As a teenager, I’d love to watch quiz shows. I’d practically jog home from school to watch a great quiz show called Fifteen to One while playing some guitar in the ad breaks. Yes, I was a dork.
Yesterday, I made a quick trip to my business post box. I get all my work- and business-related post sent there. After yesterday’s visit, I remembered why I do this.
Welcome to a new Monday email with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including thoughts on visual inspiration, the similarity between blind cave fish an guitarists, and more. Here we go…
Here’s something that many guitarists get wrong. If your fingers are struggling to play something… …Don’t make the common mistake of ONLY moving your fingers to try to solve the issue.
Here is a Friday 10-second tip for you to enjoy. It is all about the blues, but it’s more than just that. It’s about structure.
I’ve never been much of a collector (apart from collecting guitars!). As a kid, I used to watch TV and be in awe when I’d see people talking about collecting baseball cards. …And I was shocked when I saw some were worth a fortune!
I should have written this email yesterday. That’s because yesterday it was the 80th birthday of one of my all-time favourite guitar heroes… Mr Jimmy Page.
Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including thoughts on the Def Leppard hit “Pour Some Sugar on Me”, getting out of your comfort zone, and blues debates. Here we go…
As an 8-year-old kid, I remember my uncle putting the movie It on for me. I’m not sure if you know it, but this is based on a Stephen King novel that features the horrific Pennywise the clown.
Here is your weekly 10-second tip to enjoy. In fact, as this is the first one of the year, I want to give you 10 mini tips on playing with better technique. These are the things I’ve been talking about with students lately. Here we go…