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Picking Styles
I thought I would take some time today to talk about some of the different ways guitar players pick when playing. It seems to me that many beginners may not have a complete understanding of these techniques and how to use them. Since I think it’s of the utmost importance for us “seasoned” players to [...]
Continue reading...Finding the Right Guitar Teacher
6 April 2010
Once you have made the commitment to learn the guitar, finding a good teacher is critical to teach you the correct way to play, to keep you motivated and, most importantly, to teach you what you are looking to learn. For day-one beginners what you are looking to learn doesn’t matter as much since most [...]
Continue reading...Ravi’s Learn Guitar in 21 Days
15 March 2010
If you are a beginning guitarist, or someone who hasn’t even picked up a guitar yet and isn’t quite sure where to start, there is a DVD that can help you: Ravi’s Learn Guitar in 21 Days. Developed by Guitar Lab and developed on the TrueFire platform, this DVD claims to be a sure-fire method [...]
Continue reading...Inversion Excursion, Volume 1: Major Chord Inversions – by Frank Vignola (DVD)
26 February 2010
For many, especially the jazz players out there, having a large chord vocabulary at your disposal is an absolute must-have. Whether you’re playing solo guitar chord melodies, comping in a big band, or playing in a small ensemble, having the ability to nail the perfect chord anywhere on the fretboard is every guitar players dream. [...]
Continue reading...The C-A-G-E-D Guitar System In a Nutshell
15 January 2010
Okay, so the picture probably isn’t what you had in mind when you read the title. That’s okay, I’m all for some good, cheeky fun – especially on a Friday. What I really want to discuss is the C-A-G-E-D guitar system, a method of learning the guitar for beginning students, based on five basic chord [...]
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- Josh: That is a bit insane. I would have to play one of those first to make sure it's comfortable....
- Neal: Unfortunately Ibanez are rather small minded when it comes to lefties, so the Agile's are what I'm looking at yeah. Rondo ships to the UK now so i'm ...
- Josh: I sincerely hope that he becomes as famous as Satch and Vai. He certainly has the potential to. I'm telling you, he was/is a class act all the way aro...
- Neal: Excellent post, I just lost an hour of my evening watching all the videos! The 'Wave of Babies' video is really doing the rounds on Twitter this week...
- Josh: Thanks, Gary. I've never really done my practicing that way, but it's worth looking into. I might give it a shot and see how it works for me....
- Gary Fletcher: I stop and move on to the next thing when I've done the planned reps. If I still don't have it, then I've learned I'll get a little better next sessio...
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