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Hey Friend, I just got an email from Silvio Gazquez, our “resident virtuoso” electric guitarist. He’s written a new song and entered it into the 2009 Guitar Idol Contest. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3TdWe8pFdM Wanted to share this song with you, and ask your help in wishing Silvio good luck this year in winning the contest. …

Hey Friend, It’s not every day that I’m called a “genius”. However, today is one of these days… Here’s the email I got: ========================== First of all I just wanted to say thank you Mr. Johnson! This scale system is great for anyone on any level of expertise, and knowing how much it has helped …

Hey there Friend, Today, I want to talk about a secret fear I have… And most guitar players have yet they never talk about. That’s being humiliated. I’m talking about either: laughed at either in their face or even behind their backs. It’s a fear even a lot of “big names” have. Especially if they’re …

Hey Friend, Sometimes you don’t need “endless hours of boring practice” to go to the next level. Sometimes it just takes a new tool… A new system… a new paradigm… and BOOM: you’ve jumped to the next level. That happened to Joe Griffin… Here’s what he just emailed me: ========================== My names is Joe and …

Hi Friend, You’re welcome… In the past 3 days, so many people have emailed me and said “thank you” for all the cool tips, video, pics and stuff. I can’t even reply to all of them… I’m glad the exercises were helpful. I really like helping guitarists improve their chops. Every new trick and technique …

Hi Friend, Everyone’s talking about this new “web 2.0”. I guess I’m behind the times. People have been asking me for 2 years: “Claude, when are ya gonna get a MySpace page?” Well, I finally set myself up MySpace, Facebook and Twitter. Check it out: https://www.twitter.com/Claude_Johnson https://www.myspace.com/ClaudeJohnson https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=561323235&ref=profile Also, I want to share with you …

Hi Friend, I was recently in Winslow, Arizona. Yes, this is the same place that was made famous by the Jackson Browne/Eagles song “Take it Easy”. To see a real pic of me standing on the corner in Winslow Arizona, and to learn this classic tune, go to this page: guitarcontrol.com/takeiteasy.php?v=1g13 Claude Johnson Beginner Guitar …

Hi Friend, First of all, I know you’re curious and the answer is “no”, Claude Johnson has no relation to Eric Johnson. Except we both love the guitar and especially Fenders 🙂 I was just digging up stuff here, and I found this lick that is REALLY easy to learn, but at the same time, …

Hi Friend, I just wanted to share with you some family news. My brother got married last year and recently had a baby girl with his wife, which means… I’m officially an Uncle 🙂 She’s 6 months old now. I just wanted to share this pic with you, of the baby with yours truly. https://guitarcontrol.net/gc-preview/gcblog4/sarah.php …