Blackstar St. James EL34 Plugin
In this video, I embark on a recording session with the Blackstar St. James EL34 plugin, exploring its versatile capabilities across four...
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Michael Edwards
Nov 11, 2023
Double Drop-D
Have you ever spent any time playing in Double Drop-D? If not, here are some fun chords to get you started. SIGNAL CHAIN: Epiphone Les...
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Michael Edwards
Nov 8, 2023
Mixolydian Riff
Here's a mixolydian Riff that's a lot of fun to play and a great exercise. But first, what is mixolydian? Well, it’s the fifth scale mode...
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Michael Edwards
Oct 26, 2023
Skip the Tonic!
One way of pushing your guitar playing outside of the pentatonic box is to create a chord progression that does not use the tonic chord....
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Michael Edwards
Oct 21, 2023
The Rotating Box
One thing I love to do to give a song some mystique is to use what I call the rotating box. So instead of just randomly plucking through...
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Michael Edwards
Oct 21, 2023
Intermittent Palm-Muting
Here's an exercise that's great for what I like to call intermittent palm muting. So what I'm doing here is palm muting intermittently....
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Michael Edwards
Oct 8, 2023
Add9 Chords
Something that's really great for adding texture to chords are add9’s. So here are some of my favorites- major and minor. Check them out...
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Michael Edwards
Oct 7, 2023
Finger Independence
Here's an exercise designed to work on fingerpicking as well as finger independence. What we're going to do is assign our thumb to the D...
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Michael Edwards
Oct 3, 2023
Consistent-Note Arpeggios
When it comes to arpeggios, one thing I love to do is to pick a couple of notes that ring out consistently, even though the chords are...
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Michael Edwards
Sep 30, 2023
Tricky Timing
One thing I love in music is when a riff tricks us into thinking that its timing is something other than what it actually is. In this...
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Michael Edwards
Sep 25, 2023
Open String Chords
Something I love to incorporate into my playing are open-string chords. So here are three sets that I get a lot of use out of utilizing...
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Michael Edwards
Sep 25, 2023
2 Strings, 1 Finger
Here are two chords that use one finger to play two strings at the same time, and they're not barre chords. The first one is actually...
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Michael Edwards
Sep 22, 2023
Left-Hand Warm-up
Here's a warm-up that's really great for left-hand dexterity, and it's also a bit of a finger puzzle. So it's based on two chords I...
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Michael Edwards
Sep 22, 2023
Single String Melody
Here's a fun exercise for you. Next time you're working on a lead melody, why not try limiting yourself to one string? What that's going...
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Michael Edwards
Sep 21, 2023
Sweep Picking Exercise
Here's a sweep-picking exercise I love to do as part of my warmup.
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Michael Edwards
Sep 19, 2023
Give Your Guitar the Middle Finger
Here's how to give your guitar the middle finger! So joking aside, what's happening here is hybrid picking in which my right hand is...
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Michael Edwards
Sep 4, 2023
Take Your Fingers for a Walk
Take your Fingers for a Walk If you're new to fingerpicking, here's an exercise that's really great for developing some fluidity in your...
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Michael Edwards
Sep 3, 2023
Creating Tension and Energy
Creating Tension & Energy Here's a pattern that's really fun for adding tension and energy. I like to use this in like a groovy...
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Michael Edwards
Aug 28, 2023
Ascending Lead Pattern
Here’s an ascending lead riff that is a great exercise for connecting parts of the “caged” patterns together. It helps to visualize chord...
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Michael Edwards
Mar 24, 2023
A Capo is Your Friend
A Capo is Your Friend! My favorite use for a capo is not about changing the key of a song, it’s about creating using different open...
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