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My Squier Affinity Makeover Project
A couple of weeks ago I found a pretty nice Squier Affinity Strat for only $119 so thought I would pick it up. I’ve been wanting a cheap Strat for a while now to show people that you can get…
Are You Playing Blues Guitar Like a Singer?
[update May 14th 2019] After listening to music for so many years, there is one thing I have realized when it comes down to feeling the emotion from a guitar performance. Almost every time, the most passionate blues solos that…
The Many Guitar Tones of Eric Clapton
[ Updated February 2020 ] Eric Clapton is not only one of my favorite guitarists, but he has also been a big influence on the way I approach my guitar tone. Through the years he has created a number of…
Download Lessons Discontinued
As the demand for download versions of the lessons has steadily decreased, I’ve decided to stop selling them. The amount of work it takes to create the download version then try to sell them individually takes up too much time…
7 Tips to Get You Out of that Guitar Rut
I have heard so many people tell me that they feel like they are stuck in a rut with their guitar playing and they don’t know what to do to get out of it. In this blog post I want…
Blues Rhythm Guitar pt 2
In my new Blues Rhythm Guitar pt 2 course I want to continue on with the blues rhythm guitar lessons that were started in pt 1. There were personal and health reasons that Blues Rhythm Guitar pt 1 came to…
Play Like Duane Allman Pt 2
The next course I’m releasing is how to play in the style of Duane Allman over a Soul Serenade track. You’ll learn the concepts and techniques behind playing like Duane and a complete solo in the style of the legendary…
Win a Free Yearly or Lifetime All Access Pass
For the 10 Year Anniversary I’m running a special promotion where you can win 1 of 5 All Access Passes. There will be 3 Yearly passes and 2 Lifetime passes given away. To qualify you will need to make a…
10 Year Anniversary
This week marks the 10 year anniversary for the release of my first ever DVD video course Slide Guitar Method 1 Open E Tuning. This is the course that started it all for me and was the catalyst that led…
NEW Acoustic Blues Guitar Lesson
After nearly 9 years of creating video guitar lessons, I’ve never made a solo lesson that focuses specifically on playing an Acoustic Blues Guitar Solo. Granted I did create a Dobro lesson in my Open G Tuning course and a…
New Course Available – Unaccompanied Blues Solo
In the next installment of solo lessons that I add to the All Access Pass, I’m going to teach something that I’ve never taught before. This solo will be one that is played without any accompaniment. I feel this is…
How to Record Your Guitar Over a Backing Track
Ever since I started playing guitar over 25 years ago I can remember one thing that I always did that really seemed to help me get better. That one thing is recording my playing and listening back to see what…
New Clapton Badge Style Lesson
In June we’ll continue the Artist series style solos with a Clapton Badge style solo. Now Badge is one of my favorite Cream era Clapton solos and I think it is a great study for learning how to blend the…
Andrews Spectraverb 16 Demo
I recently decided to go back to using amps for my lessons as they are much easier for me to use and most importantly, I can be a little louder than I previously thought I could in my new recording…
Blues Rhythm Guitar Release
One of the top things that guitarists have a problem with is rhythm. Let’s face it rhythm is hard, but achieving a fluid rhythm blues guitar sound is achievable by learning and applying the correct foundation. In my new Blues…