https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvyK0Qxnbuo I know Hotel California (guitar lesson) is one of the most famous songs on this planet, and the album is one of the best sold albums of the last century. But for me the song has a deeper meaning, it has had a huge impact on my life! Without Hotel ...
Electric Gypsy – Andy Timmons Cover: Tapped Harmonics!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rjMibGl4Gw Electric Gypsy was my first Andy Timmons composition I got to play. A student of mine brought Mr. Timmons and the song to my attention. This is already a long time ago but I still remember hearing Andy’s sound for the first time. I loved it! The build ...
Joe Satriani Cover & Guitar Solo – Crushing Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKR2eUh5x-E When I recorded my previous Joe Satriani Cover: The Extremist I already mentioned how important his music was in the development of my guitar technique. Crushing Day is probably one of the most important Satriani songs I’ve played. Not because of the 2 ...
YouTube Channel 5 Year Anniversary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiA1zU4wCeY I don’t think I have ever done any “Milestone videos” on my channel. Not for subscriber count or anything like that. But obviously today is different! Today is my 5 year anniversary, today it is exactly 5 years since I uploaded my first video on ...
Amazing Guitar Duet: What If – Gareth Evans & André van Berlo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8QjbC16eJA Check out our EP - What If Buy our EP at Amazon (mp3) Buy our EP at google play (mp3) Buy our EP at iTunes (mp3) A quick history recap of Gareth Evans & André van Berlo Many things in life come to us unexpectedly. The creation of "What If" and ...
Classical Guitar Beauty: Romanza – Spanish Romance – Jeux Interdits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyFiHZ_d4D4 Romanza (also known as “Spanish Romance”, “Romance Anónimo”, and “Romance d’Amour” among other names.), is a great piece for classical guitar and even though there is some debate of its origin, I wouldn’t be surprised if it came from the hand of ...
Easy Song For Classical Guitar: Estudio en mi Menor – Francisco Tarregá
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa6U8Z8yMyY The study is more than a "just" study to me. For some reason, within the chords, melody, and simplicity of the song, lies its strength and depth. I can imagine anyone playing this piece for a solid hour never gets bored playing it. Somewhere in those ...
Classical Guitar: La Catedral – Agustin Barrios Mangoré
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NgFCUlsVfs I remember the first time I heard “La Catedral” (composed by Agustín Barrios Mangoré). It was in a music store and I was checking out an Al Di Meola cd, I think it was called “Heart of the immigrants”. I had tears in my eyes listening to just the first ...
Awesome Joe Satriani Cover: The Extremist!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTteMdpcDx8 Joe Satriani... Learning to play electric guitar wouldn't have been the same for me if it wasn't for Joe! I started playing when I was 16, and I would soon discover the skills of this amazing guitarist. So many songs of his that I have played back then: ...
Which audio interface is the right one for simple home recording?
So I wrote about how I create my guitar sound (electric guitar) for my tutorials in a previous post and I’ve gotten questions because of that post: "Which audio interface is the right one for simple home recording?" Home recording starts somewhere and there are different ways to do it. Which ...