by Allan | Aug 10, 2014 | Great Guitarists
I found this video on You Tube. Guthrie Govan was here in Adelaide a few weeks ago for the Adelaide Guitar Festival and unfortunately I couldn’t make it to his show. I found this live video on YouTube from a show he did in Japan. The audio quality isn’t...
by Allan | Jul 26, 2014 | Acoustic Guitar, Guitar Lessons, Song Lessons
Hillsong Worship recently released their latest recording – No Other Name. A song that’s proving to be popular off this album is called This I Believe (The Creed). It’s a simple song to play – it only has four chords – C, F, G and Am....
by Allan | Mar 8, 2014 | Electric Guitar, Recording
I’ve just been watching this video from Premier Guitar featuring Nashville session guitarist Bryan Clark. It’s all about how to mic your guitar amp and walks you through the three main types of microphones you’ll use, and give you examples of each....
by Allan | Jan 24, 2014 | Blues Guitar Lessons, Electric Guitar Lessons
Because one blues guitar lick is never enough…. Here’s 35 different blues guitar licks in various styles. You’re bound to find something you like in this video. They’re all played at normal speed and then slowed down and there’s also tab...
by Allan | Jan 5, 2014 | Guitar Lessons, Song Lessons
I’ve been listening to the new Daughtry album a lot over the past month and I’ve been enjoying a lot of the tracks on it. One that’s stood out is called Battleships. It’s a very simple song to play – it’s based around a two chord...
by Allan | Mar 15, 2013 | Featured Post, Live Performance
I owe a lot to my cousin John. When I told my parents I wanted to get an electric guitar, they asked John to help find one for me. My dad was a piano player and John was his musical nephew – a guitar player. John is 26 years older than me – he’s at...
by Allan | Jan 21, 2013 | Featured Post, Guitar Lessons
There’s still a lot of guitar in modern pop music, despite the use of sequencers and programming. The folks over at TrueFire have just released a new guitar course called Pop Survival Guide featuring the talents of Massimo Varini. It looks like a great course...
by Allan | Jan 6, 2013 | Great Guitarists
2012 was a year where I made time to play more guitar. Over previous years I’ve become busier in my work, as well as devoting more time to my family. This has come at the expense of my guitar time. So in 2012 I made a conscious effort to spend more time playing...
by Allan | Dec 28, 2012 | Guitar
It’s now a couple of days after Christmas. I hope you all got some great guitar-related gear. A couple of weeks ago I played at my church’s carols event. It went well and everyone was happy with the outcome – importantly the people who came enjoyed...
by Allan | Dec 3, 2012 | Featured Post, Great Guitarists
I’m a huge Nile Rodgers fan – he’s one of my all time favourite guitarists. I’d always been aware of his music, but one day in the early 90’s my guitar teacher played me a song of the Chicism CD and I was hooked. I started searching out...