Why I Play 8s: The Truth About Guitar String Gauge
Why I Play 8s: The Truth About Guitar String Gauge One of the questions I get asked constantly by students and other guitarists is: “What string gauge do you play?” When I tell them “8 to 38”, the reaction is often one of total surprise. People usually assume I’m on at least 10s, maybe even … Why I Play 8s: The Truth About Guitar String Gauge
Cool Guitar Gear and Awesome Guitars
The Strymon Nightsky Pedal This is a pretty remarkable pedal creating lush, synthy sounds. The Mel-9 Mellotron Pedal The guys at Electro-Harmonix are genius. I totally want that pedal. Mellotron is my all-time favorite sound. The Electro-Harmonix C9 Organ Machine Equally crazy and impressive is their pedal that makes guitars sound like organs. It totally … Cool Guitar Gear and Awesome Guitars
Interesting and Iconic Guitars, Fun Memes, and Finger Independence
Finger Independence This is a pretty crazy brain drill. Your head might start smoking after a while. Ideally, you would want to first spend some time with the 24 finger combinations I wrote about in the past. Speed On Guitar Is The Byproduct of Accuracy You need to get some proficiency with those first before … Interesting and Iconic Guitars, Fun Memes, and Finger Independence
Posted in Guitar Gear, Guitar Humor, Guitar Technique Tagged dexterity, guitars, speed, technique training
Picking Vs. Strumming, Awesome Guitars and Some Humor
Picking Vs. Strumming, Awesome Guitars and Some Humor I oftentimes have to fix the picking hand technique of my students who oftentimes get confused about when to pick and when to strum. The hand that holds the pick, deals with 2 techniques only in everything guitar playing. Picking This is the technique you use when … Picking Vs. Strumming, Awesome Guitars and Some Humor
Posted in Guitar Gear, Guitar Humor, Guitar Technique, Rhythm, Vreny's Misc Musings Tagged Custard Pie, guitar technique, guitars, picking, strumming, Whole Lotta Love, Wish You Were Here
3-Note-Per-String Scale Fingerings, Guitars & Humor
3-Note Per String Scale Fingerings Technically fast guitarists for whom speed and technical playing is a major part of their style, LOVE using these 3-note-per string scale fingerings. As you can see on the following graphic, those fingerings are not in-position fingerings. Each fingering combines 2 positions; with a physical move up into the next … 3-Note-Per-String Scale Fingerings, Guitars & Humor
Posted in Guitar Gear, Guitar Humor, Guitar Technique Tagged guitar solos, improvisation, scale fingerings, scales, soloing, speed