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Many guitarists think that physically playing the instrument is all that really matters, but that view is seriously wrong. Physically playing the guitar is only around twenty per cent of what you really need to know.  The other eighty per cent is what I call the “head stuff”, which is the most important to know. Click here to read…

Many people have asked me how do you get out of a “rut” situation? If are not sure what a “rut” is, it is when you think you are not making any progress and are completely stalled in your efforts of getting better. You might even practice and play every day and still not get…

Many guitarists will at some time want to play guitar and sing at the same time, and if you are like many others you will have a lot of difficulty with it. Although it seems really easy when you see one of your favourite artists performing, it is not all that easy to begin with.…

Many guitar students I teach say that they have a lot of trouble making practising fun while getting good results at the same time. If practising is not fun or you are not seeing positive results, then you need to rethink and find where you are going wrong. So click here for 13 Tips to…

A question that pops up a lot relates to effect pedals (also called stomp boxes) and what order you should have them in. Many top players seem to have a differing opinion on what order they need to go in to get a great sound, but there is an order that seems to work for…

There are many myths around learning guitar. This article exposes some of the myths that are commonly heard, followed by what really happens in practice. In most cases what really happens in practice is the exact opposite of what you hear. Click the link to read the full Common Guitar Learning Myths article.

A lot of people don’t know how to go about buying a new guitar, or even their second or third guitars. This FREE report will clear up a lot of confusions you may have, steer you in the right direction, and save you a lot of frustration and money. Click the link to see 11…

Many guitar lesson students ask me questions about what type of pedals, multi-effect, or rack mount effects units to buy. First of all we should look at what the professionals use and then you can make up your mind, as this will give you a good place to begin. I will assume that you want…

Are you having blues guitar lessons? Rock guitar lessons? Metal guitar lessons? Jazz guitar lessons? No matter what you are studying every serious guitarist needs to have a very good sense of musical time. The better the quality of musician you play with,the better their sense of time will be, so you need to be…

No matter if you are learning rock, blues, jazz guitar (or any other style) there are many mistakes that keep appearing in guitarists’ previous educational background evident when they begin lessons with me. I thought I would share some of those mistakes with you so you can quickly get on the right track. The mistakes…