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I may be aging myself here but I was clearing out some old files and came across these. Some are great memories, some I don't remember,...

Do you ever find yourself caught between what you want to hear and what your hands can do? If so, sometimes changing the pitch of one...

My dear friend Oz Ozmen solicited my services to compose the music for his video "What's the Secret Science Behind Great Movie...

Here's a great way to expand a clean sound both vertical (highs and low) and horizontal (stereo width)! Start by plugging your guitar...

These are my 5 favorite books related to music, guitar playing, artistry, and the spirit of self. The Creative Act  - Rick Rubin I love...

If you'd like to improve your improv, try not to play the root note of the next chord on its downbeat. It can be too definite and...

One way to make an arpeggio have more character is to accent a note that's NOT on the downbeat. In this example, I accent the last 16th...

Here are 3 benefits of using a one-chord loop to practice your lead melody and phrasing! Equipment Used: - PRS CE24:...

Listen to "Evolution Awaits" on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/34rAP0B1ANxSTjaFP9ormK?si=d2698933a5dd49fa One thing I love to do...

In this video, I embark on a recording session with the Blackstar St. James EL34 plugin, exploring its versatile capabilities across four...

Just jamming with the pEDal company’s Are You EDsperienced? Pedal. I’m using this really cool reverse delay setting called “Lorem Ipsum.”...

Have you ever spent any time playing in Double Drop-D? If not, here are some fun chords to get you started. SIGNAL CHAIN: Epiphone Les...

Here's a mixolydian Riff that's a lot of fun to play and a great exercise. But first, what is mixolydian? Well, it’s the fifth scale mode...

How I wrote a TV show theme song for "Travel With Didiayer." In the first part of this video, I speak about the dynamics that led to this...

One way of pushing your guitar playing outside of the pentatonic box is to create a chord progression that does not use the tonic chord....

One thing I love to do to give a song some mystique is to use what I call the rotating box. So instead of just randomly plucking through...

Here's an exercise that's great for what I like to call intermittent palm muting. So what I'm doing here is palm muting intermittently....

Something that's really great for adding texture to chords are add9’s. So here are some of my favorites- major and minor. Check them out...

Here's an exercise designed to work on fingerpicking as well as finger independence. What we're going to do is assign our thumb to the D...

When it comes to arpeggios, one thing I love to do is to pick a couple of notes that ring out consistently, even though the chords are...