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Beautiful Guitars

I’m always looking for a sweet guitar machine and here are some completely indulgent guitars from Teye Guitars. These beauties start out at a surprisingly lightweigh…

How to Play Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke on Guitar

When I was in Edinburgh in 2013, the biggest song to party to was ‘Blurred Lines’ by Robin Thicke. Such a simple yet effective song to put a smile on ya dial and get…

Hammond Leslie Cabinet Amplifier for guitar

Back in the 90`s I used to jam with Dylan and Kenny Jones (of The Who, The Faces, and Small Faces). I virtually lived at their studio for a few years and Dylan and I…

The 3 Pillars to Loving Learning Guitar

Is there a one size fits all way to learning guitar in this modern era? I don’t think there is… at least not yet. No, if I was an absolute beginner today, I would lo…

Resonator guitars

The stunning resonator guitars featured in the video above are of handmade right here in Aotearoa, New Zealand by Russ Mattsen. “Each guitar is built by myself, by h…

How to Play Hey Hey, My My by Neil Young

Some songs were meant for a solo Acoustic Guitar and voice. This is one of those songs. That opening riff really grabs the audience whenever I do this in my solo gig…

White Stripes – delicious

Airline If you like the tastes of the White Stripes, and let’s face it, if you dont you must be mad, then these are the kind of guitars you oughta be on the lookout…

The Right Guitar Teacher

When I started playing guitar, at around 12 years old, my dad showed me a few ‘Cowboy Chords’. He was my first guitar teacher. He was self taught and managed to turn…

How to Play Sweet Home Alabama Intro by Lynyrd Skynyrd

So you want to learn how to play the intro to Sweet Home Alabama? Well, here it is… watch the video and find out how easy this it is to learn this iconic guitar riff…

Why playing guitar scales is bad for your soloing

Did the title grab you? Are you infuriated or intrigued? Is your face screwed up about to unleash a scathing comment? Or are you thinking, “yeah I’ve tried playing g…

Taking the Mystery Out of Scales

If you’ve tried learning lead guitar before, you’ll know that playing scales and making music are two totally different things. Played from top to bottom and back –…

Start Jamming with the SoundCloud ‘backing tracks’ tab

One of the best ways to improve your guitar skills is to practice playing along with backing tracks. Until now, all of our backing tracks have come in the video – wh…