09/09/2019
Guitar Cool: Practising for Playing Live
No one wants to make mistakes or look inept when up on stage in front of an audience, but I have seen it happen many times, ...
READ MORE >14/02/2019
Guitar Cool: 11 Things I Learnt From Carl Verheyen
Earlier this year I was in Los Angeles and caught up with the amazing guitarist Carl Verheyen (pronounced Ver-high-in) at ...
READ MORE >Carl Verheyen: Full Interview With Kevin Downing
Earlier this year NZM's Kevin Downing interviewed guitarist Carl Verheyen in LA, and wrote a Guitar Cool column about a ...
READ MORE >20/06/2018
Guitar Cool: Travis Picking
This is an introductory lesson into the classic acoustic guitar technique of Travis picking, which was made famous by the ...
READ MORE >20/04/2018
Guitar Cool: Those Mislaid New Year’s Resolutions
Although I am not a big fan of New Year's resolutions, I am a big fan of setting some new goals every now and then. Some ...
READ MORE >11/01/2018
Guitar Cool: Grooving Away This Christmas
Many guitar players haven’t got a wide-ranging repertoire in their favourite genre let alone even a few favourite Christmas ...
READ MORE >20/12/2017
Guitar Cool: Landing On The Right Notes When Soloing
Have you ever taken a solo and it just sounds like you are just fishing around for the right notes and immediately thought ...
READ MORE >01/09/2017
Guitar Cool: Vanilla Chords
' Vanilla chords ' is a term used in the jazz guitar world which essentially means you need to reduce the chord progression ...
READ MORE >01/03/2017
Guitar Cool: The Rhythm Guitarist’s Role
The role of rhythm guitarist within a band setting is often overlooked, misunderstood and undervalued amongst fellow musicians. ...
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