Traveling musicians are often all too familiar with the challenges of flying with their instruments. The fear of "Will my instrument make it on board the plane?", or "If I have to check it, will it survive the handling?" permeates through the mind of any guitarist walking to … [Read more...] about British Airways Upsetting Musicians
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Fretboard Visualization with Tom Quayle and Martin Miller
These two fantastic guitarists have somewhat differing frames of thought when it comes to visualizing shapes and patterns across the fretboard. Hear them break down and compare their different concepts in this vlog from the first ever Guitcon 2017. Not yet familiar … [Read more...] about Fretboard Visualization with Tom Quayle and Martin Miller
Email Exchange with Symphony X Guitarist
Motivation comes in many forms, but there's a special kind of drive you feel when you get a response from an artist you admire. When I was 16 years old, I was ecstatic to have received a response from a guitarist for whom I had (and still have) great respect and admiration. … [Read more...] about Email Exchange with Symphony X Guitarist
Two-Handed Tapping Lesson from Mike Dawes
In the world of modern fingerstyle guitar, Mike Dawes is at the top of the Pay-Attention-to-These-Artists List (a list which I just made up). He is a talented one-man band from the UK with popular hits online, from his oringnals to solo acoustic arrangements of songs … [Read more...] about Two-Handed Tapping Lesson from Mike Dawes
NEW Segovia Scales Book
The Segovia Scales Illustrated with Standard Notation, Tablature, and Fretboard Diagrams By Sean Thrower My latest book The Segovia Scales: Illustrated in with Standard Notation, Tablature, and Fretboard Diagrams is a re-illustration of the Diatonic Major and Minor Scales … [Read more...] about NEW Segovia Scales Book