5 Ways to Motivate Yourself to Practice WiredGuitarist December 14, 2016 Articles, Tutorials, Uncategorized When I first picked up the guitar, I was practicing maybe 3 hours a day and even more on the weekends (I had no life). I've been playing for almost 11 years now, and boy does it become difficult to motivate...
6 Ways to Stay Creative on Guitar WiredGuitarist December 2, 2016 Articles, Tutorials, Uncategorized Writer's Block is pretty much the worst, most frustrating thing on the planet. We've all felt it. As a musician, graphic designer, and editor for Wired Guitarist, I've been struck with Writer's (Creative)...
10 Tips To Better Solos WiredGuitarist October 22, 2016 Articles, Tutorials, Uncategorized We’ve all dreamed about ripping that perfect guitar solo in front of a sold-out arena, but how does one write that “perfect solo”? Crafting a solo can be complex and intricate, we practice scales and...
From Guitar to Bass: 5 Tips for Transitioning to Bass WiredGuitarist October 6, 2016 Articles, Tutorials, Uncategorized From Guitar to Bass: 5 Things to Keep in Mind when Learning to Play Bass Many of today’s bass players started off as guitarists and simply took up the instrument to fill the needs of a band. In other...
Shred Lessons: Songwriting WiredGuitarist July 23, 2016 Articles, The Woodshed How do you get good at guitar quickly? How about without getting bored, or even worse, being totally confused? Do you want to know how to shred? Shred Lessons with Cannon McDonald, our weekly series helps...
Shred Lessons: Soloing over Metal Riffs WiredGuitarist July 18, 2016 Articles, The Woodshed, Uncategorized How do you get good at guitar quickly? How about without getting bored, or even worse, being totally confused? Do you want to know how to shred? Shred Lessons with Cannon McDonald, our weekly series helps...
Shred Lessons: Playing Over Key Changes WiredGuitarist July 2, 2016 Articles, The Woodshed, Uncategorized How do you get good at guitar quickly? How about without getting bored, or even worse, being totally confused? Do you want to know how to shred? Luckily, our weekly column: Shred Lessons by Cannon...
Wired Theory: Scales 101 WiredGuitarist June 29, 2016 Articles, The Woodshed, Tutorials, Uncategorized Welcome back to another publication of Wired Theory! We’re going to dive into building scales. This will be part of a multi-week series and we will dip into chords along the way, so I’m thrilled to have...
Shred Lessons: Chords WiredGuitarist June 25, 2016 Articles, The Woodshed, Uncategorized How do you get good at guitar quickly? How about without getting bored, or even worse, being totally confused? Do you want to know how to shred? In Shred Lessons, our new weekly series with Cannon...
Shred Lessons: Syncopation WiredGuitarist June 4, 2016 Articles, The Woodshed, Uncategorized How do you get good at guitar quickly? How about without getting bored, or even worse, being totally confused? Do you want to know how to shred? Shred Lessons with Cannon McDonald, our weekly series helps...