Guitar Techniques

FOOD FOR thought

I’m writing this in an airport lounge having just spent a week in Italy. I was running a workshop aimed at acoustic guitarists getting into playing electric with a band for the first time. There were a few more experienced guys but the majority were electric virgins.

The song the first day was Satisfaction. After the morning song prep lessons we have lunch and then offer further lessons related to song, developing solos and that kind of thing. But it became apparent over lunch that people were in shock and needed more time working on the

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