Beginner’s Electric Guitar Dictionary

July 18, 2020 LTGuitarist Music Tutorials dictionary, guitar, guitar parts, guitarists, music education, understanding guitar, what are pickups, what is the neck

Not understading commonly-used terms is one of the biggest barriers to progessing in music, especially as a beginner.

Do Producers Earn Money?

July 13, 2019November 20, 2022 LTGuitarist Music Blogs answers, copyright, do producers earn money, do producers have to clear samples, do producers make money, do producers own masters, do producers use loops, do producers use sample packs, do producers use samples, education, guitar, guitar player, guitarist, guitars, music, musician, producer, qna, question, questions about music producers, questions about producers, songwriting, tuition, youtube auto complete, youtube autocomplete, youtube search

https://youtu.be/sIgoHrBIWto Answering the most frequently asked questions about producers according to YouTube's auto-complete search function, including... Do producers own masters? Do producers make money? Do producers use presets? Do producers have to clear samples? I keep screwing up my audio levels, so sorry about that. It's mostly fixed but still crummy in places. Not up … Continue reading Do Producers Earn Money?

Ernie Ball Paradigm Strings – 2 Years Later

April 30, 2019November 20, 2022 LTGuitarist Gear Reviews ernie ball, guitar, guitar gear, guitar products, guitar strings, paradigm, review, strings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vguQ7uBe3jM Who hasn't changed their strings in just under 2 years - this guy, right here. Associate purchase links: https://amzn.to/2UA5bLu Also, YES, I do say "a year" several times in the video, turns out it's actually closer to 2 years. Time flies. Oops.

Are Guitar Chords and Piano Chords the same?

April 26, 2019December 14, 2021 LTGuitarist Music Tutorials chord theory, guitar, inversion, music theory, piano, spread voicing, voicings

Exploring the idea of Chord Voicings for guitar, piano and answering the question of whether guitar chords and piano chords are the same thing?

5 Uncomfortable Truths

November 11, 2018 LTGuitarist Music Tutorials essay, guitar, lifestyle, mini-series, miniseries, series, uncomfortable truths, video, video-essay

There's 5 uncomfortable truths about guitar culture that we, the players, need to address. Now, please. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIbrt1Ut-Vs&list=PLf_o4hrSq6nRwRoicP83Jt82Y8bSli48I In this 5-part video-essay mini-series, I talk about some of the weird ideas that guitarists have held on to for far to long. Some of them are holding us back and some are just plain dumb. Let's evolve.

Intervals: The Root Of Feeling

October 19, 2018 LTGuitarist Uncategorized chord, emotion, emotive, feeling, guitar, idea, ideas, inspiration, interval, major, minor, music theory, root, scale, third

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FosUcq1zls4 Pun intended. Intervals are a massively important but often overlooked aspect of music theory, especially for guitar. Knowing what interval you're playing and what impact that has on your listener will make you a powerful composer and improviser.

ASMR for Metalheads

September 2, 2018September 2, 2018 LTGuitarist Uncategorized ASMR, comedy, funny, guitar, guitarist, hard rock, heavy metal, humor, metal, metalhead, omedy, parody, riff, rock music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnYHReQR_0k

I Won’t Join Your New Music Platform, (Sorry)

September 2, 2018December 13, 2021 LTGuitarist Uncategorized complain, guitar, internet, music, musician, rant, social media, website

I get a bit bored of all these messages inviting me to beta test "the next groundbreaking music platform". In this video I talk about why that is and what kind of new websites I'd actually be interested in joining.

Neck Positions Are Dumb, Discuss.

April 21, 2018June 19, 2018 LTGuitarist Music Tutorials fret, fret position, guitar, guitarist, neck position, position, scale

Let's clear something up before watching the video. There's been some confusion in the video comments which, I think, stems from the fact that there's 2 things often referred to as "Neck Positions", but only one of these is relevant here. The first is Scale Position - the note of the scale you begin on, ("starting on the … Continue reading Neck Positions Are Dumb, Discuss.

E Diminished Lick

April 6, 2018April 5, 2018 LTGuitarist Music Tutorials chromatic, diminished, guitar, guitarist, lick

https://youtu.be/K2lZhTjDqbQ  Today I'm excited to present you with this new guitar lick, in E Diminished. The pattern takes advantage of the symmetry within the Diminished Chromatic scale, and can be used to add some spice to your playing. In the example at the start of the video, I'm improvising over 2 bars of Em, then … Continue reading E Diminished Lick