AMAZING lesson: Ever wonder "how do I improvise on guitar?"

Afraid of playing guitar in front of other people? Just wrote this piece I think you should check out http://ow.ly/4SWoc

An amateur practices until they get it right; a professional practices until they never get it wrong

If you're still struggling on guitar, you need to read this http://ow.ly/4QGzs

TIP: Picture the next chord you're gonna play before you play it. You'll notice smooth chord changes, guaranteed ~Johnny

WARNING: Ever hear the sayings about playing until your fingers bleed or until you've got blisters? It's some of the worst advice out there.

Shredder Fredrik Pihl says being too obsessed with technique isn't worth it http://ow.ly/4PuKV

Q&A Time! Should you learn the major scale or pentatonic first? http://ow.ly/4NrBY

A great way to look at the pentatonic scale http://ow.ly/4NjdH

Just got an email from a reader.... "Feeling a great deal more confident and playing with focus & a realistic way forward at last!" :-)

Big 4 extend their tour to NYC

Asian Shower Dudes Part 2 with Asian Jimmy Page

If you haven't seen this yet, prepared to laugh like crazy. These guys are friggin awesome and hilarious. Pay attention to 3 minutes into the video :-) Asian Shower Dudes Part 2 The Wanton Song (with Asian Jimmy Page)

Today's the last day for Guitar World's 2 DVDs for $20 deal. Use this coupon 2DVD20

News on the new Dream Theater drummer http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/1124/21558/DREAM-THEATER-Comment-On-New-Drummer

Neat little string cleaning pad called "The Swipe" http://ow.ly/4LjSH

Learning to improvise on guitar is simple. Do a few basic steps over and over. But that doesn't mean it's EASY. How to improvise on guitar

Getting started on guitar^Here's a recent guide I wrote on getting the best beginner guitar

Learn Katy Perry's ET on acoustic guitar. It's pretty popular http://ping.fm/6WLbk

Gaining press http://ping.fm/9ABCF

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RT @stevevai: Great news! I'm launching GuitarTV May 10! Sign up now for a preview & follow us here & at www.facebook.com/guitartvlive

Gibson's top 50 albums of the 90's so far http://ping.fm/TNfiM

Think life as a rock star is glamorous? Neil Strauss helps debunk this myth http://ow.ly/4H2r4

An inspirational Jazz Guitarist, Charlie Christian http://ow.ly/4H1Kc

Very cool. All genres and subgenres of metal with audio http://mapofmetal.com/

If you like the song Kids by MGMT, it's even better done fingerstyle on acoustic guitar http://ow.ly/4G7hM

How to find chords that sound good together using iPhone http://ping.fm/tUR8G

The man was/is a blues legend. Albert King spotlight by Gibson blog http://ping.fm/4UKgO

Were you there for the biggest metal event in history? Here's the recap http://ping.fm/68fkh

If you're learning guitar, you need to consider this. Why? http://ping.fm/ubElN

How "in the moment" are you in your guitar practice? http://ping.fm/3A709

Great little Elvis tune that you can serenade your lady with on acoustic http://ow.ly/4EPIg

Really cool > You can easily make your own guitar picks w/ your own logo http://ping.fm/XXZN8

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The point of learning songs is to learn the "rules", and understand how good music works. Once you know the rules, break them.

"you don’t have to understand it – you just have to hear it and get it under your fingers so you can play it. " guitarchitecture.com

Greg Howe explains why learning more theory might make you suck more at guitar. Genius. http://ow.ly/4EKxN

Cool acoustic cover of the MGMT song Kids http://ping.fm/vuOwG

Cool slide guitar version of Ave Maria from Kirk Lorange I just found. Dig it. http://ping.fm/1LU1S

Cool article by Tom Hess on when to use a metronome and when not to http://ow.ly/4DLh9

Interesting article. Retired guitar-salesman sets up a swap meet for trading guitars. Now I know what "guitarded" means http://ow.ly/4DKiX

The pain of discipline weighs ounces. The pain of regret? TONS. So practice that guitar now, or you'll regret it in 10 years.

Don't let the bozos grind you down. It will take some time to get where you want with the guitar... but you'll get there. Guaranteed.

For god sakes guitarists... Please learn to use your PINKY. It pays to do so. Really.

Time to bring out the FUNK... on guitar that is. Sweet new lesson :-) http://ping.fm/KGWd8

A lot of people can play the guitar, but few people can really play the guitar (make art)

Learning to play fast on guitar ain't rocket science. I've made it dead-simple. 2 steps http://ow.ly/4CdOL

Gonna be in Bangkok June 16-19? Be sure to catch the Asia International Guitar Festival. http://ow.ly/4C7Bt

Learning stuff like this on guitar might impress your friends - A LOT http://ow.ly/4C7jK

Do you use a metronome to practice "speed"? Don't. That's not what it's for. Metronomes are used to train you to STAY IN TIME.

Hillariously funny guitar posters that'll make you think twice about your facebook buddies http://ow.ly/4AzkG

Make your own guitar picks out of anything! This is super f*cking cool http://ow.ly/4zZIp

Justin Guitar has a new lesson up on how to mute unwanted string noise. It's a doozy. http://ow.ly/4zYxu

Those of you who live in NYC are gonna love this: The Blue Note Jazz Festival kicks off June 1 http://ping.fm/sT9wB

Coachella coming up. Who's going?

Enjoying the Tribute Blend from Starbucks.... not bad :-)

Cheers to Eric Clapton for giving jazz a go recently.

