Discover how to use octaves to get exciting melodic ideas in both your rhythm and lead playing and use them to move your licks all over the neck.Simple ways to get that Hendrix sound and spice up your 3 chord minor chord progressions.Raises your Guitar IQ by 20 points, minimum! You'll be able to analyze WHAT he's doing and WHY. (And that by itself will lead to huge leaps and bounds.) Learn the style and techniques of Hendrix so thoroughly that you'll be able to THINK like him on guitar.Here's what you'll learn in my Hendrix Master Class Series Well, grab your guitar and get ready because this is Of Jimi Hendrix coming through your own hands. Lead lines that will blow away anyone within earshot. Īnd then imagine what it would feel like to start fusing your rhythm playing with towering Īnd imagine how it would feel to know that many of the moves and techniques that gave Hendrix is signature sound are actually quite doable, more simple than you might think. Imagine that there was an actual step-by-step blueprint for creating the exact same sounds. But I want you to imagine something for a second. I won't excuse you for not associating Jimi Hendrix with anything having to do with your Hope to approach the talent that was James Marshall Hendrix. Look, it’s true that not us, not you, not anyone else reading this right now could ever Is there any hope for a guitar student when he hears THAT? HELL YEAH!! And here’s why. Pedal … the song exploding into full sonic force … Hendrix crunching those chords withĪuthority … embarking on those stratospheric, soaring leads that made him famous …Īnd then the real explorations halfway through the song where that basic, thundering I can taste it again like it was yesterday … hearing that simple riff on the way-wah And it led me to hearing the song, “VoodooĬhild” in a movie and that was my second profound Hendrix moment. Of CDs in a friend’s basement - but I did. I don’t remember how I found that exact CD - probably on the floor in a pile I also HAD to find that recording, as if it was a winning lottery ticket buried in the desert.Īt the time, naturally, there was no iTunes, no YouTube, just these round discs calledĬDs sold in places called record stores that carried something called albums. That made me want to jump out of my skull and run to my guitar. Something supernatural and alien, a combustion of sonic fury and melodic sorcery I couldn’t have explained that at the time, of course. THATTTTT?!!"Īnd you know what grabbed me most about Hendrix? it was his rhythm playing that When that song came on the radio, I was practically clawing my way into the front seat, I was super into metal - loved Van Halen like no other (and still do of course) - but I was just a teenaged kid sitting in the back seat of a car with my brother driving us home and I remember hearing the song “Bold As Love” come on the radio. ).I'll never forget the first time I heard him. I'll probably add some more to my list once I've gone through everyone else's posts (but I've got to search for those since almost no one added links.hint, hint. Messiahsez - to remind me why I'm saving for a nice resonator: Someone else mentioned Samuraiguitarist: There are a few I watch more for inspiration and motivation than actual lessons:Īndertons is good for gear reviews, but I watch for the jams mostly: Jazz is pretty unfamiliar territory for me, but Jens Larsen is good if you're that way inclined: I haven't seen Justin Guitar mentioned yet (though he is in the FAQ, I think): I don't know about "best", but the ones I've found helpful:ĭanbohane, specifically for his arrangement/version of Life On Mars: Hit me up with your recommendations for YouTube lessons! I've seen that the "why you suck at guitar" guy was pretty popular in this sub, but the post I saw was 2 years old, so it'd be great to hear an update based on what's available now. Small steps on the way to being able to comfortably take the lead. I want to bridge the gap between where I'm at now, and where I want to be. I need some lessons that'll help me develop as a guitarist. The problem now is, if I jump from learning a strokes solo, into hendrix, or page, the jump is just too big, and I end up losing confidence and just getting frustrated. These days, I stick wayyy too much in my comfort zone. That was more relevant to me at the time. I had lessons years ago, but I was young, and going through scales etc didn't sink in because I was totally focused on the fact that we'd be learning some rage against the machine or some chili peppers at the end. I've recently decided I want to throw myself into playing my guitar.
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