There are many important aspects one should consider when setting up your equipment for a live show. Firstly, what equipment is best for live gigs? Line-6 pods? Stacks? Amp racks? This is all a matter of opinion and preference and will be different according to what genre, venue and audience you are playing to. From [...]
Most guitar players are content to learn the classics on guitar as well as testing their strings mettle on the songs of their favourite contemporary acts. The amount of requests I’ve had from my students to learn Hotel California, Stairway to Heaven and Nothing Else Matters is testament to the fact that there are certain [...]
Online Lessons I have been giving lessons online and the question that many people ask me is can a music instrument be taught effectively online and can tuition be as fruitful via a medium such as Skype. My answer to that is definitely. With the growing pace of today’s technology many music teachers are beginning [...]
Here is a post by our own Intern of his experiences over the last 6 months here at GE. Take it away Ilia! It’s all too often the situation, where a guitarist must subdue his desire of constant axe wielding to be able to make time for more conventional past times. What is this demon [...]
As a teacher I often try to encourage my students to study Blues and its most common 12 bar progression as part of their fundamental studies as guitarists. No matter what style you want specialize, in the importance of knowing and being able to handle Blues and its harmony and improvisation within it should never be [...]
Do you know how some guitar players practice most days of the week, work hard, and are passionate about their playing, but they always struggle to be able to play the way they want to? They are frustrated because they don’t improve fast enough, begin doubting their potential, or even feel discouraged or angry with [...]
It’s important to always remember that music is a form of communication. Through music one should try to convey a feeling, an emotion or a message. And usually one tries to do this in a manner where the listener doesn’t get bored. We vary the speed we talk at, our tone of voice, our volume [...]
Here is the Fender American Special Review - a great guitar that wont break the bank. Enjoy!
This is how our new pupils feel after they have been accepted into our very limited program with one of our teachers at Guitar Excellence
Well everyone the silly season is upon us and what better way than to celebrate with a few laughs. Here is a compilation of a few good ones we found. Enjoy! 1. A Guitarist and a Bassist are arguing backstage and the Drummer walks up to them and asks why they are fighting to which [...]
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