If you’ve ever wanted to make your guitar sound like it crawled straight out of a horror movie… today’s your day.

In this lesson, I’m going to show you how to turn a simple looper pedal into a machine of madness — layering sounds that build tension, chaos, and pure musical terror.

We’ll be expe...

Today, we’re tackling a hot debate in the world of rock and metal guitar: alternate picking versus down picking. Both techniques have their die-hard fans, and both come with unique strengths and drawbacks.

This idea actually came from an email exchange I had with a guitarist who was pretty commi...

For decades, the guitar amp has been at the heart of metal. It’s loud, it’s powerful, and it’s part of the culture. But lately, there’s been a quiet shift in how modern players are approaching tone.

With so many new tools and technologies available, it raises a big question: are traditional amps...

If you’ve ever wondered whether that gallop riff you’re playing is actually a triplet… you’re not alone. This is a super common point of confusion for guitarists.

This lesson actually comes from one of you—someone wrote to me a great question asking about the difference between triplets and gall...

If you started out the gate with proper alternate picking and are struggling with sweep picking, congratulations! You started out with the guitar in the perfect way. Now that you're solid with alternate picking, you want to nail sweep picking, but it's just not clicking. This makes sense because ...

Think you’ve only got one riff? Think again. That riff could be the key to unlocking ten more.

Every metal guitarist has been there—you come up with a killer riff, but after a while, it starts feeling stale. What if I told you that instead of tossing that riff aside, you could transform it into ...

Have you ever been cruising through a lick, everything feels locked in… and then you hit triplets, and suddenly it feels like your picking hand and your timing are speaking two different languages?

You’re not alone.

Triplets have a way of throwing even solid players off balance. They don’t line...

You’ve probably been there—ripping through a shred run or a sweep, everything’s flowing… and then—BAM—you hit that awkward fingering that slows you to a crawl. You try stretching, shifting, maybe even throwing in a completely different finger just to make it work, but it still feels clunky.

Here...

Some guitarists seem to think the wah pedal is the ultimate cheat code, a way to hide bad technique. Others swear it’s the secret weapon behind some of the most iconic solos in rock and metal.

So, is the wah pedal a crutch? Or is it one of the most expressive tools in a shredder’s arsenal? In th...

If you’ve ever tried to pull off a screaming pinch harmonic—only to get a dull thud or nothing at all—you’re not alone.  A lot of metal guitarists think they’re doing it right but end up fighting their tone without even realizing why they can’t get those harmonics to pop.

The truth is, there are...

If you’ve been grinding scales, building speed, and still feel like your solos fall flat… you’re not alone.

Most guitarists hit this wall at some point—you’ve got the technique, you know your positions, you’re ripping through patterns… but it still sounds kind of empty. Like something’s missing,...

We’re living in the easiest—and maybe the most overwhelming—time to buy a guitar. Solid axes are more affordable than ever, and even budget models come loaded with features that used to be reserved for high-end gear.

But here’s the problem: with so many choices out there, it’s easy to get stuck....