The wisdom teeth surgery was a success!!! I have been coming back to reality and watching the LotR trilogy all day, taking it easy. Kate has been taking great care of me with the meds and yogurts and stuff. Doctor said everything went just as planned.
The entire procedure was just very surreal for me. I guess I was in ...
2022-08-07 01:13:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, as you can see, this has been a long time coming… but finally, thanks to you guys and your support, I have the means to get my wisdom teeth removed!
I was originally scheduled for the 20th but they had a last minute cancellation and they’re getting me in tomorrow morning. That’s probably for the better, as ...
2022-08-05 20:30:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all!!! As promised, here's a complete breakdown of this legendary Neal Schon solo!!! So tasty. This is such a great one to learn to work on your bends, vibrato, and feel. Neal is the king! Let me know other classic Journey solos you all would like to see broken down!
2022-08-05 16:30:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all! I had a request to repost the TAB on this oldie, so i'm happy to oblige. Good timing, too, as Andy and i have been in the studio working on his new album for the past couple weeks! I really think we are doing something super special here... is there any behind the scenes stuff you'd like to see?
2022-08-02 16:03:36 +0000 UTC View Post
That Journey repost request yesterday got me all kinds of inspired! Working up a full Lights solo lesson for y’all, and I thought I would bring you along the ride for the transcribing process. Enjoy! And HOW SICK is that new Luke III?!?!
2022-07-31 16:16:33 +0000 UTC View Post
By request! Here's another oldie from the dry erase board TAB days.
Ya know, sometimes i get complaints from people about the handwritten tabs, but myself, (especially now that he's gone) when i see the handwritten TABs my teacher Ben Franklin used to send me home with, it really warms my cold dead heart. Whole lo...
2022-07-30 23:35:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Old one by request! Be sure to let me know any other pre-Patreon stuff you all want to see on here!
Man, Lights is my FAVORITE Journey song. I think i need to do the entire solo rather than just this one tasty segment. Thoughts??? Any other favorite Neil Schon solos that need a lesson?
2022-07-30 23:01:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Yeeeeah!!! First of MANY videos with me and Fluff from our recent Sweetwater trip! I’m seriously blown away by that Mini! Which do you prefer?!
2022-07-28 17:57:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Who is on your Guitar Mount Rushmore?! You’re about to find out about the 5 albums that shaped me as a guitarist! The regular cut is on YouTube, but this is the super extended cut just for you all! More stories, more riffs, more better. Thanks for all the support, and let me know in the comments what 5 albums shaped YOU!!! ...
2022-07-21 14:03:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y’all!!! I’m once again heading over to Sweetwater HQ out in Fort Wayne Indiana to film a bunch of stuff with Ryan “Fluff” Bruce! We are gonna be doing a big FAQ thing, so hit me with any questions you’ve got for us! Music stuff, gear stuff, YouTuber inside info, ANYTHING you wanna ask us! Post away!
Cheer...
2022-07-18 04:18:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys! Since Master of Puppets is back on the charts again, it seems like the perfect time to work on our downstroke technique! You gotta have it if you want to do this legendary tune justice. Tune in, strap low, and down pick with me!!!
2022-07-14 14:32:27 +0000 UTC View Post
hey y'all!!! i had a minute between lessons today to film a little Vlog for for y'all demonstrating this sick 4 NPS wide range tapping pattern i just came across. I'm trying to come up with a cool WW lick using it, but i haven't settled on anything yet! Give it a try and see what it do for you!
Hope y'all are havi...
2022-07-13 22:27:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!!! Ok, here’s the deal… next week, myself and Ryan Bruce are headed back out to Sweetwater again to film a TON of videos for y’all. But while I’m out there, I’m not gonna miss the opportunity to hang with the legendary Nick Bowcott some more! We have a couple video ideas planned, but there’s one I need y...
2022-07-11 12:31:19 +0000 UTC View Post
As always, i'm happy to fulfill your quest for pre-Patreon WW tabs!!! Here's one from waaaaay back in 2015. Heck, i need to brush up on this one again, myself, i love those one string rippers! Enjoy!
PS maybe i update this lesson soon with a quality backing track to go along with it? Into that idea?
2022-07-08 17:46:18 +0000 UTC View Post
They're big. They're stretchy. They're intimidating! How do we use 4 note per string scales, anyway?!?!
Well, for me, i like to break them into smaller chunks with position shifts to create patterns that cover several octaves and don't require any crazy stretches, like this rad pattern i made in in the key of E Major! G...
