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Say More By Playing Less

Friday, April 23, 2010

A friend told me a story about one of the weekly jam sessions hosted by Les Paul at the Iridium in New York City. It was somewhat of an open invitation where Les encouraged guitar players to get up and jam. On this particular night, one guitarist (he never told me the guy’s name) got [...]

Licks Are Cool Tricks, But Not the Fix

Thursday, April 22, 2010

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Hey, check out this lick? Did you hear the lick such-and-such played on that solo? This is an E-harmonic minor lick you absolutely MUST learn! Bet you can’t play this lick! Licks! Licks! Licks! Argh! I want to slap the crap out of someone!

What Are Your Favorite Guitar Solos?

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

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We don’t get to hear very many good solos anymore due to the state of “popular” music today, which is really a shame. There is nothing better than hearing a truly inspired guitar solo, rewinding it several times in a row to hear the searing climax of a perfectly-bended note, just the right amount of [...]