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Playing what I feel like playing when I feel like it for the most part. Sometimes I'll get an idea of something that needs doing or I need to work something up for a gig so I just work on those things whenever I pick up the guitar. The only time I schedule a regime is if I have a demanding gig comin...

Given it a fair try in my time. Figured its Ron's thing though so I don't use it unless I'm trying to sound like Ron.

It would be far more benificial to learn how chords are constructed and become profficient in the application of your knowledge on the guitar. Guthrie's first book is a good one for this I seem to remember...

The quickest way to do it: 1) Write all the notes down in a random order 2) Take each in turn and play it on every string as quickly as possible, you'll hear if you're going wrong (assuming you get the first one right!) 3) When you get good at this do it to a metrenome Five minutes a day, twice a da...

You'll find you've slowed down by approximately 78% and it will take at least two years to regain that speed. In addition to this your timing will be up the wall and your vibrato will sound like crap. Some people never regain these abilities...others but only with conceited effort. :D Relax. I had t...

Words fit the definition YOU give to them and more often than not are very flexible by nature. Ask a hundred people to define the word "virtuoso" in other words and they'll likely all come up with different things... To me its about control of your instrument and freedom to make whatever sounds you ...

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For the method behind the madness, buy Guthrie Govans Creative Guitar Book 1.

Then buy some sheet music and practice!

Slinkys are fine. Always done the job for me just nicely. You may wish to try out other brands to see if something suits you better but I always went with the motto of "if something aint broke..."

OK. With ALL new students, the best thing you can do is to capture their enthusiasm for the instrument. Now the typical student has a favourite genre/band/song/album that they are absolutely passionate about and most picture themselves being able to play these songs to friends/on stage whatever. Ima...

Not yet but thanks for reminding me. :D If you check out www.alloutguitar.com now you'll find other very good lessons up there however, including string skipping arps, one on some mental aspects of playing and stuff on surviving band playing. I'm starting up a series on learning from saxaphone playe...

I'm busy preparing for a gig tonight, I'll post a considered reply for you tomorrow....including how to teach girls and make them enjoy it/stick at it. MOST (not all) are a different species TRUST ME!

Coltrane is the man. Straight up. To my mind there have only been a handful of improvisers that could get close to touching him.

Nine hours per day? Maybe....maybe not. That much practice might actually be detrimental... but not always. You get out what you put in is the GCSE (or high school) way of looking at it. There's actually a lot more going on. Take the following analogy: Two people living in Ireland want to get to Rus...