Apr 05
I’ve recently been revisiting one of my long-time influences. A Mr Zakk Wylde. When I was 17 I joined my first regular gigging band and despite not having the long blonde hair, I wanted to be like this guy. Although at the time I didn’t have the chops to fully back up my, legs apart "Zakk stance" but I used too (and still do) think that the solo in "No more tears" is one of the best things since sliced bread. Therefore I have mixed a lesson on the basics of "Palm muting" around one of my favourite guitarists.
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Written by Alex on Tuesday 5th April 2005
Apr 05
Oh yes! It’s time for something a bit special. We’re kicking off with a mini series of articles called “Stunt Guitar” provided by Mr Ben Eggleston. These are video articles that demonstrate a cool lick or riff and then give you the tab and an explanation on how to play it. Sometimes it’s just about having some fun, as you will see in this first video.
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Written by Alex on Tuesday 5th April 2005
Feb 27
Performing a trill is a fairly simple process in terms of technicality. Essentialy a hammer-on followed by a pull of, but repeated in quick succession. Trills add an interesting edge to a piece of music, and provide an oppertunity to punch the air or survey the croud in whilst holding a rock god like stance! This article has just been updated with audio examples.
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Written by Alex on Sunday 27th February 2005
Oct 17
Tapping is essentially using both hands to incorporate notes into your playing. It also gets your notes off faster and cleaner than using picking all of the time. Tapping has been around for a long time, and is even used by some acoustic finger stylists - in fact this is where it originated.
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Written by Alex on Sunday 17th October 2004
Oct 17
I have seen many requests and search engine hits for "Harmonics" or "Pinch Harmonics" on my site, so I have decided to create this new article which I hope will allow you to master these techniques, and also understand how and why they occur. You can read the top section of the article on technique on it’s own, but it’s good to read up on the "why" in the second secion of the article to give you a better understanding on why a harmonic is formed.
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Written by Alex on Sunday 17th October 2004
