Transcription: Whammy Bar Gospel R&B Lesson I found this video on Youtube and thought Xeryus did a nice job introducing guitarists to using the whammy bar in the Gospel/R&B style. This is a very popular technique but can be overdone easily; so like anything else in your bag of tools, use it sparingly. The video […]
Two Hand Tapping Guitar Lesson – Vol. 1
People have been asking me to create a two hand tapping guitar lesson, so I am excited to present the first of what I would like to make a series of tapping lessons with accompanying videos. What I love about this piano-esque technique is the possibility of creating chord/melody arrangements with a wider range of […]
Rigonomics Vol 2: How Guitar Strings Affect Tone
How Guitar Strings Affect Tone Hi there, and welcome back to Rigonomics! I hope that you enjoyed reading the first installment, all about picks! My plan is to cover tone creation for guitarists from it’s source, all the way through the signal chain, employing different strategies to ultimately achieve the tone you hear in your […]
Dominating Dominant 7th Licks
A common question broached by many of my students is, “How do I get away from playing the same old blues licks over Dominant 7th Chords?” Employing some concepts from jazz harmony opens a world of possibilities for new Dominant 7th licks to try out. As guitarists, pentatonic and blues scales are hammered into our […]
Rigonomics Vol 1: How Guitar Picks Shape Your Tone
Welcome to the first installment of what promises to be an ongoing discussion about the very thing we desire most….money!!!! No, all kidding aside, we will be speaking about what most guitarists lust after….women!!!! Gotcha again…. I’m seriously being serious about an extremely serious topic that most guitarists take seriously….(I’m cracking myself up, and hopefully […]