June 22, 2022
Tutorial: Double-Tracking Rhythm Guitars
Have you ever wondered how the professionals manage to produce such impressive rhythm guitar recordings? In this tutorial I will teach you how to record these rich, full, and professional-sounding…
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May 28, 2022
Shoulder and Elbow Study Animations
The shoulder and elbow are responsible for a lot more than you may think when it comes to guitar technique. In lead guitar, it is essential that we learn and…
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March 01, 2022
Declan McDaid's Picking Approaches
In this article, musician and tutor Declan McDaid shares his picking tips and approaches, including: pick choice, single string picking, and multistring strategies (alternate picking and economy picking). Along with…
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December 25, 2020
The truth about "elbow picking"
"Picking from the elbow", "elbow picking", and "arm picking" are some terms for what is considered by most lead guitar players to be taboo when it comes to picking technique.So…
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July 24, 2020
Guide to the perfect pickstroke
Here's some advice that I've learned from observing my own practice sessions over the years regarding how to achieve the perfect pickstroke. What do you think of when you imagine…
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May 21, 2020
A student interviews me
The following is an interview between a student and myself for a college assignment of theirs where they had to question somebody working in the music industry. Hopefully you will…
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