https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5_d4KRn1f8 The first of possibly several guitar production & manipulation tutorials, looking at Granular Synthesis.
Author: LTGuitarist
Launchpads Aren’t Instruments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTdVQ6qw6K0 Excuse the baity title, but! Are Launchpads musical instruments? To what extent does it depend on their use? Are "Launchpad Covers" ALL garbage? All this and more!
WTF is a Cigar Box Guitar!?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OswIo4P1J_c What even is a Cigar Box guitar? Well, let's find out together!
Gaming vs Guitar [Rant]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvr-ACyP6Ow Free advice on teaching music to students who'd rather be gaming. Remember: never admit that anything could be cooler than playing guitar. Ever.
Improvised Jam (MX 1, TB 3, Kaoss KP3, HD POD and Guitar)
Improvised (mostly) psychedelic rock jam with the Roland MX-1 and TB-3; looping with the Korg KP3 Kaoss Pad; and Cort M60t guitar through Line 6 POD HD Pro amp; drums performed on the Roland SPD-S; also briefly featuring the Yamaha Mu-50 synth. Clearly I'm having some issues with levels! Particulalry the live levels vs the … Continue reading Improvised Jam (MX 1, TB 3, Kaoss KP3, HD POD and Guitar)
Cort CR-250 Review
Review of Cort's hugely affordable CR-250, Les Paul style guitar. Ideal for classic and modern rock players, for around £400. Find out more about the CR range, and others made by Cort at CortGuitars.com Also, here's me jamming with said guitar. Tasty.
Outside Notes: You Can Play Any Note!
At any time, in any key, you can actually play any note. This can be a little confusing at first, but ultimately is an easy way to add character to your improvisations, and create much more interesting melodies. Below is what you might call a scale diagram - if it wasn't for the fact that we're … Continue reading Outside Notes: You Can Play Any Note!
The Spider Capo – review of a new kind of guitar accessory
An adaptation of the traditional capo which, rather than holding all strings on a particular fret will only hold the strings you select. This allows you to have a chord in the open position, without affecting your usual box and barre shapes further up the neck, allowing for some nifty chord voicings that wouldn't be possible otherwise.
More Basic Chord Theory
Further info on basic chord theory. We talk about chord voicings, degrees of the scale, and clarify a few things to do with the chord charts I use.
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