It’s not a secret that one of my all time favourite guitar instructional books is The Advancing Guitarist by Mick Goodrich. One the exercises explained in this great book is about creating a random sequence of chords by writing every type of chord (major, minor, all the 7th chords and, if you feel more adventurous, chords… Continue reading A tool to improve your improvising skills.
Category: Tips and Online finds
5 Ways To Improve Your Sight Reading
We have heard too many times jokes about guitarists that cannot read music, or are the worst reader in the group…or the kind of guys that consider reading music unnecessary as ‘Clapton does not read music and is famous’. I can assure you that reading traditional notation will improve the knowledge of the instrument and… Continue reading 5 Ways To Improve Your Sight Reading
5 Free Online Metronomes that work flawlessly.
I have always wanted to find a good on-line metronome that worked flawlessly so that I could practice or find the perfect tempo wherever I had an internet connection. I am sure nowadays most of us have a metronome on their mobile, but I found that these 5 following free on-line metronomes had something cool to offer, and also worked smoothly. 1 simple.bestmetronome.com/… Continue reading 5 Free Online Metronomes that work flawlessly.
Line 6 Double Preset Mod
I posted this diagram on a different blog page ages ago, but I had so many emails about it that I wanted to post an update and some new pictures of a smaller enclosure. The original was posted on January 5, 2009 and I think I did this mod (if you can call it that) during Christmas… Continue reading Line 6 Double Preset Mod
Guitar Great Vic Juris: A couple of great video lessons.
I was lucky enough to study with Vic Juris in the early 90’s. Today I stumbled into a couple of great lessons on youtube and I wanted to share them with you. He is a great jazz guitarist, if you don’t know about him, check out his music: http://www.myspace.com/vicjuris In this lesson he talks about… Continue reading Guitar Great Vic Juris: A couple of great video lessons.
Allan Holdsworth and Gordon Beck – The Things You See.
I wanted to share a couple of tracks from a hard to find record By Allan Holdsworth and Gordon Beck. The Things You See . This album is absolutely a must for Allan’s fans. He plays mostly acoustic on this album and the musical level is second to none. Just listen to the first couple… Continue reading Allan Holdsworth and Gordon Beck – The Things You See.
Larry Carlton lesson on Diminished scale
The last lesson I posted was about the Diminished scale…I stumbled onto this great video where guitar player guru Larry Carlton Talk about the diminished scale. He is one of my favourite guitarists of all times …if had to suggest any records, just check out ‘Sleepwalk’ or ‘Strike twice’ or any of his work with Steely… Continue reading Larry Carlton lesson on Diminished scale
Pat Metheny Clinic and Chromatic scale Exercise
Not too long ago I posted this guitar exercise video: the never-ending chromatic scale. find the original post here: http://www.TrueGuitarist.com/never-ending-chromatic-scale/ Just yesterday I found this video of a clinic by Pat Metheny. Check out the video, what he’s doin at the very beginning is exactly what I am talking about.
Herbie Hancock, Susan Tedeschi, Vinnie Colaiuta, Derek Trucks – Space Captain
Wow, I don’t think this needs words… Herbie Hancock – piano Derek Trucks – slide guitar Susan Tedeschi – lead / backup vocals Oteil Burbridge – bass, backup vocals Kofi Burbridge – organ, backup vocals Mike Mattison – backup vocals Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
Guitar T-shirt that plays like a guitar!
I usually do not post stuff like this, but this is just such a great gadget, and when I saw it posted on facebook I could not hold myself from sharing it on here. It’s basically a tshirt that you can play like a real gutiar…just look at the video and you’ll see what I… Continue reading Guitar T-shirt that plays like a guitar!