I remember my first time playing in front of a crowd like it was yesterday. I was sixteen years old and had recently started a cover band with my brother on drums and a few neighborhood friends. We all caught the ‘metal’ bug and wanted nothing else but to play Metallica and Pantera covers all…
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The Importance of Musical Inflections
Sometimes, we guitar players can get so caught up in executing that blazing 16th note scale run at 180 BPM, that we forget about the true strengths of the instrument itself. Unlike the piano for example, the guitar offers us the opportunity to manipulate a note in various creative ways. We can even alter a…