Grip Strengtheners and Finger Weights

OK, so this video is about those grip-strengthening devices you can buy that supposedly help your playing (you know the ones, where they offer resistance and you basically have to squeeze them). I also go on to talk about finger weights which you attach to your fingers when playing guitar to strengthen your finger muscles. [...]

June 2, 2010 at 11:00 pm | Guitar Technique and Exercises, Music News and Opinions, Practicing and Practice Routine | No comments

Gig Photos from 22nd May

Scroll down for photos from this gig… I know, I know! I haven’t been updating this blog as much as I should be recently! I’ve been busy teaching and working on my band, “Frosthammer”…oh and playing my guitar of course I hope to get back to regular posting soon (and- of course- I won’t stop [...]

May 24, 2010 at 11:00 pm | Music News and Opinions | 1 comment

Review: Guitar Pro

For guitarists (as musicians) there’s always been a need for a way to write music on computers. You probably find yourself in the same position- there are a million and one programs designed for “word-processing” (writing words), but very few seem to be created for “notation-processing” (writing out musical notation- yes, I made that word [...]

May 6, 2010 at 11:00 pm | Reviews | 1 comment

That Annoying, Clicking Box…

Again, metronomes…are they important? I’m constantly trying to emphasise how vital these devices are when working on your timing, yet I still find people who refuse to use them! Are you one? Common complaints about metronomes include: “The constant clicking “throws me off” when I try to play in time!” “I have great timing when [...]

April 5, 2010 at 11:00 pm | Guitar Technique and Exercises, Music News and Opinions, Practicing and Practice Routine | 2 comments

Classical Rock

Those of you have been visiting ChainsawGuitarTuition.net for a while now would have noticed a small solo side-project of mine. You may have also noticed that the music that used to play in a little player on the homepage has been removed (it’s only moved to the top left of the screen instead of the [...]

March 24, 2010 at 11:00 pm | Music News and Opinions | No comments

Jimmy Page in 1957!

Here’s an interesting video I came across yesterday. It shows a young “James Page” playing in a skiffle group on the BBC in the 50′s…and if that’s not a piece of rock history then I don’t know what is! Notice he mentions taking lessons! Click here if you can’t see the video To be honest, [...]

March 2, 2010 at 11:00 pm | Music News and Opinions | No comments

How to Play “Metal” Guitar

If you’re a young, beginner guitarist then this might be something you’re interested in, and if not you’ve at least heard about it. Either way, it’s something that’s been talked and written about again and again (possibly too much?). What caught my attention, though, was this article on www.guitarlearninglesson.com. As I was reading through the [...]

February 16, 2010 at 9:42 pm | How to, Music News and Opinions | 1 comment

Firewind of Oz…

A while ago, in this post about Zakk Wylde having to cut short his “Pedal to the Metal” tour due to a rare blood condition, I mentioned that Ozzy Osbourne had a new guitarist. Ozzy, or course, used to hire Zakk for guitar duties, but apparently that was making him sound too much like Zakk’s [...]

February 15, 2010 at 5:04 pm | Music News and Opinions | No comments

Les Paul Comes Back to Life!

…No -before you ask- I’m not talking about the famous musician who was in his 90′s and inspired the design of one of the most recognised guitars in rock history (sorry!); I’m talking about one of my favourite guitars, which somehow became broken last year. Well, I say somehow, it was kinda careless of me [...]

February 1, 2010 at 8:34 pm | Music News and Opinions | No comments

Guitar Hero Lessons?

Recently, I wrote a post called “Is Your Guitar Hero, Your Guitar Hero“, comparing the game “Guitar Hero” to actual, real-life guitar playing. I was trying to highlight the fact that there are several differences between the game and the instrument. So I was quite surprised to read this article about a guitar teacher in [...]

January 23, 2010 at 3:59 pm | Music News and Opinions | No comments

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