by Justin Comstock | May 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Why Most Guitarists Sound Boring—and How to Finally Play with Soul 🎶 Guitar Improvisation: Make Every Note Count Guitar improvisation is more than playing notes off a scale—it’s your musical voice. The difference between a forgettable jam and a soul-gripping solo is...
by Justin Comstock | May 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
“It ain’t just about distortion—it’s about intention.”—Me, halfway through learning a Nirvana song on vinyl The Truth About Power Cords for Guitar (Misspellings Can Still Sound Great) So, you googled “power cords for guitar.”Let’s be real. You meant power...
by Justin Comstock | May 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
Why Classic Rock Records Are the Best Guitar Teachers Classic rock records aren’t just albums. They’re analog mentors. Long before tabs and YouTube, guitarists learned by ear—by wearing out their vinyl and rewinding solos in their minds. In this post, you’ll find: 11...
by Justin Comstock | May 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
You don’t need another tab. You need a map. The problem with most classic rock tab lists? They tell you what to play but not why it matters. They give you riffs, but not routes. Notes, but not navigation. These aren’t just “fun songs.” These are fretboard decoding...
by Justin Comstock | May 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
Ever wonder why some chord voicings sound deeper, fuller, or just… more interesting? The secret often lies in inverted guitar chords. These subtle shifts in note order can completely reshape your rhythm playing, soloing, and fretboard fluency. Let’s break it...
by Justin Comstock | May 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
Ever feel like your solos keep running in circles?You’re not alone. Most players hit a plateau when they don’t understand how to move across the fretboard in octaves. But once you unlock the power of guitar octaves, the entire neck opens up like a map you’ve been...
by Justin Comstock | May 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
If you’ve ever bent a note and felt something ancient in your fingers, you’re in the right place, blues scales for guitar The blues isn’t just a genre—it’s a language. And the blues scales for guitar are your Rosetta Stone. In this guide, you’ll go beyond the...
by Justin Comstock | May 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
Let me tell you a secret most YouTube guitar teachers won’t. You don’t need to know every mode, memorize 100 scales, or run fretboard drills like a robot to sound great. You need to know how to use one scale like a pro.That scale? The guitar A minor pentatonic scale....
by Justin Comstock | May 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
If you’re stuck playing 12-bar guitar chords blues with just E, A, and B7… you’re only scratching the surface. Yes, the classic chords work. But there’s a deeper palette of guitar chords blues players use to add color, swagger, and soul. This isn’t...
by Justin Comstock | May 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
What if I told you that a simple chart—yes, a literal “guitar chart of scales”—could be the most underrated tool in your practice room? Not a flashy app. Not a 10-hour YouTube rabbit hole. Just a thoughtfully-built, pattern-rich chart that shows you how notes connect,...
by Justin Comstock | May 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
If you’re trying to learn starter guitar chords but every “beginner lesson” feels like learning algebra with strings… you’re not alone. Most “starter guitar chords” guides dump a wall of diagrams at you without showing how they connect. But what if there were a better...
by Justin Comstock | May 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
“Reading guitar scales isn’t about decoding dots—it’s about seeing a path.” Let’s be honest for a minute. Most guitarists approach scales like algebra:🔹 Lots of dots.🔹 Some finger numbers.🔹 And a deep sense of “What the hell does this mean?” You stare at a diagram,...
