I play a lot of gigs of all kinds and styles of music , as I always enjoyed doing that. I always considered myself a bit of a ‘session guitarist’ always trying to ‘fit in’ rather than ‘stick out’. When somebody approaches me at the end of a gig and says how well I complemented the… Continue reading Thoughts on Guitar Amp live EQ Settings
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Melodic Development – How to make your solos more interesting
In this video I quickly explain how to take a basic idea and try to develop it to make your solos more interesting and memorable. Remember to leave lots of space!! Recommended reading: Hal Crook: An analysis of his core improvisational style: An analysis of trombonist Hal Crooks’ improvisational style from 1994-96, through the examination… Continue reading Melodic Development – How to make your solos more interesting
Documentary on Wah Pedal
This is a great documentary on the wah pedal, with a lot of interviews to guitar giants for all the guitar geeks out there! Enjoy! Cry Baby: The Pedal That Rocks The World from Joey Tosi on Vimeo. Suggested reading: Guitar Effects Pedals: The Practical Handbook
How to Play the ‘Walk of life’ Groove on guitar
In this video I show how to play the groove for ‘Walk of life’ by Dire Straits. It is self explanatory, make sure you listen to the original as well as some live versions! Suggested reading: The Guitar Style of Mark Knopfler (Guitar Signature Licks)
Playing ‘Out’
Playing ‘out’ is very common in jazz and fusion circles, as it adds tension-resolution to your phrasing. In the video I show a few examples of this and of how to get ‘that’ sound. Tips: 1- always use phrases that are very recognisable, with very strong melodic content. 2- use this techinque at the end… Continue reading Playing ‘Out’
True Bypass vs Buffers
I have seen this so many times…and I just wanted to add my two cents. Today I bumped into this video: This video makes perfect sense…so why is true bypass so popular, and used by most boutique pedal makers?…it cannot be just a hype or a selling point, it would not have lasted this long. I mostly… Continue reading True Bypass vs Buffers
Build your Strat of your dreams!
Hours of fun on this website! http://www.fender.com/en-GB/community/guitarbuilder/ You can customize your virtual guitar to your specs, changing color, woods, finish, hardware and a lot more. When you visit the page, this is the starting point: By selecting the different options and colours, in minutes I came up with a couple of great variations! And another one!#… Continue reading Build your Strat of your dreams!
Nile Rodgers Masterclass
Following the theme of master classes from legendary guitarist today I am going to share with you this great video where Nile Rodgers delivers some great funk guitar playing. Amazing stuff, great quality video as well, very clear and quite easy to follow!
More Ted Green Videos!
I recently stumbled on to this seminar and I wanted to share it with all of you as I think there are quite a few good tips on many areas of jazz guitar playing. This is a series of 6 videos! About one and a half hour long, so grab yourself a drink, a guitar,… Continue reading More Ted Green Videos!
30 Days to build a habit
This is something I have known for years, but I have just started implementing with great results. It works wonders if you are having a hard time making a start on things and you are, like myself, a procrastinator. After all we are creatures of habit and all we have to do is allow the time… Continue reading 30 Days to build a habit