My Five Tips for Beginning and Intermediate Guitarists- What To Work on and How to Do It! Over the years I've learned what most newcomers to guitar need to be working on to ensure a fast learning curve and getting the most fun out of the guitar. Here are 5 learning methods and tips to get you playing better quickly! #5tips #learningguitar #beginnergutiar #practice #howtopractice

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I return with my friend Tomo Fujita for Part 2! Tomo is a great player and teaches at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Some great tips on rhythm guitar, teaching, the challenges and rewards of doing his own solo records and also how he uses the world of social media to his advantage.

My guest today is Tomo Fujita - Berklee College of Music Guitar Professor, Educator and Solo Artist! Check out more about Tomo here-

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My guest today is Dan Gilbert , a monster guitarist and top instructor at Hollywood's Musicians Institute. What is special about this episode for me is that Dan was my private teacher when I attended M.I. (then known as "GIT") in the early 90's.

One of the original graduates of the early days of the program at the school, Dan worked alongside legends such as Howard Roberts and Tommy Tedesco and has taught thousands of students in his 45 year career at the school.

In this episode Dan shares stories of studying with Pat Martino, how visualization techniques work when learning new material, his record "Before the Sunrise" and much more!

Click here for Dan's record "Before the Sunrise"

Click here for a video of Dan talking about learning techniques on the guitar.

Here's a "best of" of some of my favorite moments from the early season of Riff Raff. Listen to Dweezil Zappa talk about how Eddie Van Halen coached his jr. High school talent show band, John Scofield telling me about how he approaches playing "outside" the chord changes, George Porter Jr. of the Meters in what he looks for in a groove and Ratt's Warren DeMartini driving me around Hollywood, shows me where the early days of Ratt all went down and talks about life before the big time when he and Jake E. Lee were roommates. All in 20 min? Wow.

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My guests today are R. J. Ronquillo and Jeff McErlain. Both of these guys are highly accomplished guitarists who have successfully moved onto the path of the YouTube guitarist/educator.

R. J. has a long resume and and has done touring stints with Ricky Martin, Tupac Shakur and Thompson Square.

He is now one of the top gear demo guitarists on the scene and his versatile playing can be see on hundreds of videos.

Jeff McErlain is a top NYC based educator with many videos on TrueFire. He also has a solo record called "Now" that was co-produced by Robben Ford with whom he also toured.

For more on Jeff and R.J.-

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RJ's You Tube Channel-

Jeff's YouTube Channel

My guest today is Mr. Joel Hoekstra. Joel is a fantastic guitarist who is holds down a number of high profile gigs, among them Whitesnake (of which he is a current member), Night Ranger , Cher, Trans- Siberian Orchestra, Rock of Ages and many others. As many musicians do Joel spent years paying his dues both in Chicago and later New York City where he worked gigs of all types including Broadway shows and even playing bass with the Turtles!

 Not just a sideman however Joel has many solo releases under his own name including the latest record called “Running Games” that features an all-star cast of musicians including Russell Allen (vocals), Tony Franklin (bass), Vinny Appice (drums), and Derek Sherinian (keyboards) as well as Jeff Scott Soto on background vocals.

In this interview Joel takes us into what it takes to land these high profile gigs and how networking and hard work still pay off.

LINKS

Check out “Running Games here

Joel’s Website

Joel Hoekstra Facebook

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My guest today is Mr. KK Downing, original member, co founder and guitarist for the legendary band Judas Priest, and his own project KK’s Priest.

It goes without saying that Judas Priest are one of the most influential bands in the history of metal. It's also a fact that KK's place in the history of metal is intact and secure since he was a part of Judas Priest since the very inception of that band. But KK doesn't seem content with resting on his laurels and he continues his legacy by creating new music and forging ahead with his new project named KK’s Priest. They have a brand new record out entitled “Sermons of the Sinner.”

KK was kind enough chat with me from his home in England via Zoom and we discussed many topics including songwriting, his early years, influences, the concept of “Light and Shade”, the guitar gear used in the early Priest days, and many other things (including the time Marie Osmond got upset over the use of a bullwhip prop on a TV show!)

As a big Priest fan myself I was thrilled to chat with KK. He is a very nice guy and enjoyable to talk to. I know you will enjoy it!

Recorded Oct. 11, 2021

LINKS

KK’s Website 

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