A week ago, a friend from Germany asked me to help him with a recording project. He asked me to just turn up. I didn’t even have to bring my guitar with me, as “everything will be provided”. He knew a local guitar shop whose owner was happy to lend me a couple of guitars to use on the project. Without any expectation we went to that shop to try some guitars and boy, oh boy... was there a surprise waiting...

Labelled ‘the thinking man’s blues player’, Robben Ford has an original twist on the minor pentatonic. He replaces the customary b7 with the brighter major 6, a note present in the major pentatonic. For this solo study I plumped for Ford’s hybrid pentatonic for all A7 chords.

Hi guys. This is my first post on this website and I am giving you a free "Lick of the Week" which includes 4 rock/blues licks that every guitarist should know. I hope you'll enjoy it.

Hi, everybody! This time you have yourselves to blame for the delay in the results of the competition! Not only that there were more contestants than before, but you were all much better then the last time. You really made it hard for us to decide who will be the winner. This kind of slow, but steady progress is exactly what we hoped for. That means that our comunity is growing and getting stronger and that the path we've chosen is the right one. Congratulations and thanks to everyone who participated, you were all very good. We also had more sponsors this time and to us that is another good sign.

Hi everyone. 8th Live4guitar competition is reaching the end. You have 1 more hour to make your video response (midnight UK time). There are 60 takes so far, hopefully there will be a few more before the end. Judges are now confirmed and will publish their results in about a week time. Stay tuned.

When we receive information, we tend to filter it rapidly and make a snap judgement on whether we should trust it or not. The same think applies to your online guitar courses. Social proof is the most powerful way to trigger people's trust. What is the first impression your potential students receive?

This lick is based around D Phrygian Dominant scale using a variety of techniques including legato, economy picking and tapping.

We’re kicking off 2013 with our 8th Live4guitar contest where you have a chance to win our signature Live4guitar overdrive pedal hand manufactured by Skyvox, the exciting new amplification simulation from Kuassa, Amplification Vermilion, and one of the most impressive software guitar practice tools, Riffstation.

To become a contestant, please subscribe to our YouTube channel and download the free backing track below in this article. Record a video of yourself playing over the backing track and respond to our official contest video with your entry. Afterwards, visit our forum for updates and announcements. Our panel of judges and the winners will be announced in the forum.

Branding your business is a lot like creating your signature sound as a musician. It resonates with the community that sees your efforts as unique and establishes you as a standout. At Live4guitar, community is key, and that’s why wanted to expand the nature of our brand to also help our community shape the way you get their signature sound.

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In this part we’re in Larry Carlton territory for solo 3 and our first look at Vertical improvisation. Larry Carlton is a master at extracting all the juicy notes out of a scale without always running up and down in sequential order.