Igor Presnyakov: Acoustic Hero

If you haven’t heard of Igor Presnyakov, I suggest you check this guy out! His YouTube channel is full of his (simply awesome) acoustic guitar covers- and he occasionally joins in with a bit of singing! It really does take skill to arrange and play something on acoustic guitar like this, and I think Igor [...]

August 15, 2011 at 12:00 pm | Music News and Opinions | No comments

Floyd Rose “Tremolo”

Many people are asking me questions because they’re confused about floyd-rose’s and similar bridges. In this video, I explain some of the confusion. Rob.

May 30, 2011 at 5:30 pm | Music News and Opinions | 2 comments

Who is coming down to the Agincourt this Week?

OK, not the usual thing I would post about, but I thought as I spend so much time talking about how to play the guitar it should be good to actually see me play in a real life situation! I really don’t want this to sound like a shameless plug either…but rather it’s a chance [...]

March 1, 2011 at 2:13 pm | Music News and Opinions | No comments

How long before You’re Famous?

When you’re first starting out playing guitar you might be practising for hours a day, following a strict practice routine and playing through a thousand times each and every exercise you can get your hands on in the hope of becoming a “guitar god”… …but then it dawns on you…just HOW LONG will it take? [...]

November 4, 2010 at 11:00 pm | Music News and Opinions, Practicing and Practice Routine | No comments

Grip Strengtheners and Finger Weights

OK, so this video is about those grip-strengthening devices you can buy that supposedly help your playing (you know the ones, where they offer resistance and you basically have to squeeze them). I also go on to talk about finger weights which you attach to your fingers when playing guitar to strengthen your finger muscles. [...]

June 2, 2010 at 11:00 pm | Guitar Technique and Exercises, Music News and Opinions, Practicing and Practice Routine | 2 comments

Gig Photos from 22nd May

Scroll down for photos from this gig… I know, I know! I haven’t been updating this blog as much as I should be recently! I’ve been busy teaching and working on my band, “Frosthammer”…oh and playing my guitar of course I hope to get back to regular posting soon (and- of course- I won’t stop [...]

May 24, 2010 at 11:00 pm | Music News and Opinions | 1 comment

That Annoying, Clicking Box…

Again, metronomes…are they important? I’m constantly trying to emphasise how vital these devices are when working on your timing, yet I still find people who refuse to use them! Are you one? Common complaints about metronomes include: “The constant clicking “throws me off” when I try to play in time!” “I have great timing when [...]

April 5, 2010 at 11:00 pm | Guitar Technique and Exercises, Music News and Opinions, Practicing and Practice Routine | 3 comments

Classical Rock

Those of you have been visiting ChainsawGuitarTuition.net for a while now would have noticed a small solo side-project of mine. You may have also noticed that the music that used to play in a little player on the homepage has been removed (it’s only moved to the top left of the screen instead of the [...]

March 24, 2010 at 11:00 pm | Music News and Opinions | No comments

Jimmy Page in 1957!

Here’s an interesting video I came across yesterday. It shows a young “James Page” playing in a skiffle group on the BBC in the 50′s…and if that’s not a piece of rock history then I don’t know what is! Notice he mentions taking lessons! Click here if you can’t see the video To be honest, [...]

March 2, 2010 at 11:00 pm | Music News and Opinions | No comments

How to Play “Metal” Guitar

If you’re a young, beginner guitarist then this might be something you’re interested in, and if not you’ve at least heard about it. Either way, it’s something that’s been talked and written about again and again (possibly too much?). What caught my attention, though, was this article on www.guitarlearninglesson.com. As I was reading through the [...]

February 16, 2010 at 9:42 pm | How to, Music News and Opinions | 1 comment

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