The history of music is adorned with moments of sheer brilliance, and few instances captivate audiences quite like the transcendent guitar solo. From the soulfu...
To use advanced techniques and licks in your blues rock guitar solos, start practicing selected techniques until you can execute them smoothly and effortlessl...
In the modern era, it's not hard to notice that there aren't many popular styles of music that still feature red-hot guitar solos. One of the last remaining pop...
Most successful guitar players would agree that practicing your instrument is a great way to get your chops up. But, they would also agree that an even better w...
Aside from learning your basic major and minor scales, there is one additional set of notes that guitarists usually learn first: the pentatonic scale. Though st...
It would be fair to say learning how to improvise on the guitar is akin to learning a new language. First, you learn the "words," or individual notes. Then, you...
Learning how to take a solo is a rite of passage for serious guitar players. And, thinking about taking a guitar solo, you are probably imagining a yourself hol...
If you're learning how to play funk guitar, there are different levels of growth that will happen along the way. Learning licks, and learning the fundamentals i...
Over his life, Josh Smith has earned himself the opportunities to perform and record music professionally from a relatively young age. At just 14, he was sittin...
Exchanging musical ideas in a jam setting is one of the best ways you can grow as a guitarist. It allows you to pick up ideas from other players, work on your t...
When we, as guitarists, play with other musicians, we learn an immense amount. When we're playing rhythm, we get the chance to hear other soloists and pick up o...
Whether you are improvising a lead line, or crafting the perfect solo, you are always connecting different musical ideas together. This is how we express oursel...