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Django Reinhardt

15 January 2011

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There is very little real footage of Django Reinhardt left, so when I found this I had to post it. Django was a phenomenal guitarist by any measure. However, as you’ll see in this video, he lost most of the movement in two fingers of his left hand in a fire. Yet he was still able to create [...]

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Thin Lizzy, Still In Love With You

5 January 2011

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Thin Lizzy’s album “Live & Dangerous” was one of those formative recordings that made me pick up the guitar in the first place, I still play it after all this time. See what you think.

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John Butler Trio – Ocean

4 June 2010

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Years ago I used to thing that playing with alternate tunings was somehow cheating. Here’s a great example of what can be achieved with them.

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Richie Kotzen – Space Jam

29 May 2010

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Back in the day, there were so many up and coming shred guitarists, each trying to out do the next in terms of speed and technique. For me Richie Kotzen stood out. He has great chops, but more than that I love the phrasing. See what you think.

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Frank Gambale Video Lesson

26 May 2010

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This is an interesting lesson, not just because of the amazing playing, but also because its a great example of Guitar Fretboard Patterns. Not only that but he’s using the very same 3-1-3-1 type pattern that I’ve highlighted in my Sweeping 9th Arpeggios and Pentatonic Scales and Sweep Picking articles. As mentioned before, these shapes crop [...]

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