Category Archives: Guest Post

I know, from the tittle some of you will probably be expecting some country licks but we´re here to discuss some segments from the solo of Cowboys From Hell (1990), when Diamond Darrell became Dimebag Darrell, and his band went from Glam to a Heavy Metal monster. Fig 1 (0:16) 0:16 In this first lick… continue reading

Today I have the first of hopefully many contributions from the very talented David Escobar, a lesson on Zakk Wylde style bends using the song “Mama I’m Coming Home” from Ozzy Osbourne’s 1991 release “No More Tears”. Below is a video performance by David of the full solo with on screen tabs of the entire… continue reading

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Billy Idol’s debut album, Billy Idol. One legendary guitarist to collaborate with the punk rocker throughout the years is Steve Stevens. Most of us only dream of owning something played and signed by a legendary musician, but Stephens has paired up with Godin Guitar and JamPlay.com to give… continue reading

Over the years I have taught guitar, there is one request that just keeps coming up amongst students - ‘How do I play like Hendrix?!’. Well, as you can imagine there is no one simple answer, and his overall ‘feel’ for the guitar came from raw talent, years of playing and a lot of experience.… continue reading

In this lesson I will be introducing you to a concept that has a surprising lack of coverage on YouTube. A lot of blues players pride themselves on being able to create different moods on the guitar - Being able to switch between light, melodic and sweet sounds to aggressive, quick and hard hitting sounds.… continue reading