In this episode we're looking into Freddie Kings playing, how he strucrtures his solos, the techniques he uses and how you can use them in your playing. 

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In this lesson we look over a cool super-simple 12 bar using 1 riff and the wrapped thumb technique. 

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In this lesson we look at building some gorgeous double stop melodies using the major scale in E. 

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In this episode I take you through my 5 essential pedals. These are the ones I use all the time and how I set them up.

1. Compressor Pedal

• Why it's important: A compressor smooths out the dynamics of your playing by limiting the loudest notes and boosting the quieter ones. It helps create a more consistent sound, adding sustain, punch, and clarity. A great tool for players who want their tone to sound polished and even, especially when fingerpicking or in clean tones.
• Popular choices: Keeley Compressor, MXR Dyna Comp, Wampler Ego Compressor.

2. Overdrive Pedal

• Why it's important: An overdrive pedal is key for adding warmth and grit to your tone. Whether you’re looking for classic bluesy smoothness or heavier, more saturated rock tones, overdrive is essential for shaping your distortion and helping you achieve expressive, dynamic playing.
• Popular choices: Ibanez Tube Screamer, Fulltone OCD, Boss OD-3.

3. Reverb Pedal

• Why it's important: Reverb creates space and depth by simulating the natural reflections of sound in an environment. Whether you're after subtle room ambiance or lush, expansive reverb tails, this effect is essential for adding dimension to your sound and making your tone feel more alive.
• Popular choices: Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail, Strymon BigSky, TC Electronic Hall of Fame.

4. Graphic EQ Pedal

• Why it's important: A graphic EQ pedal gives you control over your tone's frequency response, allowing you to shape your sound by boosting or cutting specific frequency bands. It’s great for fine-tuning your tone, compensating for room acoustics, or dialing in specific sounds for different musical contexts. It also acts as a powerful tool to carve out space in the mix when playing in a band.
• Popular choices: Boss GE-7, MXR Ten Band EQ, Behringer EQ700.

5. Looper Pedal

• Why it's important: A looper pedal allows you to record short sections of your playing and loop them in real time, creating layers of sound. This is great for practice, songwriting, or performance, and it enables you to build complex, evolving compositions on the fly. It’s a versatile pedal for solo artists and can be used creatively to add texture, rhythm, or melody to your performance.
• Popular choices: TC Electronic Ditto, Boss RC-3, Electro-Harmonix 720.

Honorable Mention: Delay Pedal

• Why it’s important: Delay is often used in conjunction with reverb to add depth, space, and rhythmic complexity. While it's not in your top 5, it’s still worth considering for creating ambient soundscapes, rhythmic echo patterns, or lead lines with a sense of movement.
• Popular choices: Boss DD-7, MXR Carbon Copy, Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail.

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Let's talk 8 bar blues. Used in songs from Key to the Highway to How Long Blues htis is one of the most commonly found blues forms as well worth putting some time in to nail down.

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In this episode I sit down with rockabilly's newest wizard - Carl Bradychok

Carl Bradychok is a guitar player and a singer born in Detroit, Michigan in Mars of 1991.
He recorded his first CD at only 13 years old. This guitar master paid tribute to Rockabilly big names like Carl Perkins, Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley, Johnny Burnett. He also had the privilege of working with Jack Scott and Don Rader.

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In this lesson we tackle the Nashville numbering system for working out the key of songs and sequences using their scale degrees.

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In this episode we are doing the first song 'simplified' where we take a song and learn the core elements that would get you by at a jam session or gig. 

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In this lesson we look at some very familiar scale shapes and how we can extract double stops from within. These are great tools for enhancing your lead playing and improvisation 

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Happy new year everyone! In this episode we're talking abotu setting goals for 2025, why practice routines don't really work and how you should approach your guitar playing for the next 6 months. 

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