For many hundreds of years, almost as long as the idea of the guitar itself has been around, there have been modifications to the conventional design - sometimes this included an extra string! When you hear the term ‘seven string guitar’, your mind naturally wanders towards heavier, more aggressive styles of music. However, this is not always the case and we will be learning about some of those today. The modern seven string guitar as we know it, with a solid body and menacin

I had recently had a request from a student to abstain from the usual lesson material we had been working on, and instead to try out a song that he could use to relieve some stress. The scenario is that he had a hard day, and just was not in the right mindset to absorb more information. I am nothing if not flexible, so taking into account that student’s preference for the heavier kinds of music, we looked at ‘Ace of Spades’ by Motorhead (you can see my YouTube short on the ma

After a period of time, which will be different for everyone, you will eventually amass a vast and eclectic repertoire. There is a high chance that this repertoire will share a material with many other musicians, artists or bands which is fine, but there will also be a selection of more unique tunes too. This could be things that you have worked on by yourself or been requested to play at some point in time. The aim of this blog post is to help you make a sure decision when i

You may have been inspired by great demos online, persuaded by your favourite guitarist or developed a genuine need for some guitar amp modelling in your life and so you have gone and made an investment.  This blog post is not designed to make you choose between analogue vs digital solutions, there is another one for that and plenty online besides, but how to get the most out of whatever you already have. Any of the things discussed in this blog post can be applied to any mod