by Justin Comstock | May 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Let’s be honest: a guitar scales book is boring. They hand you 60 pages of scale diagrams and say, “Good luck.” No musical context. No creative applications. Just boxes to memorize. No wonder most guitarists give up halfway through page two. But what if learning...
by Justin Comstock | May 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
13 unconventional techniques for mastering guitar scales shapes and transforming how you play solos. 🎯 Why Guitar Scales Shapes Are the Key to Fretboard Freedom Let’s get this straight right from the beginning: If you want to improvise with confidence, write better...
by Justin Comstock | May 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
Have you ever felt like you’ve been running laps around the same five pentatonic positions—and getting nowhere? You memorize box 1, maybe box 2. You play a few licks you picked up from YouTube. But when it’s time to actually solo or navigate the neck, you freeze....
by Justin Comstock | May 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
Discover how to improvise on a guitar with confidence and creativity. 🎯 Introduction Improvisation is the art of creating music in the moment. For guitarists, it’s a skill that transforms playing from mechanical repetition to expressive storytelling. Whether...
by Justin Comstock | May 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
Why 90% of guitarists stay stuck in a rut—and how to break free with intentional practice tips for guitar. 🎸 Let’s Face It—Most Guitar Practice Is Just… Repetition You know the drill: You sit down with your guitar, noodle through a few scales, maybe run a chord...
by Justin Comstock | May 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
Let’s be honest: Most guitar players memorize the five pentatonic positions on guitar… but can’t actually use them to solo freely. They think they’ve “learned the scale” because they can fly up and down position 1—but ask them to connect ideas across the neck, and...
by Justin Comstock | May 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
Stop wasting your first 10 minutes of guitar warmups.If you’re like most guitarists, you either skip your warmup entirely—or run chromatic exercises that sound like you’re typing on a fretboard. That ends today. Let’s talk about warmups that actually make you a...
by Justin Comstock | May 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
Let’s be honest:You’ve probably seen the diagrams. Five boxes. Some dots. A few finger numbers.And the caption: “The 5 Pentatonic Patterns You Must Know.” But here’s the thing nobody tells you: Knowing guitar pentatonic patterns isn’t enough.You have to learn how to...
by Justin Comstock | May 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
Let’s get something out of the way: If you think you know the pentatonic on guitar just because you memorized five boxes…You’re only scratching the surface. The pentatonic scale isn’t just a beginner’s tool. It’s the DNA of blues, the backbone of rock, and the secret...
by Justin Comstock | May 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
Let me ask you something: Are your chords still stuck in open position? If you’ve been playing guitar for a while—and your chords still look like C, G, D, Em—you’re not alone. Most guitarists never go beyond the basics.And that’s exactly why they plateau. The next...
by Justin Comstock | May 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
Let me be blunt:Most guitar players know the pentatonic scale.But very few understand the pentatonic mode. They memorize boxes. They noodle in minor.And when it’s time to solo, they fall flat. It’s not their fault. They were taught shapes, not sounds.Today, that ends....
by Justin Comstock | May 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
Let’s face it.You don’t just play blues songs on guitar.You become the song. It’s in the bends. The spaces. The stories in-between the notes. And if you’re like most guitarists, you’ve probably run scales, mimicked licks, and chased that elusive “blues tone”…...
