Month: August 2020

Learn to play with this simple pattern and get to know everything about the guitar in the time it takes to learn to read this article! I was taught guitar at one of the best schools in Norway… so what’s the difference between the one I studied and yours? We have different teachers! So just […]

How well can I play a note? The more you learn, the better and you’ll be able to solo better every time. Here are some tips for increasing the importance of this important skill. 1. Use a Guitar

It’s the same as learning a piano in any other style. The difference is that this isn’t about studying chords and arpeggios for hours on end, as a guitarist would. It is about playing your music in the most comfortable way for you or your group and making things work. Many guitar teachers will also […]

12. Do you think all your other musical ideas are good? Well yes but I don’t think they’re very good. I’d like to think. I’ve got a lot of ideas, but I’d like to think I’ve got some pretty good ideas. I’ve got an idea for an album. I would love to do it though. […]

MATT: I think I’ve written about 300 different guitar solos. It’s a challenge. It’s fun to put your head down and play through all 200, 300, 400. Sometimes I’ll go for a week or two and then see if I can do it. PAT: That’s kind of what I’m doing. We’re all trying to become […]

KJ: The solo on the first track (the intro to “I Got You” from Backstreet Boys’ I Want It That Way), the whole thing starts around the third fret of the fourth fret, right in the middle. When you first play the note, that’s where it’s gonna come in. The key gets weird. It’s interesting. […]

How do you know your student is spending every hour wisely? As a guitar teacher, the answer to every question is, “you get what you pay for.” In this article, I’ll lay out the major factors in determining the cost of guitar lessons to date. From all of these factors, I chose the cost of […]

The “A.A.” in the name of the new band is just a nickname of course, but I really couldn’t give a shit. I don’t know, it’s been a couple of years. I mean, we’ve been around the scene for two or three years now, maybe it’s finally time. Do you have a favorite song you’ve […]

Electric guitars and electric basses are great to get started with but their sound and handling make them hard to learn. Electric basses can sound great and I’ve always had great success with them and I have learned to play them with some great skill. In order to learn it, start with a pickup that […]

It can sometimes be helpful to go with a simpler model first when you’re learning a new acoustic-electric combo. If you first start with an electric, chances are that you can use an acoustic guitar for hours on end without any problems. As the “newbie” progresses to an electric guitar, however, your playing will be […]