Jon Bloomer, who runs the guitar blog GuitarNoize.com, has recently released an ebook titled Shred Master Exercises and Studies to help guitarists improve their speed and dexterity. The book contains 25 exercises that cover a ton of different techniques, including pull-offs, hammer-ons, sliding, tapping, string skipping, right-hand picking, and legato techniques. The exercises … [Read more...]
CONTEST: Win a 6 Month Subscription to GuitarMasterClass.net
I'm excited to announce that the folks at GuitarMasterClass.net have offered the readers of Guitar Lifestyle a chance to win a free six (6) month subscription to the lessons at GuitarMasterClass. Five (5) people will win, and you can enter up to two times. If you're not familiar with GMC, they offer thousands of guitar lessons in just about any style, including rock, blues, … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa Collection – Tab Book
Cherry Lane Music has recently released a song book featuring a collection of Joe Bonamassa songs spanning several of his most popular albums, including songs from You and Me, Sloe Gin, and the Ballad of John Henry. This collection has one of favorite Bonamassa songs, "Bridge to Better Days" from his album You and Me. This collection is the third tab book of Bonamassa songs. … [Read more...]
Nile Rodgers Funk Lesson
I love funk guitar and few do it better than Nile Rodgers. Here's a lesson from Nile where he explains some of the techniques he uses: … [Read more...]
Capo 2
A little over a year ago, I reviewed the Capo app, which is a music learning tool made by SuperMegaUltraGroovy. The developer, Chris Liscio, has released Capo 2.0 today. In addition to providing the ability to slow down and loop music, Capo now provides the ability to automatically detect chords within songs. Also included in the new version is a sophisticated Spectrogram that … [Read more...]