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Soundscapes (Part 3)... Go check out parts 1 and 2 for more info. More to come....

Part 2. See part one for the description. Haha......

I get asked how I create some crazy sounds you might hear in my music. You will often hear this in the jam songs I make for The Practice Room. In these next few examples, I'm using the Strymon Big Sky and the Empress...

Here's a quick lick for you to learn and it can be used on any major chord or Dominant 7th. Use your imagination and turn it into your own lick....

New record reveal....

Hello, Here is a promo video I made for my latest single called Over Mountains. This song is from my record called Somebody and can be purchased on my website in both CD and Digital Download forms. Please share this with...

Promotion video for my latest single Light Speed - Steven Volpp Remix - version....

Here's a little funky Nile Rodgers Good Times groove for you! A chord chart is included....

Somewhere with The Mix....

Hear it in action! This is my Gibson Les Paul that I used for all the guitar parts on the song Light Speed. Fat and chunky tones throughout. This song is from my new record called Somebody. I'm going to have a series of...

Here's a quick lesson on the whole step whole step pattern. Come join the Hands on Guitar Lesson's group for more guitar fun.      ...

Discovery Here's a new video for the song Discovery. You can find this song on my latest record called Somebody. Download and CD available now in the store or music section....

Skull & Bones Get your air guitar out for this one, it's a bone crusher! Hahaha. Available for immediate download.    ...

Here's one of my jam along pedals. It's made by GFI System and the pedal is called the Specular Tempus. There's a reverb called Infinity and when you hold down the pedal it will capture a few seconds of your playing then...

Just a basic guitar warm-up riffing to get started!...

So, let me setup the situation for you. This is how I practice most of the time. I created a loop as you can hear and then just start playing over it. This was not planned out in anyway and that's how most of my music is...

My favorite phase pedal is the MXR - EVH Phase 90 pedal. ...

Here's one way to practice learning your notes on fretboard. Taking it one note at a time. We will start with the note A using the A minor pentatonic scale shape for reference. Find the root starting on the 5th fret 6th...

Another tapping idea for you to think about. Here I'm tapping down the A minor scale using those finger patterns. See if you can figure it out. Challenging some of my students to figure it out?  Happy playing! John...

Hey! Can you play this? Give it a try and let me see what you can do with it. I just uploaded a new lesson on this very subject, so if you need some help go check it out. Calling out Kyle K, Dave L, Craig W, Chris P, Vince...

Welcome to another installment of Hands On Guitar Lesson's. This one is a lesson on right hand tapping. There are so many ways to approach this technique and I just wanted to give you a place to start. Find the root of the...