Beginners or Intermediate DVDs?

By Marie@Musicademy | November 9, 2008

Here’s a question from Dale in the US which I’ve posted as it comes up all the time. “I am a self-taught guitar player for the last ten years. i don’t know anything about music theory or some of the more technical terms i hear about and read on your guitar courses. I have led […]

FAQ – Song Learner Downloads vs the DVDs

By Marie@Musicademy | November 3, 2008

“Hi, i’m a bassist that plays in a church band and I wanted to know what’s the difference from getting the song learner seperately as a single download and getting the discs. I’d like to keep the songs (video) on my computer…Do you all show different fills, riffs, and slides into chords, etc. on your […]

Creating ‘pad’ sounds on guitar to add space

By Steve Weeks | October 16, 2008

This week I completed my New FX board and took it to church for a first outing on Sunday morning. The most exciting pedal is the Digitech EX-7. One setting allows me to fade in a slow swell of violin sounding stuff. This gave me the opportunity to do the “Pad-Thing” that the keyboard player […]

Buyers Guide – Good Quality Acoustic Guitars

By Andy@Musicademy | October 6, 2008

I want to buy my first decent acoustic guitar. What would you recommend? These days with Far East production methods getting better and better, you can buy a quality instrument far more cheaply than ever before. However, two rules of thumb still apply – 1) You get what you pay for and 2) Buy the […]

Guitar Know How – money saving & some quick tips

By Andy@Musicademy |

Free strap locks – A perfect alternative to buying strap locks is to use the rubber bottle washersused on theold style wire flip top opening of some drinks bottles. Place the washer over the strap buttons of your guitar for instant strap locks! Cheap Guitar Strings – Great low cost guitar strings with a money […]

The failsafe method of working out which chords fit a key

By Andy@Musicademy |

You know the scenario, you’re either trying to remember the chords for a song that you don’t have music for, or you’re trying to find some chords to accompany a new melody, so you stab at all sorts – G F, C Em, A, Bb – some seem to work but some don’t. There is, […]

Playing In Tenths

By Andy@Musicademy |

Andy Chamberlain gives a guitar lesson teaching how to play in tenths on guitar. Here you play two notes in the same key that are ten intervals apart. Great for finding new chord voicings in D. This is the technique that the Delirious song Majesty was written using. This technique is also taught in depth […]

Using a High Strung Guitar

By Andy@Musicademy | October 2, 2008

If you’ve got a spare acoustic guitar lying around, even a cheap one, why not convert it to a high strung or Nashville tuned guitar? This is a great way to get yourself effectively another different sounding instrument just for the cost of a packet of strings.

Small Amps – Great Sound

By Andy@Musicademy |

One of my missions in life is to get guitarists involved to consider buying a low wattage tube amp instead of aspiring to their favourite valve icon (some say I should get involved with more meaningful topics!). I’ve owned most of the most of the stuff that every guitarist wants including a 64 JMI AC30, […]