2022-07-07 14:35:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!!! As many of you saw, i was recently back out at Sweetwater for GearFest 2022, and it was a BLAST! So many fellow 'Tubers, so much sweet gear, and so many fun events, like the Rig Roll they had set up for maximum guitar entropy! Behold as i roll the dice for a random rig and attempt to plod through as many cursed ri...
2022-07-05 15:04:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys! Just posted up the "10 minutes of hair metal riffs with my Friedman BE100" video for the public, and i'm here to give you all the GOODS with EVEN MORE classic 80's riffs! Can you name them all?!?!
I'm thinking about turning this into a legit series for gear demos. No talking, just "ten minutes of X with X".......
2022-06-29 14:05:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!
Do you remember your first guitar store? I know i do! For a lot of young players, their experience of getting into music might be as simple as a few clicks to buy a guitar then its off to youtube to learn how to use it. But for my generation, and every generation before me, it all began at our local music shop...
2022-06-21 14:31:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y’all!
Tomorrow, I head back to Fort Wayne, IN for Sweetwater Gear Fest!
This is going to be a lot of fun. This time around, it’s invite-only for YouTube nerds like myself. I’ll be spending time with PRS, Dunlop, EBMM, Marshall, Martin, Spector, and a WHOLE LOT more, plus hanging with some of the best ...
2022-06-21 02:08:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Its the baddest riff, and its been hiding in plain sight for SO LONG! I know you all will dig the complete breakdown of one of the baddest Van Halen riffs ever. Grab the TAB below, and be sure to stick around for the drum and bass breakdowns later in the video!!!
What do YOU think is the most underrated EVH riff??? Let ...
2022-06-15 14:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a GREAT way to improve your hand sync and alternate picking chops!!! Practice this daily for a week and let me know what a difference its making to your playing, i know you all will dig this one!
Grab the practice tracks, TAB, and midi files below and start getting more better!!
Hey y'all! I gotta a message requesting another pre-Patreon WW lesson TAB, so here you go!
I really need to learn the entire Sails of Charon solo, its beyond epic. Is that one you guys would want to see in the future?
Hope everyone is having a good day! Got a great workout video coming out for you all tomorrow, yo...
2022-06-08 17:56:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Knocking the dust off Youth Gone Wild on a lazy Saturday evening! We are gonna be playing this one again for the first time in a WHILE at our June 11th Knoxville show, so i thought i would bring you all along for the ride!! Such a fun tune. Standard tuning, Gm (mostly)... a classic!
Hope you all are having a good weeken...
2022-06-04 22:47:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all! Hope everyone is doing great!
I'm loving making these "this week i listened to..." videos! I've got this beautiful Les Paul Custom, a SICK Friedman amp, and a beautiful Spector bass around here, i figure that sounds like the perfect recipe for some AiC deep dives, right???
So which record should w...
2022-06-02 15:12:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!!! Hope you enjoyed the Phil X Instagram lesson i just posted! Like i said, i am OBSESSED with this lick idea and keep sneaking it into everything i'm doing! Here's even MORE info on how to get the most out of it, and some of the things that helped me get it down! Enjoy!!!
ALSO, if there's any totally bonkers s...
2022-06-01 18:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!!! I love nabbing ideas from my favorite Instagram follows, and the other day Phil X posted something i immediately knew i HAD to steal and incorporate into my own playing! Ever since i started doing this idea, it has been ALL OVER my playing! There's so much you can do with it, pentatonic or otherwise. Try it out, y...
2022-06-01 15:12:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Chilling at the end of a lazy Sunday, just watching guitar videos on the YouTube, and I came across this and had to share. I don’t really do any slide playing, but this sure makes me want to!!! Listen to how much detail is in every note. Watch his incredibly delicate and precise muting, especially with his pick hand fingers...
2022-05-30 04:02:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!!!! Just for you all, here's a super long cut of my latest video, featuring even more riffs, theory breakdowns, and deep dives into Leviathan by Mastodon!!! I know you all will love it. These videos are SO fun to make, which album should i do next?!?!
2022-05-25 14:43:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all! Because you asked, here's another classic pre-Patreon WW episode + TABs! Let me know if there's other TABs from the early days that you'd like to see reposted!
2022-05-23 15:02:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Shorter and more to the point if ya ain't got all day!!! Plus its got a couple pics from our Mexico vacation at the front. Enjoy!
2022-05-18 14:39:12 +0000 UTC View Post
