The Guitar Blog

One Handed Guitar Practice

This is a short guitar lesson I created to give you some tips on how to practice guitar when you only have your strumming hand to work with. As I’ve been recovering from an injury, I’ve had to come up with new ways of practicing guitar and focusing on...

Writing Music In Different Time Signatures

I was jamming out the other morning on a riff I came up with and realized that the riff was not in 4/4 Time… This is a pretty common thing for me and the way that I write music. While a common move would be to re-write the riff in 4/4, so that it’s easier...

Live-Lesson 3-11-18

Here are the backing tracks that go along with this lesson: Glistening Piano Melody Ebm – With Guitar – 80 BPM https://s3.amazonaws.com/superguitarlicks/backingtracks/Glistening_Piano_Melody_Bbm_80.mp3 Glistening Piano Melody Ebm – No Guitar –...

Why Getting Started Into Jazz is Easier Than You Think

For many players, getting into jazz guitar seems much like opening Pandora’s box, and in some ways, it is. Personally, this is one of the things I find most appealing about it. However, simply getting started and being able to play effectively within the context of...

Helpful Tips From The Studio

Here’s a video I made where I share some helpful tips on how to make progress in the studio and not get side tracked with all of the endless options for sounds, software and technology. Please share your thoughts, comments and questions below!...

Big Sky Mike Deiure Performance

Here’s a new original tune that I wrote called “Big Sky”. I worked on this song on and off for the better part of a year. I had most of it done relatively quickly but couldn’t find those last few parts to tie everything together with. I was on...

The Best Is Yet To Come!

Here’s a hopefully inspirational video in which I share some thoughts on how to stay focused on getting better as a guitar player and why it’s worth it to keep practicing, playing and improving....

2016 State Of The Strings Address

Here’s a video to talk about what’s new and what to expect in 2016! My main goal with this video is to not only tell you about what I plan in 2016, but also to find out What You Want! So PLEASE let me know what you think, what you want and what your...