddly to try and edit, using just the on-board controls.
Fortunately, there are a couple of free solutions that…
Beginners Guide To Alternate Picking →
This is just a easy guide to alternate picking for beginners. This is a skill that requires practice but pays of in the end! If you want to play fast or amazing lightning speed solos then this is for…
Strumming Patterns For Different Time Signatures →
Strumming patterns for 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 time signatures and tips for some other time signatures.
August 2011
The Electro Harmonix Ravish Sitar Pedal →
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Effects guru Bill Ruppert, as part of his excellent EHX Effectology series, takes a look at the Ravish Sitar pedal.
No keyboards, samplers or midi pickups…
Heart Drive And A Story To Tell →
A lesson on how to REALLY write… ANYTHING
Quartal Stacks And Their Inversions →
An introduction to interesting chordal voicings built on the concept of quartal stacks.
Texas Blues Licks. Episode I →
In this lesson I will share some licks I have in my arsenal that I have learned from many SRV songs such as “Texas Flood” and “Couldn’t Stand the Weather.”
Moog Lap Steel Looping Improvisation →
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Moog Lap Steel Explorations Part 2 – a live looping improvisation by Bill Walker, using the new Moog Lap Steel and Looperlative LP-1.
The improvisation…
Guitar Age Or A Guitarists Illustrated Primer VIII →
So you just bought a guitar. Now what? This is the seventh installment in my series of guitar lessons to get you from beginner to virtuoso as quickly as humanly possible. Im going to show you some…
Improving Picking Accuracy →
In this lesson I will show a few exercises that I used to help me improve my accuracy.
Beginner Lesson V: The Basics →
This is part V in my series Beginner Lesson, The Basics. I would like to talk about rhythm and strumming. Once again, please keep in mind, this is the very beginning. There will be no theory, no…
iRiffPort Guitar Jack For iPhone, iPad →
iRiffPort is a new guitar jack for the iPhone and iPad.
Features:
Turns your iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch into a practice guitar amplifier and effects processor
Designed for electric…
Electro-Harmonix Ravish Sitar Demo →
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This is a demo of the Electro Harmonix Ravish Sitar effects pedal.
The Ravish Sitar pedal transforms your guitar into a Sitar-like instrument.
Building Or Rebuilding A Good Foundation In Music... →
Beginners can start to learn about theory, and people who think they know theory but have some problems with the basics can fix that. This will also have a lot of guitar technique in it, chord…
Nick's Jazz Series. Part 3 →
The saga continues…
Roland GR-55 Guitar Synth Demo →
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Rob Marcello (formerly of Danger Danger) demos the Roland-GR-55 guitar synthesizer at the 2011 Summer NAMM Show.
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Building Or Rebuilding A Good Foundation In Music... →
Beginners can start to learn about theory, and people who think they know theory but have some problems with the basics can fix that. This will also have a lot of guitar technique in it, chord…
July 2011
Nick's Jazz Series. Part 2 →
The saga continues!
Buckethead Magic Shred Lick Fully Explained →
Buckethead uses these sequences as the bread and butter of his solos. This lesson gives you all the tools that you will need to get you on your way to shredding like him within a reasonable amount of…