“Which guitar players should I listen to?” “Who should I emulate?” I get these questions from students all the time. Who floats your boat? Who tickles your fancy? Who do you wish you could play like? The truth is, you are already drawn to the guitar players that you need to listen to or study. […]
Artists
The Ukelele
It’s said that great things come in small packages. Take the Ukelele for instance. Easily played by even the smallest hands. Yet, the sounds possible from this unique instrument are limitless – in the right hands. The Ukelele has punched well above its weight in the international music scene for a long time now. First […]
Talent is everywhere – amazing street guitarists
I think you’ll agree with me about talent is everywhere… don’t forget about the talent you have inside you, that talent that only needs a bit of work to pull it out… practice, more practice and a little bit of more practice is the only thing you need.
Robert Fripp
The innovative, virtuoso and seated guitarist – pioneer of avant-garde rock. It is kind of hard to explain or show the life of an amazing guitarist who has pioneered not only a music style but also a particular way of playing the guitar – not referring to the fact that Fripp has been playing seated […]
John Mayer
Don’t look at me like that, John Mayer is way more than a pop artist singing “Daughters” or “Your body is wonderland”. Give him a break, he was probably just wanting to get all the ladies backstage – and he probably did. I thought I knew John Mayer. But I only knew him as a […]
Ronnie Earl
Don’t feel bad if you have no clue who Ronnie Earl is…I didn’t! until three days ago when I was reading a list of modern blues guitar players. So, I went to check most of them out, but Ronnie was the one who grabbed my attention and I am not sure why, but man, he’s […]
Kenny Burrell
The man with more than 100 recorded albums! Let’s get a bit jazzy today…nothing wrong with that I say. So grab a martini or a glass of your favorite drink and enjoy the music of Kenny Burrell. Kenneth Earl Burrell, known as “Kenny” was born in 1931. He is an American Jazz guitarist and his […]
My Top 5 guitar albums of 2012
Hello fellow guitarists! I thought I would give you a wrap up of 2012 by showing you my very own and personal picks of guitar albums of 2012! I am sure you have your own picks and you might disagree with some of mine but you will also discover some great stuff on my top […]
Dick Dale
Anyone from the 60´s reading this article? You will be super familiar with it… Rick Dale, “The King of the Surf Guitar”, included on the Rolling Stone top 100 best guitarists of all time. His style is as big and influential as Hendrix’s or any other of the amazingly talented guitarists from the ‘60s and […]
Pat Metheny
If there is a billboard of Jazz guitarists, Pat Metheny definitely has to be at top of the list. When it comes to jazz music, Metheny is there whether its in a jazz group, a duet or as a solo guitarist. Metheny’s music style involves elements of progressive and contemporary jazz, post-bop, latin jazz and […]