Entries Tagged as 'Developing Your Own Guitar Style'

Good to Great Guitar Sound

June 27th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Hi guys,
Welcome to my column. Let me introduce myself and my background, my name is Chris Horton. I’m a 25 year old guitarist, in a working band, and I play guitar for a local studio, Oasis Records. I also have worked as crew on some big name Australian acts. I got to see and set […]

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Danny Devito Holds the Key to Your Guitar Career

June 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Danny Devito may not be a virtuoso guitar player, but guitarist can learn a valuable lesson from him nonetheless.
You may be asking yourself, “What the Hell does Danny Devito have to do with guitar?”
Seth Godin, marketing genius had a very interesting post comparing Danny with George Clooney:
Can you imagine the career advice Danny got? […]

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One Man, One Guitar, One Mouth Trumpet, One Awesome Act

May 19th, 2008 · 3 Comments

What the hell is a mouth trumpet? Good question!
In a follow-up to our last post featuring a beat-boxing guitarist, I would like to share with everyone one of my personal favorite musicians, Raul Midon. Not only does this guy have some exceptional right hand chops, but he can sing […]

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Cool Guitar Video (Beatbox with Groove)

May 16th, 2008 · 3 Comments

This video demonstrates a cool concept that I think is a great way to set yourself apart as a musician. Mixing and fusing different elements from unrelated genres results in some cool new ideas that can set your style apart from the rest of the guitar playing herd.

What do you think?

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Guitar Success

May 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments

This strong conviction to realize your life is beyond “successful” or “not successful.” Beyond any feeling of fear, you just do it. That is practice and that is the way-seeking mind, which goes beyond dualistic ideas of good and bad, right and wrong. You just Do it.-Shunryu Suzuki-roshi
No matter what genre or […]

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Is Competition a Good Thing?

March 31st, 2008 · 6 Comments

In April, The Dallas Guitar Show will be hosting a Guitar Solo Contest and a Under 21 Contest.

Is one style of guitar playing better than the other? Will shredders always win against the finger-style acoustic players in these things?
I don’t think so. Here on GuitarPlayerZen.com we preach artist appreciation across all […]

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Guitar Player Zen: Learning Challenge

March 10th, 2008 · 5 Comments

“Play a new thing every day. Learning one new passing chord or a note combination will get you moving towards something that will serve you later on. Someday, a song will come along that all of those things will relate to.”—Ry Cooder
Ry Cooder is as diverse as anyone in music. He is known for […]

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Seek The Guitar Truth Within You

March 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments

“Don’t listen to unimaginative naysayers when it comes to personal creative expression. At some point, there will no doubt emerge a conflict between the rules of instrumental mastery, and the need to follow one’s own intuition. Be strong! The only so-called advancements in art—forget about commerce—have come about when someone has either boldly modified or […]

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Dave Mustaine is Quite Mustaiken

February 25th, 2008 · 17 Comments

I first heard about what Dave Mustaine said from my buddy Ovidiu from Guitarflame.com, and I couldn’t resist talking about Dave’s words. Here’s what he said:
“I wanted bands that weren’t necessarily smash successes but that have been around for a while and built a following,” he said. “And I wanted bands that have had […]

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Why is Finding Your Own Voice So Important?

February 15th, 2008 · 8 Comments

I don’t get it.
Why is it so important to “find your own voice?” I was actually a little offended by another article I read on here telling people who love to shred how important it is to “slow down and find your own voice… don’t sound like everyone else…” I strongly disagree. I think people […]

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