Here’s a little lesson in getting those stubborn fingers to move faster and freely. Dexterity and speed are victims of the weakest link – and that’s your 2nd and 3rd finger connection. Check it out and try...

A pick is a pick is a pick…right? Not really. There’s actually a lot more to choosing one than going “eenie, meenie, minie, moe.” In my recent video below, you’ll find out what you should consider when...

Here’s an awesome example of solid guitar skills in action. No matter what genre of guitar you play, there’s plenty to love about this video, like their highly animated playing, the sick setup behind them and their...

This is a neat little trick to help you visualize your way around the different pentatonic boxes across your fretboard. I call it the Octave Jumping Lick to help increase your perceptual awareness. Once you’ve got this...

So you walk into a music store, spot a cool-looking amplifier, plug your axe in and bust out your favorite solo (which hopefully isn’t “Stairway to Heaven”, for the staff’s sake). Does it have that ear-rattling, teeth-chattering...

Check out this lick you can throw into your practice sessions to give your playing a little zest. It’s essentially an alternating hammer-on, hammer-off sequence that you can run through your fretboard to get amazing results. Not...

Here’s a cool lick/exercise which you can use to improve your playing skills AND build into a solo. It’s an Am pentatonic pattern making use of 3 notes per string and will elevate your technique to lightning fast levels....

In today’s video, I’ll show you some quick licks you can add to your Shred Lexicon and give you that edge. You’ll learn something called String Skipping Mayhem which you can work into your practice sessions and...

So what’s the deal with the B and E strings? Why are they tuned differently from the first four strings? In today’s video, I’ll explain to you how they fit into your guitar playing. Plus, embracing the...

“Quirky” is the best way to describe Eddie Van Halen’s playing style – it’s what sets him apart from the other Guitar Gods. In the video below, I’ll share a little secret to sound like a pro...