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The Pentatonic Scale Has Been Banned!

20 September 2011

If ever there was a crutch that would forever stunt the musical growth of guitar players throughout the history of time, that crutch would be the Pentatonic Scale. Thousands of potentially great guitar solos have been spoiled by that little sequence of five notes that simply will not die. More disturbingly, millions of potentially great [...]

Fretterverse Releases First eBook in Series

9 September 2011

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We hinted about it here — and was a bit more blatant about it here — so it’s not really a surprise announcement by conventional standards. But, we (Fretterverse) are quite pleased to announce the release of its first eBook — Scale Mastery. Over a year in the making, Scale Mastery takes you way beyond [...]

The Hump Day Guitar Challenge

31 August 2011

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If ever there was a day of the week when motivation simply does not exist, Hump Day would be it. It’s still a wee bit too early to get excited about the weekend, it’s never a paycheck day and, as much as you really want to sit around and do nothing, you know you can’t. [...]

Some Days I Wish I Didn’t Have a Guitar Blog

26 August 2011

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You know, there are those times, though few and far between, when I really wish I didn’t have a guitar blog. I think it pretty much goes without saying that if you have a guitar blog you’re more or less relegated to writing only about guitar, right? I mean, who in their right mind would [...]

The eBook is Coming! The eBook is Coming!

24 August 2011

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It’s taken me a year to finally be able to make this great announcement. I’m happy to tell you all that I am now putting the finishing touches on the first volume in the Fretterverse Guitar Concepts eBook series, which will be available for sale very soon! Volume 1 is called “Scale Mastery” and, obviously, [...]

5 Tips for Jazz Gig Etiquette

13 August 2011

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I’ve been to many, many jazz performances. I’ve even played in a bunch. I’ve seen the greatest gigs ever thanks to the audience really getting into the vibe of the performers, and I’ve gotten up and walked out on a few sets because I was so annoyed at how other members of the audience were [...]

It’s Coming… Soon!

22 July 2011

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Yes, that’s right. An announcement is forthcoming very soon, which will answer where the hell we’ve been for the past number of months. Be patient… all shall be made clear very soon. (It’s not like I’m solving world hunger or anything, but it is pretty cool.)

Wadebward.com likes to plagarize other people’s hard work!

16 March 2011

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So, apparently some scumbag asshole who runs wadebward.com has decided that my original content is much more interesting that HIS content, and therefore feels that it’s okay to just take my stuff word-for-word and put it on his blog. Case in point is the screen shot to the left that shows just one of the [...]

Introducing the Rock Standards Project – the most important musical undertaking, ever!

18 January 2011

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Ever since I wrote my article Why Does Rock Have No Standards? back in June of last year, I have not been able to get the idea out of my head that there really is a solution to the mindless, boring, and trite rock jam sessions that we all have to suffer through because none [...]

A Tribute to the eBow

4 January 2011

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We all have our favorite effect pedal, pick, strap, etc. Walk into any music shop and you’ll catch an earful from every axeslinger who’s just dying to tell you about the such-and-such whammycombobulator that can instantly turn you into the next Vai or Petrucci. Not having been a huge pedal guy myself, I was never [...]