Brian Sutich
Kraftgeek Tripod and Pocket RGB Light Review
Kraftgeek Tripod and Pocket RGB Light Review
Brian Sutich
The 2024 St. Jude Fundraiser Is On!
The 2024 St. Jude Fundraiser Is On!
Brian Sutich
3 Easy Solos For Beginner Guitarists

If you’re just learning guitar, getting started with playing solos might seem daunting. It’s a big change to go from strumming chords to your favorite songs, to playing lead lines. The best thing is to start out easy, but not too easy. The more you challenge yourself, the better a guitarist you’ll become. Just remember to take everything in bite size chunks as you’re learning. To help you get started with solos, I’m recommending a couple that I’d learn if I was just getting started - one from three different genres. The feeling of learning and playing lead is amazing. Let’s get into it.

3 Easy Solos For Beginner Guitarists
Brian Sutich
1 Habit All Amazing Guitarists Have In Common

I’ve observed hundreds of guitarists over the years from all different skill levels, and the ones who are making a lot of progress often share a lot of the same traits - they have a plan when they sit down to practice, they know the people to go to when they’re facing a hurdle in their playing, and they’re endlessly curious about guitar and music in general.

But outside of all of that, there’s one habit I’ve seen that all of my favorite guitarists have - they practice active listening.

1 Habit All Amazing Guitarists Have In Common
Brian Sutich
Every guitarist should record their practice ...

It’s cliche, but everyone has a mini recording studio in their pocket with them at all times. Not only is it stupidly simple to record your audio ideas, you can record yourself via video as well and see everything you were working on at the time, to truly pinpoint issues in your playing. But that’s not the only reason you should record.

Let's dive into three ways guitarists can use recording to see huge improvements in their playing.

Every guitarist should record their practice for massive progress – here's why

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Watch an awesome, acoustic version of Zep's "Kashmir"

The account marcin.music on Instagram has been making the rounds this week, as he's covered Led Zeppelin's song "Kashmir" in a very Rodrigo y Gabriella or Kaki King-esque type way. Check out his awesome acoustic performance below. Then head to his IG channel where he's covered a number of classic songs in this style.

Mateus Asato taking a break from music and shutting down Instagram account

Mateus Asato has deactivated his Instagram account, and is taking a break from music. Asato has always inspired countless guitarists on the social media platform, by his incredibly melodic playing.

Asato mentioned that he hadn't played guitar in 3 weeks. “I honestly don't remember staying away from my source of creation for so long." “This feels very weird because I don't even feel the excitement of grabbing my guitar to enjoy the goodness and blessings that music creates on us artistically.”

It seems Mateus is taking an indefinite break from social media in general. Head to the full post from Guitar World for Asato's entire Instagram message.

You should also check out this recent video on Asato's warmup routine.