What Is Good Music???

In some magazine I read way back, some girl I’d never heard of had her own block quote saying “I don’t think Katy Perry or Lady Gaga is the best music in the world right now” to paraphrase a comment she was making about that year’s Grammy nominees. This past Sunday, that comment was brought […]

This Is Why Talent Doesn’t Matter….

I’ve never believed that anyone has sold their soul to the devil or taken a magic bullet and suddenly by magic gained the ability to play the guitar. Picking up any skill as difficult as this is not the result of being chosen as worthy of having a special gift. You want to know why […]

6 Rules Your Guitar Teacher Doesn’t Want You To Break, But I Do

This post is going to be a lot of fun because I’m going to repeat an awesome mantra I want you to adopt. Are you ready? The rules suck. I mean isn’t it a lot more fun to crash and burn than to look both ways? That’s right, going the speed limit is lame and […]

Who Else Wants To Play “What Do Tigers Dream Of” From The Hangover?!?

Despite what you may think I didn’t write this post because of the new trailer for the sequel to the first hangover movie. I know I really need to get over to Youtube and check it out, but I’ve been consumed by this idea of making an arrangement of “Stu’s Song” from the first movie. […]

6 Ways To Dump Your Boring Lead Guitar Scales

After studying lots and lot of guitar players I find it amazing that even the best stick to playing within scale patterns. It became so monotonous to see the same Chuck Berry phrases, blues scale cliché’s, and repeating licks littered throughout the best of the best and I’m talking about the guys who are the […]