You need to read this if you play guitar. Period. It's that important. http://ow.ly/4yYBB

The Foo Fighters rocked it REALLY hard on SNL. I gotta say.... they still got it http://ow.ly/4y9JI

Funny stuff here: Politicians quoting Led Zeppelin and White Stripes on the Congress floor http://ow.ly/4y9pQ

Found this tool called InfiniteLooper. Loop any part of a Youtube video over and over until you nail that solo (or puke) http://ow.ly/4y944

A great little lesson on the CAGED system for playing chords ANYWHERE on the guitar neck http://ow.ly/4y7oJ

Want to write better riffs, melodies, and solos? Play what the singer is singing on your guitar. It will burn great melodies into you.

Wow, it's a small world. Just saw a friend from HS in a video I found on the internet. Now we're facebook friends :-)

The body learns REALLY slow. Slower than we realize sometimes. Keep that in mind the next time you get frustrated learning the guitar.

Here's an inspiring video ALL guitarists need to watch http://ping.fm/WWnUy

why do people making learning guitar harder than it needs to be? it's so simple: practice a song until you OWN it. repeat.

Talent has nothing to do with being a great guitarist. All the greats had one thing in common: Assloads of practice http://ow.ly/4wyNy

Download Jane's Addiction's new song "End to the lies" for free at their website. Just join their email list. http://ping.fm/47Qes

If you haven't seen those little North Korean kids OWNING the guitar on Youtube, do a search for "north korea guitar". Amazing.

Just added a neat beginner's tune: Ain't No Sunshine. Great for fingerstyle and sounds awesome on acoustic http://ow.ly/4wwaH

If you have a bad day on guitar. Do this: Stop, relax, do something fun, come back the next day. It doesn't have to be all or nothing.

Big fancy "Learn guitar" packages. I wouldn't recommend them. Too much junk. You need to learn SONGS, and they should be songs you LIKE.

TIP: If you're starting on guitar and dunno what to learn, do this - Pick a song you like. Make sure it's easy (3-4 open chords). Master it.

Here's that tab, in case you're wondering http://ping.fm/cOh1z

I'm looking at the tab for a song that's one of my favorites. It's 2 CHORDS. Wow. You can do a lot with 2 chords (Separator by Radiohead)

I'm sure you've heard John Mayer's Waiting on the world to change. I heard it eating at Subway :-) Now you can play it http://ow.ly/4vFmu

I like this guitar pick designed by James Hetfield called the "Ultra Black Fang" http://ow.ly/4uPXk

If you want to create your own riffs, chord progressions, songs, etc... COPY OTHER PEOPLE'S STUFF. That's how The Beatles became masters.

If you can play something one day, but not the next day... You don't have it down yet. Keep going. When you REALLY have it down, you'll know

I've never had any luck buying guitars "blind". You just can never tell if you'll like the feel. I don't recommend it.

I'm seriously looking to try this myself: Mod Kits DIY has a do it yourself effects pedal kit. I'm totally geeky for this http://ow.ly/4uOL3

Do you practice sitting but perform standing? Not good. Your muscle memory might not "work" when its time to play http://ow.ly/4tZg9

Yngwie Malmsteen will be appearing on VH1's "That Metal Show", April 9th at 11pm/10 C. Stream previous eps here: http://ow.ly/4tWXC

Hey guess what? ANOTHER guitar competition! This time it's Guitar Player's annual "Guitar Superstar 2011" http://ow.ly/4tWk8

How much should you practice scales? I'd say 10-15% is plenty. Spend more time making MUSIC. Learning songs, licks, riffs, solos, etc

Just discovered its possible to make your guitar sound like a chicken. No, seriously. Check the blog :-)

Awesome documentary about the Crybaby guitar pedal and the artists who've used it. http://crybabydoc.com/

Hardcore blues guitarists. Guitar Center has you covered. Annual "King of Blues" contest heats up May 5th http://ow.ly/4sYtU

"I'm look for some back and forth with you. Are you feelin' the same as I do" -Dave Grohl on Back and Forth

Oops, that last link might not have worked. New Foo Fighters album here: http://ow.ly/4sLlj

Foo Fighters Stream Entire New Album http://dlvr.it/MQgTM

Do you have what it takes for guitar? I think you do. Read why http://ping.fm/BrBMO

Found something to help you figure out songs by ear - http://ping.fm/Jh12L

Ever feel like you don't have "talent" for guitar? You don't need it. The truth is, most successful guitarists are persistent, not talented.

Keep putting your ideas out. Put out some shitty ideas too while you're at it. The point is to never stop that flow or you might regret it

Ever figure a song out on guitar? Transcribing is one of the best ways to learn the language of music. It also gives you a killer "ear" :-)

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The Kills have a great new album. I'm a huge fan. Stream the entire thing free via Rolling Stone :-) http://ow.ly/4s9wQ

The Kills have a great new album. I'm a huge fan. Stream the entire thing free via Rolling Stone :-) http://ow.ly/4s9wQ

The Kills have a great new album. I'm a huge fan. Stream the entire thing free via Rolling Stone :-) http://ow.ly/4s9wQ

Here's more on why you should start copying your musical idols http://ping.fm/CloYj

If you want to be an original musician, you first have to spend years copying other artists. Ironic isn't it? The Beatles didn't mind.

Guns N’ Roses guitarist "Bumblefoot" giving lessons via Skype for $1.50/minute. YIKES! Yet another reason I recommend learning on your own.

The "starving artist" thing is bullshit. Starving hurts your art more than anything else. You can't be creative when you're desperate.

I just had an "ah-ha" moment while practicing: Guitarists who have patience get rewarded BIG TIME. It's not even funny. Don't rush it.

Want to learn the Police's "Every Breath You Take" on guitar? Just posted a video: http://ow.ly/4rCex