Repainting my Classic Series 70s Stratocaster
Recently I posted an article about a secondhand Classic Series 70s Stratocaster that a purchased some time ago, if you read that article you would find that I had mixed feelings about this guitar, I loved the weight, balance and feel of the guitar, but I just couldn’t get past the thick poly coating. So [...]
Fender Classic Series ’70s Stratocaster
A while ago now I picked up a second hand Classic Series ’70s Stratocaster®. According to www.guitardaterproject.org , the serial number reads that it was made in Mexico between 2000 and 2001. This model has an Ash body with the natural finish, a maple “U” Shape neck with a large headstock and bullet truss. When [...]
Steve Vai on “How to be Successful”
Here’s a video that has obviously been online for some time, but it’s one I have only just seen. If you haven’t seen it yet then you are in for a real treat. Legendary guitarist Steve Vai shares his tips on “How to be Successful” during a private session at the Guitar Center. After the [...]
Fostex Audio Interface for Iphone 4 – Fostex AR-4I Review by www.eddievegas.com
The following videos from Ed Mathews, aka Edie Vegas, couldn’t be more timely for me. I have been looking at buying a new camera to do some video recording for a while now, but with so many options available, and with absolutely no idea about cameras, video and audio equipment, making the right choice to [...]
1999 Epiphone Les Paul Standard – Vintage Sunburst
This guitar was purchased from a guy who hadn’t played it for over three years, so when I pulled it out of the case I wasn’t surprised to see the strings and screws were rusty, but what did surprise me was the guitar was still perfectly in tune. Because of the overall condition of this [...]
2004 Fender Squier Bullet Strat with CY Serial #
On my recent trip to Perth to visit my Parents for Christmas, I managed to grab a really nice 2004 model Sunburst, Fender Bullet Strat with a rosewood fretboard. It had a CY serial number. Watch the vid, then check out the pics below. I dated the guitar from the information found on this Wikipedia [...]
Very Cool Guitar Solos on idangin2007′s Channel
Just going through some new Youtube videos today and this young guy with a channel called idangin2007, playing a Fender Strat, absolutely shredding popped up. This dude can play, a young guy from Isreal, who’s name is Idan Ginat, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of info about him on his channel, but I [...]
Introducing Groovydjs’s Youtube Channel
Here’s a guy that knows his guitars, introducing groovydjs’s Youtube channel. I am a new subscriber to Scott’s channel, and I have to admit that when I first watched a video Scott made on a 1987 Fender Stratocaster E4 Strat Plus Guitar, I was amazed at his level of knowledge on Strats in particular, and [...]
Playing Scales with Different Timing
This is an exercise I started adding to my regular practice routing. It’s playing each of the scales I am working on with different timing. The video is very “Uncut”, and there are a couple of spots in it that are…, well should have been re-done, but hey, the whole point of this blog is [...]
The 1st Pattern C Major Scale in the Open Position
The C Major scale seems to be the cornerstone of scales when teaching musical theory, everything I have read about scales so far always seems to use the key of C as it’s starting point. The reason, I am assuming, is because C Major has no sharps or flats. Important: The notes for the Major [...]
How to Play A Major Scale that Covers the Whole Fretboard.
The information I am about to share with you has been a huge revelation for me, and I can only thank one person for it, Barrett Tagliarino. First: The Video. Second: The Post. I learn’t this from using two of Barrett’s book’s in unison the Guitar Fretboard Workbook and the Rhythmic Lead Guitar workbook. I [...]
How to play ‘You wont relent’ by Jesus Culture
This is a short video of a song I learn’t at this weeks guitar lesson called “You won’t relent”. You have to forgive me for making an embarrassing mistake, I thought the song was titled “I wont relent” so you will see that I have the wrong song title in the video.
Tips For Memorizing the 6 Strings on the Guitar
This is actually quite embarrassing for me to tell you this, but I have only just committed to memory what each of the six strings on the guitar are. When you read my about page and see when I first started playing you will see why it’s a little embarrassing. One of the ways that [...]
The Major Scale Formula
Recently I learned that a major scale is like everything else on the guitar, in that it’s based around a pattern or a formula. My wife originally told me about the Major scale formula a while ago but I never really “Got It” until I started going through Barrett’s Guitar Fretboard Workbook The formula or [...]