hey Friend, Yes i’m home, almost ready to give you more lessons. To be honest, my allergies have been killin me the last few days, so I’m not quite ready to jump back in front of the camera. But not to fear, I have a great team of instructors that help me out to give

hey Friend, I’m up early and pumped to return back home today to Rhode Island. Funny how fast a new place feels like home. I definitely will film you more stuff for you when I get back… but filling in for me today is Jon Maclennan with another killer mini lesson. You know Jon may

hey Friend, I saw Gwen Stafani the other day. Not like she’s a close friend or anything, it was on TV 🙂 She said in a really cute voice: “Songwriting is SOOO hard, but I love it.” Well, I have a great songwriting tip that can generate some new ideas for you. It comes from

hey Friend, Got some bad news and some good news. Before I get to that, let me hookyou up with today’s lesson. The last one I postedwas geared toward beginnersso this one today is a bitmore advanced. It’s from Alejandra, andshe will show you how to“slip and slide” usingthe legato technique. You can create some

hey Friend, Man…Yesterday was exhausting. Driving hundreds of miles really takes it outta ya! These days I try to eat somewhat healthy, but without a ton of choices at the highway rest area, I allowed myself to indulge in a Double Whopper from Burger King. I have to say, that WAS a Tasty Burger! And

Hey now… Claude J. here. Got up this morning and updated our blog, and I gotta say: Wow. There’s almost 1000 comments on my upcoming movie… Thanks! GUITAR CONTROL BLOG It is really cool reading all of your thoughts, ideas, and opinions. Whenever I read comments (not just on my blog, but anywhere), I feel

hi Friend, Bob Marley said “Every day people come forward with new songs. Music goes on forever.” That’s one of my favorite quotes… and its really mindblowing how all things just keep evolving. What is new today is old news tomorrow and then something else comes along. Same for guitar -no matter how long we’ve

hi Friend, This Friday, I’ll be cruising down I-95, headed back to my old stompin’ grounds in Pennsylvania to visit some friends and family… We’re having a little get-together. My mom calls it an “un birthday” party cause its really nobody’s birthday. Yeah, just like in Alice in Wonderland. And I am definitely the “mad

hi Friend, Got a call yesterday from Jimmy Dillon, who is probably our most seasoned instructor here at Guitar Control. He said he really liked my Mike Bloomfield lesson (the one I posted yesterday on my blog) and told me the tale of when he got to jam with him. The story went something like

hi Friend, As soon as I fire off this email to you, I’m going to my mother-in-law’s house for a brunch… mmm mmm…. Don’t forget to call your mom today for Mother’s Day! But before I headed out, I could NOT neglect my faithful Guitar Control fans… and leave you hangin without an email from