@Oscar Flanagan In that case u could try just trimming the voicings down a little, either remove the overlapping notes from the chords altogether or voice them differently so the overlapping notes re in different octaves maybe

@Oscar Flanagan hm sry but I think Im not catching ur point there yet^^. Sounds cool to me what u wrote there, didnt feel like stgh d have to change but If you feel that way I d say give it a go, just be aware not to ovely complex it, thats always a danger with small tweaks ;)

Congrats :)

Makes sense. Just checked your YouTube, that's actually a pretty smart idea to go on live streams there and just play gigs in front of a lot of people out of your studio. For me right now I aim to practice one and a half to two hours 5-6 days a week Doing exactly what you said, which is pushing limits, picking stuff that's challenging and out of the comfort zone and working on stuff to improve. and then on the weekends jam/compose/cover a bit more and then I also teach 15 to 16 hours of guitar a week and sometimes on top of that there's like gigs, rehearsals and tours. Practicing scales and technique for four to five hours a day was something I aspired to for a while but now since I had a tendonitis some years ago I try to make my motoric time count as much as possible, I think with really focused practice and especially recording myself a lot, one to two hours a day can actually really make a difference already. And of course it's also nice to have a life as well haha Thanks for your input. We'll be checking out your YouTube stuff more. There seems to be a lot of interesting value there.

@Luan Krasniqi 100%. Starting with a vision and translating it into exercises is huge. It's so easy to get lost in tutorials without streamlined effort toward something. As for the tendonitis, it was intensive touring, disease, and other factors back then, but I've got it in check now (knock on wood) . I think especially the current the shred culture's athleticism hype (which I absolutely love as well btw) neglects other areas of making music. My teacher always said being a great guitarist is about far more than just playing guitar, and the older I grow, the more I realize how true that was. There's songwriting, theory, ear training, rhythm, exploring other instruments, the voice—which can transform guitar playing and not wear out the arms, which is exactly what I'm focusing on. Will post some stuff I'm working on in the future. And thanks for the hint about your course, I'll definitely check it out.

@Oscar Flanagan nice playing & singing mate! I dont think your posture is that bad tbh, but one thing that has always helped me a lot when playing & singing is to make sure I have my knees slightly bent and shoulders back, makes it easier f me to stay loose in my throat/hands and helps me use support more. How did the gig go?

@Oscar Flanagan haha alright, sounds like everything went well then, congrats ;)

that's a real funny one. I think many people really get fascinated with the thumb-up technique, and John Mayer especially is a pretty tall guy. At the end of the day, I think the bigger the hand, the easier it is to wrap your palm around the neck while still hitting the strings. How are you doing with Neon? :)

@Simon Camacho that can be a tough one to master in the beginning, but it's one of the most fun things ever on guitar. For instance, to just hang in on the E string on the root note in an E minor pentatonic shape, and then using notes from the scale to build solos, double stops, and chords around that is one of my favorite things to do in guitar still. :)