Part 1) Picking Precision Many people come to me wanting to know how I achieve my certain brand of technical guitar precision in my playing. I tell them there are a number of things that I utilize to escalate and improve guitar accuracy, precision and speed. I have come to find that one must always [...]

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Yes, by practice, then practice and some more practice. But the word “practice” is not necessarily the verb “to practice”. It does not have to imply an effort you make in order to get something further down the road, after you’ve practiced long enough. A practice is much more than that… Here’s George Leonard’s explanation [...]

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I think we’ve all gotten stuck at times creatively- when trying a part to play on a song, or writing a song. I feel sometimes that the ‘limitless’ possibilities of creativity can be a bit overwhelming; it can be difficult to find a good direction when there are many different ways to go. And many [...]

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would like you to visit my web site and listen to me play and see some of the things I’ve done in my life, your pickin pal Ray Riggs www.singingwires.com

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Pericles, the great orator and statesman of ancient Greece, observed about 2500 years ago that ” Those who can think, but cannot express what they think, place themselves at the level of those who cannot think.” Ahhh, good ole Pericles. So wise. So insightful. Amazing air guitar player. Few elements of modern life can be [...]

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