Q: What should I do to become relaxed before practicing? A: First, take a few deep breaths. Inhale through the nose and then exhale through the mouth. Doing some basic stretches and joint warms ups are a great way to loosen up as well. Try to calm your mind of any distractions (turn off your [...]
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Light Gauge Strings
November 15th, 2011 
Seekbuster Q: Recently I have switched to light gauge strings on my acoustic Gibson. How often do you suggest a change of strings? I play everyday and have noticed a I am constantly twisting the tuning keys to achieve proper attenuation on upper 3 strings. I never had a problem with medium gauge strings. Are the [...]
Sweep Picking
November 14th, 2011 Seekbuster Q: How to do sweep picking? A: I recommend you go through our sweep picking 101 master class on it. If you have specific questions after spending some time working on it, I’d be happy to help. Free Guitar Lessons, Guitar Master Classes, Learn Guitar | Insane Guitar
Triads: Constructing Memorable Melodies pt. 2
November 10th, 2011 Seekbuster In our last triad lesson, we looked at how to apply basic triad forms vertically along the fretboard. While triads may seem fairly elementary, when applied to improvisation they can be incredibly powerful. For example, a player who is familiar with triads will have an easier time structuring melodic tension and release. In other words, [...]
Late-Night Practice
November 9th, 2011 Seekbuster Q: I am a busy dude, and I have time only at night…..Should I practice all night? (I already did a few times, without much fatigue) How should I build my body to overcome the recklessness of a busy guitarist’s life?? A: I feel your pain. Life is extremely busy and sometimes no matter how [...]
Getting clean notes in distortion
November 7th, 2011 Seekbuster Q: Hey I was wondering how i could get clean notes in a heavy distortion mode like Bullet for My Valentine does along with As I Dying any tips? A: Cleanliness is all about good pick attack and good muting technique. For example, if you are playing a thrash part with a lot of galloping [...]
Soloing Issues
November 5th, 2011 Seekbuster Q: One thing that has bothered me, is when I solo, I constantly tend to stay on the last 2 strings. I would like to be able to solo all throughout the neck and be free from my 2 stringed-ness!! Please help me! A: You should practice soloing using constraints then. For example, take the [...]
Breaking out of Positions
November 4th, 2011 Seekbuster Q: I have been trying to find creative and economical ways to break out of the 7 positions in the modes, any suggestions? I already have the diagonal thing going for me, but I’d really like to be able to move about the neck like I see people such as Marty Friedman, Joe Satriani, Steve [...]
How To Greatly Expand Your Guitar Teaching Business By Avoding The Most Common Mistakes Guitar Teachers Usually Make
November 2nd, 2011 Seekbuster Do you struggle to attract and keep many guitar students who would remain highly loyal to you for many years? Do you have a hard time consistently creating highly advanced guitar students who are happy with their musical skills? Are you struggling to earn the kind of income from teaching guitar [...] Free Guitar Lessons, [...]
Teaching Chords To Beginner Guitar Students
October 25th, 2011 Seekbuster A very common and frustrating problem beginning guitar students face is not being able to change chords quickly, fluently and musically. This may be frustrating for you, the guitar teacher, too, when you are not sure about how to solve the problem. There can be more than one reason [...] Free Guitar Lessons, Guitar Master [...]
