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Spying On An Amazing Guitarist

There is something magical about watching a great player in a non performance, almost peephole perspective. No ego, just the player and their instrument. In this video its one of my favourite players, Sweden's Mattas IA Eklundh. Amazing chops and awesome creativity with unorthodox techniques and phrasing. Get the #1 guitar training course to gain the edge in your quest to be as good as Mattias. Check it out now click here

Creating A Great Band

Steve Vai talks about the mammoth task of putting together his band for the 'Where The Wild Things Are' tour. A great insight into to huge amount of work and dedication it takes to create a really special show. Some good gems of wisdom also. If you want to skills to play like one of the guitar legends, give yourself a head start by getting hold of the best foundational guitar skills course available - check it out now click here

Stairway to a Heavenly Allstar Band

Check out Mary J Blige, Steve Vai, Orianthi, Randy Jackson and Travis Barker playing one of the all time great rock songs 'Stairway To Heaven'. What's cool is how they blend the behind the scenes shots and interviews in with the song. A great classic done justice without being to safe or vearing to far from the original. Learn the essential skills to play classics like Stairway in record time with the #1 guitar training course - to check it out now click here

Acoustic Wah Solo

Who ever said a wah pedal is only for using on an electric guitar? Gabriela of Rodrigo & Gabriella shows off her awesome guitar percussion skills on this live Bonaroo festival video. Sick of being stuck at the beginner's stages? Get the course that's teaches you all the essentials, step by step click here

Slide Guitar with Spoon in Mouth

Oh man, this guy plays better slide guitar than me and he's playing with a spoon... in his mouth! Mad props to spoon mouth slide man :) Still stuck at the beginner's stage? Get the course that's teaches you all the essentials, step by step click here

Make Your Own Guitar Picks

Always running out of picks? Then make your own with a pick punch from www.pickpunch.com/ Its seems so obvious its a surprise I haven't seen anyone else marketing these before. With an endless supply of picks at your disposal you can now focus on playing guitar! Get the guitar training course that teaches all the important skills, click here

Hidden Acoustic Treasures

I posted an Erik Mongrain video last year after becoming an fan on first seeing him in action. Today I stumbled on an old video of him that I hadn't seen before so I decided to share it. Amazing playing as always. If you want to play like Erik check out his series of training videos that he recorded for jamplay last year. They cover everything from technique to gear. Erik Mongrain lessons at Jamplay

Digital Guitar Revolution

This looks like lots of fun, I want one! Unfortunately details are very sketchy on getting hold of one of of these digital guitars. The website simply states 'if you would like to be on the waiting list or have any questions about price or availability send an email. misadigital.com So in the meantime stick to mastering the real guitar. If you want to do that you need the right training, check out this great guitar course that cover all the beginner essentials click here

John Farham - Gone Metal!

Ok first up Blind Guardian have hit a home run with this cover! Absolute gold and very unexpected. Synched to perfection I laughed my ass off all the way through. My first ever cassette was John Farnham's 'Whispering Jack' album, so it make this all the more entertaining. For any international readers unfamiliar - the song is 24 years old, originally by Australian music icon John Farnham. You can hear the original song HERE . Check out Blind Guardian's brand new album below!