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Tutor Richard Barrett | Gear used Lewis Pequeño Bastardo & Vox AC15 C1 Difficulty | 15 mins per example

in a situation where an idea didn’t feel as easy to play as it was to dream up? Most of us have – and the barrier is generally technique. This doesn’t have to mean rippling neo-classical arpeggios, it can happen in the blues or any other genre, for that matter. However, sometimes it’s hard to know how to go about solving issues such as this without feeling condemned to a punishing practice schedule

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