JamTrackCentral.com has recently added two jam tracks with Paul Gilbert playing over them. They have even included tab for Gilbert's solos for the tracks. In addition to Gilbert's tracks, they will soon be adding some country backing tracks to their already excellent rock and blues backing tracks. … [Read more...]
No Secrets, Just Practice
Anthony Stauffer of StevieSnacks.com recently wrote an article titled No Secrets, Just Practice providing his thoughts about what it takes to get better, responding in part to my article The Secret to Becoming a Better Guitarist. In that article, I posited that there actually are no secrets; Anthony agrees, but says that there are shortcuts: My thoughts on this are similar … [Read more...]
Austin Peay State University Summer Guitar Workshop
Christopher Davis, who runs the Classical Guitar Blog and who is a graduate student at Austin Peay State University (APSU), let me know that APSU is hosting a Summer Guitar Workshop this summer from June 28-July 2. The workshop will offer classes in both classical and fingerstyle guitar styles. The faculty of the workshop will be: Stanley Yates, Director Stephen Aron, … [Read more...]
Six Strings Documentary
Six Strings is a documentary project about our favorite subject, guitars. What's interesting about this documentary is that they are looking for six guitarists from around with the world with an interesting story to tell about playing the guitar. You can submit your pitch to be included in the documentary. They ask that you have a video uploaded to your own website or to … [Read more...]
Contest: Win a Copy of Steve Morse’s Out Standing in Their Field
I'm happy to announce another contest here on Guitar Lifestyle! I have several copies of Steve Morse's latest CD Out Standing in Their Field to give away. In my opinion, this is one of Morse's best albums in a long time. Like Morse's previous albums, he melds various styles together to create an eclectic album of great guitar playing, as well as great bass playing by Dave … [Read more...]