GuitarBlog: Lemon Tones for Unique Guitar Melody... Learn to resolve phrases into 'off-color' tones for generating unique melodic guitar lines...   This episode of the GuitarBlog works toward helping players resolve their phrases into off-color tones that are...

Jim Lill... Play blues or minor pentatonic licks with some country-rock attitude, and you end up in a real swampy blues twang... We all love the blues — it’s a style that goes hand-in-hand with guitar playing. Blues is so versatile you can work it into many other types of...

TVLegends... Amazing 3-part video Interview Series with "Saturday Night Live" star Guitar Legend, "G.E. Smith." PART 1 On his early life and influences; on getting his first guitar and learning how to play; on his earliest musical influences, music he listened...

Paul Davids... $150 Guitar Vs. $5,000 Guitar: Put Their Tones to the Test... Which guitar sounds better—a $150 Motion TD-107 or a $5,000 Martin D-42? You can let your ears decide, thanks to a recently posted video by guitar instructor Paul Davids. In the clip, which...

Welcome to, "Figure it Out Fridays: Lesson 018 - Part Two," Ear Training Guitar Lesson.  Here's the Answer Key for, "Figure it Out Fridays," Ear Training Lesson 018. In this series, we study how to transcribe a new guitar melody or chord progression every week. Musical...

Brian Storm .. Many people expect their loved ones to be their biggest advocates, and feel crippling disappointment when they aren’t... Trust me, I know you want your friends and family to support your band and come to your shows. I liken this to the way a sandy blonde suburban...

Katie Lott .. Songwriters: hear this - Never be afraid of doing deep repeated analysis of your songs... I used to be the type of musician where, once I finished a song, it was done. I added it to my long list of songs, and then I never looked at it again. As a result, I...

Sam Friedman... The "Producer" used to be the person who booked the studio sessions, hired the musicians, and controlled the direction of the recordings. Today, that role remains for but a select few. Nowadays, most producers are also the artist... Atlanta producer Metro...

NEW: QwikLicks Series - Video (009) The latest QwikLicks video is, "F Minor 7 Arpeggio Licks" Available in the FREE members area. Includes a PDF handout! QwikLicks are a FREE lesson series for all membership levels at Creative Guitar Studio.com. Lessons in the QwikLicks...

Aaron Staniulis... Here's a quick list of how you can avoid being "that guy" in the studio! 1. "I brought a couple people to hang out in the session..." as five people walk into the studio We've seen all of the "behind the scenes" from studio sessions with an entourage...

Jhoni Jackson... 3 Strategies to earn more from talent buyers and venue owners... Upstart bands and artists in the early stages of cultivating a fan-base often encounter opposition when booking. From a business perspective, it makes sense: if a talent buyer or venue owner...