“Are you the Mechanic or the Driver?” A friend of mine (James) dropped in for a visit whilst travelling recently. He’s a fellow guitarist and follower of the ‘Mark TheGuitarGuy’ channel and also the Jamorama.com site. But it was the first time he’s actually been to my home in Christchurch New Zealand. I showed him […]
Month: December 2013
Resistance, is it killing your guitar playing?
I wake up, I get a coffee and chat over breakfast. The sun is up and I walk outside to the beachfront with my coffee and little dog ‘Jack’. I sit and connect with nature for a while. I get home and organise my Diary for the day. The dishes need doing and the lawns […]
What to practice on guitar
Do you ever get stuck wondering what to practice on guitar? I often have problems deciding what it is I should be playing or working on the most. What is the most important thing for me to work on today? I really want you to get this point…lean in…come on…closer…OK…ready? It doesn’t matter what you […]
Learning songs from tab
When I first heard Eddie Van Halen’s – ‘Eruption’…I almost had a coronary. At the age of 14, I found the TAB in an old Guitar magazine (that was all we had lol). I spent days and days pouring over the numbers and squiggles on the pages trying to master it. Parts of it were […]