In this video I answer a question sent in by a Rock Guitar Power member. I talk about using your fingers to control the strings that you don’t want to ring out to achieve cleaner lead and rhythm playing.
I get asked this question a lot from private students so I wanted to shoot a quick lesson answering it and covering some techniques….
The RGP Webinar is a hour and a half long lesson, that you can pick a time that’s take on your own, where we cover some really great lessons on how to learn to jam and solo over any song you hear. We also cover some other great ear training techniques!
So I recently got back from attending the 2013 NAMM show and had an Awesome time! It’s been 4 years since I last went to the show and I was reminded of how fun, exciting and cool it is to be there.
I shot a lot of video and took a lot of pictures and just finished putting together a really cool video to show you what the show is all about. You can watch the video here:
Feel free to comment on it, leave questions and give it a thumbs up if you like it.
There was a ton of awesome gear, live performances and famous musicians everywhere. I even ran into Stevie
Wonder! No joke (see video).
There were a couple new apps/guitar learning tools that totally blew my mind. I’m going to be doing a separate review for them because I think they are that important to let you know about so keep an eye out for a video where I’m going to show you what I thought were the best new products to check out in 2013.
I was recently on a vacation that I take every year where I go on a cruise with a big group of Internet Marketers. While spending the day in Costa Rica, I managed to shoot this quick video to say hi!
This cruise is always the highlight of my year because I get to hang out with some of the most fun, exciting, intelligent and successful Internet Marketers and Entrepreneurs in the world!
We spent 8 days vacationing in exotic places, networking and sharing ideas. I always come back from this trip refreshed and ready to start some new and exciting projects. Last year while on this cruise, I was given the idea of Jammin With The Band from another friend of mine and got right on it when I got home.
This year will be no different as I have a bunch of new ideas and awesome guitar courses to develop that I’m sure you’ll love! I’ll keep you posted as they develop.
I’m already signed up for next years cruise and if you would like to join me and 400 other awesome Internet Marketers, check out this page: http://www.marketingcruisevacation.com
Even if your not into marketing or have an online business, this trip is one kick ass time! Hope to see you there!
In this lesson we are going to check out a killer hard rock song by the group Sub Focus. They actually write electronic music and I came across this song while listening to Pandora.
It’s got the coolest hard rock groove and it’s great for learning by ear, jammin too and soloing over.
Check out this video where I teach you the main riffs and talk about how to have some fun rocking out to this track!
One of the aspects of guitar playing that you should always strive for is playing with emotion. Whether it’s your own music or someone else’s.
To illustrate this idea and give you some great tips on how to get started, I made a lesson where I play some really intense guitar for you….With My Eyes Closed!
Check out the following video where I play the intro to “Asturias” by Isaac Albeniz
Now please understand this is not to show off or wax my ego…I find that when you are able to play guitar without looking at it, you can reach a new level of playing because you can shut off the sense of sight and focus on sound and how you want your playing to be heard.
It’s a cool concept and a really awesome some to apply to your playing!
Be sure to leave your comments, questions and other rants below
Practice, Practice, Practice!
If you want to see the first video I made for this song where I talk about using a metronome and writing strong melodies: Click Here
This performance is what inspired me to learn this piece. In my opinion he plays this flawlessly with so much emotion it’s amazing. Yet he doesn’t do so much as flinch while playing the whole thing!
P.S. I’m always looking for new topics to cover and help the RGP community out on so if you have something your struggling with in your playing, please let me know and I’ll create a lesson to help you out!
