I’m currently working on a short practice guide. The idea is to condense the most impactful things I’ve learned about organizing practice over 30+ years of playing and teaching, including working with well over 1,000 private students. It's not about specific exercises, but how to decide: • what to practice • how to divide your time • how to stay consistent even on short days • how to make sure practice actually moves you forward When it’s done, it’ll be a small downloadable PDF priced at $9. Before I finalize it, I want to make sure it addresses the real problems people have. So I’d love to hear from you: What’s the biggest issue you have when trying to organize a practice routine that actually gets results? Be specific. I’ll use your answers directly when finishing the guide.

Hey guys, just wanted to wish you all a wonderful holiday season and a great Christmas with your families. And a big thanks for being this “second” family of mine. Huge thanks to Jon for all his hard work and for pushing us toward our dreams — whether we take it seriously or just for fun. Merry Christmas, everyone! 🎄🌨️🎁

The weekly challenges are officially back, this one is one of the first licks/lessons I posted on my YouTube channel almost 10 years ago. I'm NOT giving you guys a tab, you should be able to figure it out through the slow video, that's part of your challenge. No competition here as always, just working on something you wouldn't have done otherwise. Have fun!

Just some fun silly stuff, do your worst😅

Guitar Gains is a series of short, high-impact lessons designed to help you make real progress on guitar — one focused exercise at a time. Each post gives you something you can practice immediately to build speed, control, and overall precision. This exercise not only sounds cool, it’s one of the most effective ways to build real control in your alternate picking. As shown in the video, play the pattern in four ways: 1. All downstrokes 2. All upstrokes 3. Alternate starting with a downstroke 4. Alternate starting with an upstroke Working through all four angles forces total control of your motion. The goal is to make every version sound equally clean and powerful. Most players are comfortable with all-downstrokes from Metallica-style riffing, but the all-upstroke version is where hidden weaknesses show up. That one alone can solve many picking issues — even when you only play one direction, you still need the opposite motion to reset. You can apply this four-way method to any scale, lick, or sequence.Keep accuracy your top priority — clean execution beats speed every time. If you want to download the Guitar Pro, MIDI, or PDF tabs, they’re available in the Premium tier in the Guitar Gains course. And if you want to go even deeper into mastering alternate picking, check out the Alternate Picking Deep Dive in the Classroom.