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Jan 23rd, 2011

If You Had Your Choice of Receiving Free Guitar Lessons from Any Famous Lead Guitar Player Dead or Alive …?

What’s this week’s lead guitar question? Let’s dive straight in… Question: Who would you pick? As for me I’d pick Stevie Ray Vaughn. Answer: Jimmy Page

Jan 22nd, 2011

How to Determine Whether Someone is Playing Lead or Rhythm Guitar?

I just love answering these lead guitar questions. Here’s another: Question: How to Determine Whether Someone is Playing Lead or Rhythm Guitar? Answer: The biggest tip off is that the rhythm guitarist plays nothing else but chords in accompaniment. The lead guitar plays single or doublet notes or even partial chords in the delivery of the melody [...]

Jan 21st, 2011

I Really Want to Make My Electric Guitar Sound Like a Real Lead Guitar and Not Plucky!?

A tough lead guitar question this week. Let’s dive straight in Question: Okay, I’m a beginner, I use my sister’s First Act guitar and a 20 watt amp. I really want it to sound like a real lead guitar! I want it to have a cool sound. It sounds like it’s being plucked without the amp, [...]

Jan 17th, 2011

Ernie Ball Super Slinky 9's for Lead Guitar in Metal?

What a great lead guitar question: Question: Which strings are best for lead guitar in Metal.I want some that have a ’sharp’ tone. Most of the sharpness will probably come from the Boss Metal-Core Mt-L I tried out. Any suggestions? Answer: Super slinkys are great strings. The truth is that virtually ALL major string manufacturers use the [...]

Jan 16th, 2011

In a Praise and Worship Band, What Exactly Does Lead Guitar Play?

This week’s question is as follows: Question: I’m going to be playing in my church’s worship band and we’re going to be playing contemporary Christian songs; Hillsong style stuff. I’m originally a jazz guitarists so I’m not sure what to do this Sunday. Does anyone know what kind of licks I should play? Anything I should [...]

Jan 13th, 2011

Can You Play Lead Guitar, Ryhthm Guitar, and Bass Guitar in One Song?

What’s this week’s lead guitar question? Let’s dive straight in… Question: Not like 1 person doing it obviously 3 people, but is it possible to have that much guitar in one song? Wasn’t aware that there was a jazz guitar Answer: That describes the majority of the Beatles’ output. George on lead, John on rhythm, Paul on bass.

Jan 11th, 2011

Am I the Only One Tired of Hearing Blues and Metal Lead and Licks when You're Trying to Learn Guitar ? Lol?

What a great lead guitar question: Question: SO I recently bought an acoustic and a strat for use in my productions for pop, R&B, and hip hop. I in no way plan to skip over learning my blues, pentatonic, major/minor scales, etc. But there is almost no other tutorials for any other genre of guitar playing [...]

Jan 3rd, 2011

Lead Guitar Effects Help?

A tough lead guitar question this week. Let’s dive straight in Question: what lead guitar effects are being used in this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3K15_PCfn8 thanks Answer: okay. I watched the video. It sounds like he is using a compressor on the whole song. At the beginning is a tremolo pedal and it comes back on later. It also [...]

Jan 1st, 2011

Is There a Website with All of the Guitar Scales for Lead Guitar?

I just love answering these lead guitar questions. Here’s another: Question: if there is can i get the link and does the site have the 5 positions of each scale? Answer: None to be found,sorry,.

Dec 28th, 2010

Hot to Make Your Own Song on Lead Guitar?

This week’s question is as follows: Question: i know how to read tabliture, and i know chords, ive lately been trying to compose my own music, and i learned progressions for rythem guitar, but i still want to learn how to write music for lead guitar, is it just trial and error, or is their a [...]