When someone talks about a warm-up for playing guitar, the temptation for many is to roll their eyes, turn away, and to just go on playing their favourite tunes instead. The trouble is, many beginner guitarists struggle to actually play these … [Continue reading]
Upstrums are very frustrating for all beginners. Not only do guitarists lack the technique, but they lack the tone and try to be way too precise. In this video, I share with you my secrets for up-strumming. … [Continue reading]
One of the biggest misconceptions about learning and improving your guitar skills is the myth about sore fingers. Many guitarists are told or taught that sore fingers equals progress and that it is, in fact, a sign you are doing things correctly. In … [Continue reading]
Check out my latest podcast where I discuss a really simple way of making your strumming sound more interesting. I discuss how you should vary your strumming patterns to supercharge your strumming songs, sound more musical and improve your sense … [Continue reading]
It’s now 2018, and this is a great time for all guitarists and those learning to get re-motivated and really make this year a year to remember. In this post, I will go through one simple guitar challenge that will help you make massive progress this … [Continue reading]
There are three key factors that will define how happy, successful and efficient you are at learning to play the guitar, especially if you don`t have a teacher and therefore you effectively teach yourself guitar. In this post, you will learn what … [Continue reading]
In this video, I discuss a variety of ways you can get yourself out of a guitar-playing rut. Many guitarists plod along for a long period of time without realising it. … [Continue reading]
For our latest Q and A, we have Max Chiossi. Although Max is more of a rock player and teacher, I wanted him on the blog because of his focused approach to practising, his interest in the psychology of learning, and his insights on how to use your … [Continue reading]
Welcome to a new feature here at Guitar Domination where I`ll be doing a `round-up` review of a bunch of products all in the same category. For the very first one, I`ll be reviewing a whole bunch of capos from super expensive to super cheap … [Continue reading]
In Part one of this series on how to sit with a guitar properly, I explained why good, solid and consistent posture is critical for you as a guitarist - mainly because good posture can save a huge amount of time and frustration. In this part, we … [Continue reading]