Apr 13, 2018 | Guitar Books, Guitar videos
Here’s a really cool video of Jimi Hendrix on Fire. The dude created a portait of Hendrix using matchsticks, which looks really, really cool – but then he lit them of fire, and the whole thing goes up in flames. Found on YouTube, it’s really cool to...
Nov 10, 2015 | Guitar Books
Recently I heard someone say that they had been listening to the Pete Townsend book “Who I Am” on their daily commute. Since my commute to work is a little over an hour, it sounded like something that might be interesting to me. I am always interested in...
Feb 14, 2011 | Guitar Books, Guitar lessons
If you’re looking for a good classical guitar lesson book – then look no farther than Hal Leonard. When I was studying classical guitar performance in high school and college, some of the first classical guitar lesson books my teacher had me buy were Hal...
Feb 5, 2011 | Guitar Books, Guitar player gift ideas
Hal Leonard books have been very good to me over the years, very affordable, and resources I go back to again and again. Being a guitar player means that the learning never stops, and one thing I tell young players time and time again is that practice is just like...
Feb 8, 2010 | Guitar Books, Guitar lessons, Guitar Players
In this book, Joe explains his musical and guitaristic approach to the process of jazz improvisation. On Guitar includes 50 musical examples and 3 complete transcriptions, all of which are contained on the included CD. There is also a complete overview of “The...
May 13, 2009 | Guitar Books, Practice guitar
In this companion to his immensely successful REH instructional video, Paul Gilbert discusses improvising, phrasing, dynamics and feel. The special “Terror Death Licks” section will build your chops and provide insight on how to create your own stunning...
Apr 28, 2009 | Guitar Books, Guitar lessons, Practice guitar
The Hal Leonard Acoustic Metal 37 book has been out since 2005, and I still get requests from people to borrow this book. To which I say – buy your own! It’s always good to learn things by ear or by getting the tab online, but books like this are often...
Apr 2, 2009 | Guitar Books, Guitar lessons, Practice guitar
This Berklee Workshop, featuring over 20 solos and duets by Bach, Carcassi, Paganini, Sor and other renowned composers, is designed to acquaint intermediate to advanced pick-style guitarists with some of the excellent classical music that is adaptable to pick-style...
Mar 4, 2009 | Guitar Books, Guitar lessons, Guitar tab, Practice guitar
The 80’s were a great time for singable guitar drive songs. The Hal Leonard Hair Metal songbook 35 will help you learn those standards (now classics) with little effort. It’s always good to learn by ear and there are a wealth of resources online, but...
Feb 1, 2009 | Guitar Books
Some of the greatest guitar books you may not know about are from Happy Traum. Happy Traum created these easy, enjoyable Guitar Building Blocks Series lessons to help novice players learn essential guitar techniques, along with several songs to illustrate each...
