This is the first part of episode 6 of Tune in, Tone up! Edited to just contain the advice Dan gives to Gary on buying a new guitar and covering Gibsons, Les Pauls, PRS, Suhr and Charvel among many others.

In the second part of episode 6 of Tune in, Tone up! Dan and Gary look at the rhythm ideas found in Pinball Wizard by the Who, Black Betty by Ram Jam and Get Lucky by Daft Punk featuring Nile Rodgers. We look at strumming ideas, energy in rhythm playing and further funk rhythms.

In this lesson, Dan and I discuss at length how to go about buying a guitar and what to look for in a new axe. We then turn our attention to some more tunes with interesting rhythm playing: Starting with the energy of Pete Townsend's playing on Pinball Wizard, the funky rhythm of Black Betty and Nile Rodger's excellent playing on Daft Punk's Get Lucky. Enjoy and if you like what you hear (or you have suggestions) don't forget to get in touch.

In this lesson, Dan and I discuss at length how to go about buying a guitar and what to look for in a new axe. We then turn our attention to some more tunes with interesting rhythm playing: Starting with the energy of Pete Townsend's playing on Pinball Wizard, the funky rhythm of Black Betty and Nile Rodger's excellent playing on Daft Punk's Get Lucky. Enjoy and if you like what you hear (or you have suggestions) don't forget to get in touch.

In this lesson Dan begins by looking at how to add notes to chords to make them more tonally interesting. This is followed by looking at ways to spice up the rhythm playing for two Bob Dylan tunes: “All Along the Watchtower” and “Like a Rolling Stone” to add some Hendrix fills and discuss harmonic ideas and philosophies. Please see our website at https://tunein-toneup.com for show notes and get in touch with any thoughts and suggestions.

In this lesson, Dan begins by looking at the rhythm and harmony in the song "Can't Take My Eyes off of You" followed by "Le Freak" to look at how to play funk, sixteenth note rhythms and the technique of left-hand muting. Following is some chicken picking rhythms from an Eagles and a Bad Company tune. We finally analyze "Money for Nothing" and the Foo Fighters for some other rhythmic tricks and ideas (see https://tunein-toneup.com for show notes).

In lesson 3, Dan discusses the genre of Country music, including compressors and tone and covering the techniques of chicken picking, double stops and bends; each with useful riffs (see https://tunein-toneup.com for tabs).

In this lesson, Dan gives Gary some fantastic tips on playing at speed, how to use pedal tones, string-skipping and sweep-picking; each with useful riffs (see https://tunein-toneup.com for tabs). So give your fingers a stretch and enjoy learning about a neoclassical approach with us.

In this guitar lesson, Dan Davies gives Gary some advice about soloing over Blues changes and improvisation. Covering modes, scales, the blues note and chord tones; each with useful riffs (see https://tunein-toneup.com for tabs). Also, some superb discussion about tone and how to achieve this on different guitars. Finishing with some improvising over a YouTube track by Quist.