Sara Ardizzoni on Avoiding Looping Cliches
“In general, working with loops means you must have good timing and be very precise,” says Italian composer and loop guitarist Sara Ardizzoni, who performs and records under the name Dagg... Read More
Gretchen Menn on Not Being Beholden to Expectations
[Photo by Cheryl Alterman] “I think it’s easy to have preconceived notions of what we’re supposed to do as guitarists, or what’s expected of us,” says Gretchen Menn. “But rathe... Read More
June Millington on Creating Licks & Channeling the Unexpected
On Conceptualizing What You Play “I visualize things and go off to the galaxy’s limit,” says iconic Fanny guitarist June Millington. “I just let myself be led. I don’t ask questi... Read More
NOIZE FROM EDITOR BOY!
Somehow I Made It Back to Earth… 25 January 2019—Unlike the Major Tom character in David Bowie’s song “Ashes to Ashes,” I didn’t stick around in “heaven’s h... Read More
Preview: What’s All the Racket at NAMM 2019?
Moderating a 2017 NAMM panel on “The Future of Guitar.” And where are we today? As expected, a lot of the angst and hand-wringing over the demise of the guitar—at least that which was pr... Read More
Beginner Lesson: Ali Handal’s Quick Tip to Sound Good
Guardian Ali Handal penned a great guitar-method book for Hal Leonard entitled Guitar for Girls. While a cool nuts-and-bolts guide to get you on the road to improving your playing, it also offers savv... Read More
Mind-Blower Lesson: Jennifer Batten on Ultra-Intervallic Licks
Wow! If you want someone to really show you how to avoid cliches and develop a sense of individuality and uniqueness, there is likely no better guitaristic tour guide than Guardian Jennifer Batten. J... Read More
Beginner Lesson: Matt Blackett on Recycled Pop Chords
Guardian Matt Blackett is a bit of a pop-rock aficionado, and he is always looking for ways to extend the textures, tones, and chordal structures of songs while still retaining that rock edge. In thi... Read More
