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(26/04/2009) New Guitar Article

"Effective Practicing for Guitar" by Charlie Wallace

Here's a nice short, handy article discussing some methods to help you make your practicing more effective on guitar. Charlie is also the author of 'Guitar Burning Speed', one of our sponsors, which you may have seen advertised on various pages around Shredaholic.

(18/04/2009) New Guitar Lesson

"3 Ways to get out of a Songwriting Rut!" by Kole

Kole's latest lesson is a great short article on how to break free from that songwriting rut every composer inevitably gets into. Also make sure you read  our new interview with Kole below, and keep checking the site as we'll soon be posting a review of his latest album Exile!

(15/04/2009) New Interview:

Kole

Our first new interview since the return of the site, is our long awaited interview with Kole. Here's your chance to get to know the man behind the excellent guitar lesson articles we've been featuring, and also find out what he's been up to!

(10/04/2009) New Album Review:

TD Clark - "Next Big Adventure"

This brand new album review features an artist we've never had before on Shredaholic.com, TD Clark, and gives you an insight into his playing and compositional style.

(01/04/2009) New Industry Article:

"Why You Struggle To Get Guitar Students" by Tom Hess

Our first new article this month is for the industry section, and is invaluable for those of you using your advanced guitar skill to teach others. Tom Hess discusses running a guitar teaching business and employing strategies in doing so.

(27/03/2009) New User-Submitted Guitar Lesson:

"8-Finger Tapping" by Blank

In this lesson Blank covers a very unique (and often overlooked in guitar tuition) technique, tapping using eight fingers. The first part of the lesson is a brief overview of the basics, which is then followed by exercises. Make sure you try out this lesson now if you're interested in getting good at the technique, since Blank intends to follow up in later lessons with more advanced exercises, building on what you will gain from this particular lesson.

(24/03/2009) New Guitar Lesson:

"Outside-Inside Picking Ideas" by German Schauss

After a little break we're back with a brand new video lesson by German Schauss! This lesson features 5 picking exercises based around the outside-inside theme, with varying difficulties for you to practice with.

(15/03/2009) New Album Review:

Francesco Fareri - "Secrets Within"

Our long-awaited review of Francesco's latest album is finally online!

(14/03/2009) New Guitar Lesson:

"Improving Your Guitar Phrasing - Part III" by Nick Layton

We've been really busy this past week at Shredaholic with our own personal projects, but rest assured the site is still being updated with fresh material all the time! The latest example comes from Nick's concluding article on guitar phrasing, enjoy.

(12/03/2009) New Guitar Lesson:

"3+2 Concepts" by German Schauss

Our first lesson from shred guitarist German Schauss contains both tab and video, to help you play these picking concepts as accurately as possible!

   User Submitted

The Truth About Shredding

How To Take Your Fingers To The Next Level

Practicing UNIQUE Solos

A Different Approach to Modes

   Pro / Shredaholic Submitted

Adding Colour To Your Music

Improving Your Guitar Phrasing - Part II

Sweep Picking

The Harmonic Minor Scale