Certainly not for beginners, single string exercises can take your knowledge of the fret board to a whole new level. Tough perhaps tedious and boring, the exercises will help you learn the guitar like no other. They are well worth the work! Tha

47 BGLP Guitar Riffs

Oct 20th, 2014 15m 43s

Listen to the greatest guitar riffs according to WBEZ Chicago Sound Opinions here. Here are the tabs for the songs I mention on the show. Talk About the Passion R.E.M. E------------------------------------------------------------------- B------

46 BGLP Audio Clipping

Oct 13th, 2014 19m 8s

In last months gear episode I talked about Gain and Volume in terms of how they are different and also in terms of signal processing. In this weeks episode I’ll continue on the topic of signal processing using Gain as a means to shape our sound

BGLP Update

Oct 6th, 2014 3m 36s

Thanks for listening!

45 BGLP Fret Board Knowledge

Sep 22nd, 2014 23m 39s

I came to a place in my playing where I realized I really do have a lot to learn. I knew music, I knew songs, I knew tabs, notation, and theory, but what I lacked was knowledge of the fret board. How does the fret board work? This is a great qu

44 BGLP 4 Types of Guitarist

Sep 15th, 2014 22m 56s

Inspired by The Guitar Handbook by Ralph Denyer The Rhythm Guitarist A good rhythm guitarist creates rhythms that accompany the traditional rhythm section which is the drums and bass. It’s almost as if the drums and bass are playing chords. The

43 BGLP Gain and Volume

Sep 9th, 2014 20m 27s

So Gain and Volume can be a bit confusing but if we focus on these two things I think it will help us manage what’s going on. Let’s keep it simple PREAMP STAGE-Gain: This is where we add color to our guitar tone. Clean, Dirty, Crunch, Distorti

42 BGLP Fender Telecaster

Sep 1st, 2014 18m 52s

Thanks for listening to this brief overview of the Telecaster’s history. Please share if you enjoy this show! Thanks again.

41 BGLP The Harmonic Series

Aug 25th, 2014 18m 18s

No show notes here but thanks for looking, and thanks for listening! Please remember to share if you enjoy the show.

40 BGLP Guitars in Music

Aug 18th, 2014 18m 6s

Thanks for listening. No show notes for today’s episode. Just my philosohpy on where the guitar stands in todays music. Enyoy!

39 BGLP Signal Processing 101

Aug 10th, 2014 23m 3s

These are the four types of Signal Processing you will use to affect your guitar signal. Gain and Volume (Amp): This process shapes your signal and amplifies it so it becomes strong enough to drive your speakers. This is were gain, overdrive, d

38 BGLP The Ultimate Guitar Book

Aug 4th, 2014 18m 35s

I do a lot of guitar research online and there is more than enough information to keep me busy, but in my humble opinion nothing truly comes close to looking through an actual book. The glossy pictures jumping off the pages don’t fatigue my eye

BGLP Show Update

Jul 27th, 2014 6m 49s

No show notes here friends. This episode is just an update on what’s going on around my guitar teaching studio. Thanks for listening. Now pick up your guitar and PLAY LIKE YOU MEAN IT!

37 BGLP A Better Practice Routine

Jul 14th, 2014 19m 17s

Here are three areas to help guitar players keep learning and growing. Make sure they make it into your practice routine. Practice without routine is not practice. It’s just you playing. Both are important if you want to become a better guitar

36 BGLP #1 Reason People Quit Guitar

Jul 1st, 2014 25m 10s

There truly is only one reason to quit playing. That reason is if you just aren’t willing to push back against the resistance you will elicit when you declare you want to learn guitar in the first place! So how do we fight back? How do we keep

35 BGLP Guitar Pickups

Jun 17th, 2014 29m 9s

In this weeks episode I explain how electric guitar pickups work and I talk about the different kinds you are more than likely to run into. Please share this episode if you enjoy what your hear and know someone who will benefit from this free r

34 BGLP Guitar Podcasts

Jun 9th, 2014 18m 43s

Here are links to the guitar podcasts I most often listen to. Enjoy! Donnie Schexnayder Start Teaching Guitar Podcast. Donnie’s podcast and his business are the reason I began taking myself and my guitar teaching busines

33 BGLP Alternate Tunings

Jun 3rd, 2014 18m 58s

In today’s episode I discuss alternate tuning. So first let’s start off with a definition. Basically an alternate tuning is anything other than the standard tuning of EADGBE. There are many historical reasons why EADGBE has become a standard. S

32 BGLP 5 Amp Types

May 26th, 2014 19m 8s

Buying an amplifier is an easier process if you have an idea of how many different types there are. They all have their pros and cons, differences in preference, price, reliability, and uses. One thing is true of all them all. You need one if y

31 BGLP Intervals and Chords

May 12th, 2014 21m 27s

This weeks episode is a continuation from the last where I talked about training our ears to hear and recognize the differences in intervals. The same way we can memorize melodies, which in essence is memorizing intervals, we can also memorize

30 BGLP Intervals

May 5th, 2014 19m 24s

Do you know the difference between a perfect 5th and a perfect 4th? Could you tell whether an interval is Major or minor? If given a reference tone could you sing an octave above it? You can learn, or should I say train your ears to hear all

29 BGLP Ear Training

Apr 28th, 2014 22m 33s

Ears that are trained to hear music are a great asset for guitar players. Here are just a few points to consider. Pitch recognition. The ability to name and sing correctl y any given pitch with or without any point of reference. Chord recogniti

28 BGLP Nashville Number System

Apr 14th, 2014 22m 50s

The Nashville Number System can help make transposing and improvising at bit easier. What’s really great about it is that you don’t need to have a deep understanding of music theory to use it. If you know a few rudimentary ideas about music yo

27 BGLP CAGED System

Apr 8th, 2014 21m 47s

The CAGED system can be very useful if you want to learn to play chords up and down the neck. Why be stuck playing the same chords over and over when you can very easily add so many more options to your arsenal! In this weeks episode I play a f