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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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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We all never want to stop getting better at guitar. What’s the best way to go about achieving Never-Ending Guitar Improvement?
The Japanese have a word for Never-ending Improvement.
It is “Kaizen.” Kai meaning “change” and Zen meaning “good”
If all you did was improve one tiny aspect of your guitar life every single [...]

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I am pretty lazy about life, in general, I do not meditate as much as I used to, nor do I get out to exercise much, but as far as my guitar fitness, I am constantly striving to stay at the top of my game, and learn new things. For [...]

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Here is an interesting article I read in Psychology Today and emphasizes one of the points that we try to make here at GPZ: that talent isn’t enough. Here is the article:
Why Prodigies Fail
Talent isn’t enough. Commitment, perseverance and innovation help prodigies make a lasting mark. [...]

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For about 20 years, I was in search of something different, in a time period where guitarists worldwide were learning EVH riffs, and whole introductions and songs, I turned a different direction. I learned a different type of theory, Basic Chord Progressions. I had a guitar teacher in junior high school that taught me all [...]

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When it comes to the subject of musical tuition many of my students arrive with the statement ‘I am stuck in a rut and I can’t improve’. In my opinion there is no simple or straightforward answer to this question, however, I believe your playing can be improved not necessarily through pure physical dedication, but [...]

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What’s the deal with homework?
It’s not like you are working on your home!
Kids: Boooooo
-Seinfeld
Using humor to connect with your audience is a great way to set yourself apart from the everyday guitar wizard. Hopefully your humor will go over a little bit better than when Jerry was speaking at a school full of punk [...]

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Do you play a mean guitar but sound like you’re flying in a Satriani dream?
Have you won the statewide guitar contest for playing all of the Yngwie Malmsteen Marching out songs and solos note for note twice as fast?
Are you the second coming of Greg Howe or Holdsworth but going nowhere with your own sound?

“Innovators [...]

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“If you wish to persuade me, you must think my thoughts, feel my feelings, and speak my words.”– Roman Statesman Cicero

More than simply playing to our audience, we need to connect with them. Roman orator and attorney Cicero knew that connecting at both a mental and emotional level with an audience was crucial…
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