3 Tips To Help You Become A Creative Lead Guitarist
By Tom Hess
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could play amazingly creative and expressive guitar licks and solos at will?
No doubt about it!
Most guitarists wish they had the ability to do this, but give up before they ever do.
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As long as you practice the right way, sweep picking is not too difficult to master.
The most efficient sweep picking is based on proper biomechanics and the avoidance of common errors made by most guitarists (that lead to sloppy playing).
Make it easy to sweep pick cleanly and ... Views: 403
Your guitar solos start becoming creative and inspiring when you avoid the mistakes most guitarists make while soloing.
This happens when:
1. You do the things explained in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhZIJqP7z48
2. You correct the following mistakes guitar players ... Views: 394
Following most guitar practice conventional wisdom often leads to slower progress, formation of bad playing habits and lots of unnecessary frustration.
Yes, a lot of common advice regarding playing guitar faster is wrong and actually causes you to play slower and less clean!
The following ... Views: 394
No, just because you do or don't have “natural talent” doesn’t mean you are more or less creative at improvising than anyone else.
Creative lead guitarists are able to take phrases they already know and use their awesome phrasing and phrase adaptation skills to quickly modify any lick to use ... Views: 392
Playing guitar fast and clean doesn't need to take a long time. Using speed bursts gives you a big shortcut to guitar speed mastery.
Speed bursts are short combinations of notes played at or near your 100% top speed, with moments of silence in between.
Why practicing guitar with speed ... Views: 384
Do the notes you play on guitar end too soon or feel a bit lifeless?
Getting more sustain on your notes doesn't require special pedals, just an understanding of how to use proper technique in both hands, a heavy guitar pick and an amp with the gain turned way up.
Sound good?
Great! ... Views: 383
As a guitarist learning on your own, know that your practicing habits determine if you become great or not. When you don’t have good practicing habits, you make musical progress very slowly.
It’s common for guitarists who learn on their own to form bad habits that hold their playing ... Views: 379
Want to play guitar with blazing-fast speed?
It’s probably best to forget most of the advice other guitarists give you.
Why?
A lot of common guitar speed advice is wrong and actually causes you to play slower!
The following are some of the most common things you hear people say ... Views: 373
Myth: lacking “natural talent” makes you less creative at improvising than other guitarists who were born with it.
The real difference between creative lead guitarists and non-creative ones is the following:
No, great improvisers do NOT think “faster” than everyone else. They are able to ... Views: 369
Want to sweep pick like a master? You’ve come to the right place!
A great first step is to put in some time into studying finger rolling.
You may be asking yourself: “Tom Hess, what exactly is finger rolling?”… and I’m glad you asked.
It’s simple actually:
Finger rolling is where ... Views: 361
Tired of playing sloppy sweep picking arpeggios when you turn up the metronome? Good news: You don't have to practice slowly for a long time to clean them up.
Here are three guitar practice strategies to help you clean up your sweep picking at fast speeds:
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The Correct Way To Pick For Maximum Guitar Speed – Video Tutorial
By Tom Hess
What’s the best way to pick the strings on guitar for fast speed?
Should you use your elbow?
Is it the wrist?
Perhaps the thumb and pointer finger?
The ... Views: 347
How do you make melodic guitar licks that sound complex without needing tons of speed?
Answer:
By combining tapping, legato and vibrato technique together in a creative manner.
Sound cool?
It gets better:
Using these ideas together helps you take any ... Views: 341
Love sweep picking?
You're not alone!
However, many guitarists never learn unique ways to practice and master sweep picking. This keeps them from getting better over time.
I teach sweep picking using patterns that are a bit easier to digest.
I call them 2-1-2 arpeggios (they sound ... Views: 318
Want to know how to quickly insert feeling into your guitar phrases or soloing?
Check this out:
Adding emotion into your guitar playing like this can be done irrespective of your current guitar skills (provided that it's greater than absolute newcomer).
Additionally, you don't require ... Views: 317
Ready to play amazing guitar solos that are creative, expressive and emotional? To become more creative, you must practice just how you would practice everything else.
You also need to avoid making big mistakes that stop others from being creative.
The following are frequent mistakes that ... Views: 306
Wish you could make your guitar solo licks feel unbelievable and innovative?
I've got a cool surprise to show you.
Pick up your guitar really quick and do this:
Pick any note and pick it.
Without delay slide from the note you sounded up by an octave (playing it on the same ... Views: 300
Do you have great vibrato technique?
Here is a way to quickly assess yourself:
Grab your guitar.
Put a backing track on in the background at a speed of 100+.
Play a single note and add vibrato to it in strict eighth notes – maintaining perfect sync with the beat.
Next, try to ... Views: 269
Want to become a more expressive and creative guitar player?
Making small adjustments can go a long way.
What do I mean?
Try this out:
Take 5 minutes and a handful of notes.
Then, focus on not ending all your guitar phrases within a single bar. Make some of your licks end in the ... Views: 258