Eric Johnson is a newly featured artist in the iPad app On the Path, an app that provides lessons in various styles taught by some of the greatest players in world. In addition to Eric Johnson, you can watch lessons taught by ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro, Jackson Browne, Scott Tennant, and blues guitarist Kenny Sultan, among others. Johnson's contribution is a 68-minute … [Read more...]
PRS Experience 2010 David Grissom Master Class
At last year's PRS Experience event, David Grissom gave a 45-minute master class to members of the PRS Signature Club. Fortunately, an attendee recorded the event so that those of us that missed it can watch it. At the beginning of the video, he demonstrates how he's able to get a wide variety of sounds from his signature guitar and a single-channel PRS amp. Then, he begins … [Read more...]
Marcus Ryle – TEDx Presentation
Line 6 co-founder Marcus Ryle gave a presentation at TEDxConejo earlier this year about the science of sound, in which he talked about the history of the guitar as well as some of Line 6's innovations: (via GuitarNoize.com) … [Read more...]
What Not To Do During Your Practice Time
Christopher Davis offers some advice on things that you should stop doing during your practice time. Productive people often use to do lists. Sometimes using a to-do list is a great way to create a practice schedule. But super-efficient guitar practicers don’t just have to do lists. They have stop doing lists. I find myself making some of the mistakes he warns against in … [Read more...]
Jim Campilongo Lessons
Jim Campilongo, who I've mentioned on this blog several times, has been offering mail-order guitar lessons for some time now. The lessons cover many topics, from note-to-note transcriptions of his own songs to chord melodies to soloing concepts. He's recently been converting many of his lessons for online delivery, and he has been offering them at a half-price discount off the … [Read more...]