Step 1: Learn the correct right hand technique” Most players want to focus on the left hand because it’s selecting which note to fret. But the right hand is SOOO important. A good right hand technique makes all the difference between sounding wonderful or sounding horrible. Step 2: Learn the correct left hand technique. Once …
hi Friend, How are ya? I’ve been a feeling a bit overwhelmed, overworked, and overtired the last few weeks, but all things come in waves and cycles. I know life can’t be peaches and cream 100% of the time… All things considered, I’m doing ok 🙂 Got a video for you today. Actually, this is …
Country thumb picking technique, it’s kind of like a Merle Travis, Chet Atkins thing. This isn’t really like an accurate recreation of their styles because they really had, Chet especially, had a really unique and delicate and beautiful playing style that I can’t really recreate that. But I can take elements from that and the …
hi Friend, Murphy’s law strikes again! Just when I got my new camera settings figured out, one of the 650W bulbs on my new lights burned out. DOH! Yes, I know you want more videos from the Claudester… And you’ll get em’… 🙂 But in the meantime, I have a really nice video from Sol …
hey Friend, A few years ago one of my mentors taughtme something powerful… He calls it: “The gun to the head technique”. And it goes like this… “If I put a gun to your head and told you:you have to play something that’s going toblow people away or I’ll blow your brains out— what would …
hi Friend, I want to talk today about “enhanced noodling” and no I’m not talking about adding soysauce to your ramen. :_) By the way, hope you’re having fun wherever you are. I’ve been spending time with my fiancee the last couple days and watching old movies. Before she makes me take her out to …
hi Friend, I would like to give you a very warm welcome to our new Guitar Community. Actually, it’s not new — its one of the oldest guitar communities on the net. I’m talking about www.Guitarists.net. What IS new… is that we’re going to be integrating “G-NET” together with what we’re doing here at Guitar …
hi Friend, “If wishes were horses, beggars would ride”. That’s my whacky quote for the day. What does it have to do with guitar or anything? ABSOLUTEY NOTHING! I just like being silly. 🙂 Listen, I am SOO glad to be with you today as we connect through cyberspace…. I wanna share a quick blues …
Check out this free killer beginner blues guitar lesson from Guitar Control founder and instructor Claude Johnson. Beginner Blues Guitar Lesson Hey, guys. Claude Johnson, and I want totalk about the blues today and show yousweet Beginner Blues Guitar Lesson. Now, if you want to play the blues, firstyou have to understand the blues structure.The …
Now we’re going to talk about some pick rhythms using a flat pick. This is going to be a different style. I want to move to a major key. We’re going to go for, I guess, kind of like a basic country sound in the key of G. I’m going to show you how you …