Solo Like Joe Walsh Today we are going to be learning a lick in the style of a country rock legend, Joe Walsh. Joe Walsh is best known as one of the lead guitar players of The Eagles, but he also enjoyed a successful career with his previous band The James gang as well as a solo [...]
Solo Like Mick Taylor Today we are going to be learning a lick in the style of a blues rock legend, Mick Taylor. Mick Taylor is celebrated as the most popular lead guitarist for The Rolling Stones, he is also renowned for his soulful blues and jazz based soloing. […]
Solo Like Ace Frehley Today we are going to be learning a lick in the style of the rock worlds one and only space man, Ace Frehley. Ace Frehley is renowned for his ambient unison bends, blues based phrasing, rhythmic picking, wide vibrato and fast scale runs. His lead guitar prowess is celebrated in live performances of the [...]
Solo Like Eddie Van Halen Today we are going to be learning a lick in the style of one of the most influential rock guitar virtuosos of all time, Eddie Van Halen. Eddie Van Halen is renowned for his signature two handed tapping, dive bombs, tremolo picking, natural and artificial harmonics, volume swells, palm muting, wild bends, confident vibrato, [...]
Solo Like Randy Rhoads Today we are going to be learning a lick in the style of a true rock guitar virtuoso, Randy Rhoads. Randy Rhoads is renowned for his heavy riffs and virtuostic lead guitar characterised by fast picking and legato passages, minor, diminished and chromatic scales and confident vibrato. Being a student of classical guitar, Randy often integrated classical [...]
Solo Like Jeff Beck Today we are going to be learning a lick in the style of one of the most innovative guitar players of all time, Jeff Beck. Jeff Beck is renowned for his masterful mixture’s of major and minor pentatonic, charismatic use of modes, mastery of blues phrasing and technically pristine scale runs. Jeff Beck is also recognised as one of [...]
Solo Like David Gilmour Today we are going to be learning a lick in the style of one of the most soulful guitar players in rock, David Gilmour. David Gilmour is renowned his blues influenced phrasing, wide bends, soulful vibrato, sustained notes and minimalistic lead guitar style that results in extremely emotionally expressive guitar solos. As well as [...]
Solo Like Eric Clapton Today we are going to be learning a lick in the style of a guitar player so accomplished he earned the title “God”, Eric Clapton. Eric Clapton is renowned for his soulful phrasing, confident vibrato and fast blues rock runs. Eric’s speed was achieved a lot of the time from rapid hammer ons and pull offs. Another of Eric [...]
Solo Like Jimmy Page Today we are going to be learning a lick in the style of my favourite guitar player of all time, Jimmy Page. Jimmy Page was renowned for his heavy blues based rhythms and riff’s that utilised power chords and chugging rhythms on the low strings as well as his fast and intense, yet melodic and soulful [...]
Solo Like Jimi Hendrix Today we are going to be learning a lick in the style of one of the most influential rock guitarists of all time, Jimi Hendrix. Jimi Hendrix was renowned for his fusion of rhythm guitar and lead guitar, his use of octaves in both his lead and rhythm playing inspired by the jazz [...]
Solo Like Slash Today we are going to be learning a lick in the style of an absolute rock legend, Slash. Slash was renowned for his largely blues based lead guitar style that is a fusion of soulful blues rock phrasing, mixtures of major and minor pentatonic and fast legato and picking scale runs. […]
Solo Like Angus Young Today we are going to be learning a lick in the style of one of the most iconic rock guitar players of all time, Angus Young. Angus Young is renowned for his fiery and soulful blues rock phrasing, frantic vibrato, masterful mixtures of major and minor pentatonic, double stop bends and fast scale [...]
Solo Like Michael Schenker Today we are going to be learning a lick in the style of a genuine rock guitar God, Michael Schenker. Michael Schenker is renowned for his weird and wonderful mixtures of major and minor pentatonic and the dorian and mixolydian modes, fast and fluent scale runs with both picking and legato, confident wide vibrato, [...]