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What’s a guitar solo that never gets old for you?
Not necessarily the fastest or most complex, just the one that hits you every time. Drop a YouTube link with a timestamp so we can all check it out right away. Could be something that made you fall in love with guitar… or just one that gives you chills no matter how many times you hear it. Let’s build a little inspiration thread here. Curious to hear what’s shaped your playing. Here's one of mine: Steve Lukather's improvised solo to 'Georgy Porgy' live in Paris. Amazingly melodic and full of cool ideas. The fact that he just pulled that off in the moment makes it even scarier.
1 like • Jun 24
@Antony McGuinness Just wanted to search for this one but you have it already. :) I'm such a big fan of this guitar couple, they complement so well. Blackbird is such a great song and the whole album is outstandig, so catchy, emotional and versatile.
4 likes • Jun 24
I don't often listen to Gary Moore cause I'm more into metal, but Still Got The Blues has such an iconic solo which everyone knows, and that's so difficult to write. :)
How slow is slow?
This is from my daily email, series you can get it here: https://www.jonbjorkmusic.com/lessonvault/ My method for building fast, clean, and reliable technique is based on loads of slow, perfect reps. Now, the first question you might have is: How slow is slow? As with most things in life, it depends. If you’re practicing a technique like Transition Time—where the goal is to move as quickly as possible from note to note with full control—we’re talking one note per beat at around 50–80 bpm. That’s really slow. But it’s necessary if you want to get the full benefit from that kind of practice. When it comes to repeating a lick or playing an exercise all over the fretboard, you can gauge your slow tempo like this: “What’s the tempo where I’m fully relaxed, in complete control, and every rep is perfect?” That can be a much wider range of tempos depending on what you’re practicing. The important thing is not to get hung up on the number. Practice tempo will always be much slower than your top playing tempo. By getting in thousands of perfect reps, you’ll see your technique naturally get faster and cleaner—without ever having to do the old “push the metronome and clean it up later” method. There is no "later." Do it right now.
2 likes • Jun 4
@Piotr Piotr Thanks. :) Yeah I like things to be easy. I've also written a little tool which provides me some random stuff for exercises. Like scales, random frets, random finger combination and so on. As an example: I practice something from Jon's Alternate 3 Notes per String exercises and combine it with a scale. It gives me something like "F# Aeolian Pos. 3 - Upstroke". And than I just do this without spending time on thinking about the details. :) It's just simple random functions in google sheets. Maybe I can share this somewhere here. For me it's useful.
1 like • Jun 5
@Piotr Piotr I've posted it in the technique section. :)
🎸 Share Your Technique Questions, Clips & Practice Wins
This is where we get to work. Use this space to: - Ask questions about your technique - Share short video clips of what you’re working on - Get feedback on your picking, fretting, timing, or phrasing - Talk about how you’re applying routines from lessons or your own practice 🎯 Want helpful feedback? Include: - What technique you're working on - What you're struggling with - Tempo (if relevant) - What you want feedback on (specific or general) Let’s keep the vibe focused and encouraging. We’re here to improve — one clean rep at a time.
4 likes • Jun 5
I was asked to share this one as we talked about tracking practice sessions and so on. Hope this is the place to share it. So, what I like is some structure and help when practicing. After quite a time I've noticed that it takes me some time to think about the exercise and the details. That's why I've started to randomize stuff. I find this really helpful, especially for those repetetive routines or things where I need a mode or shape or something like that. It's super simple, just basic randomize functions inside Google Sheets. And the possibilities are quite big, I have also collected some playalongs from the known YT channels to give me just a simple random backing track in case I like to finish my session with a little random impro. You can find a screenshot with an example of how I keep track about what I'm practicing and how it looks. Here is a link to this sheet, I hope that it works that you can copy and modify it for your own use if you find this useful. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11Wj4KsT1LbSFd27OAMekWdlSMzhMg_XGFC592e3ynBg/edit?usp=drive_link Of course it would be nice and fancy to have a good looking app but sadly I don't have enough time to do the implementation.
👋 Start Here: Introduce Yourself & Share What You’re Working On
👋 Welcome! Introduce yourself and let us know what you're working on. This is where we kick things off and stay connected. Whether you’re brand new or you’ve been playing for years, we’d love to hear from you. Feel free to share: - Your name (or nickname) - How long you’ve been playing - What you’re currently working on - Your biggest challenge right now - What you want to get better at 🎯 Bonus: Post a short clip or photo if you’re feeling brave! This space is also great for weekly check-ins — drop a note about your practice goals or what you’ve been improving lately. We’re all here to stay sharp and keep each other motivated. I want this space to be a positive experience for everyone so please have a look at this before posting: https://www.skool.com/the-practice-room/-/rules Glad to have you in The Practice Room!
1 like • Jun 4
@Jon Bjork yeah absolutely, I've learned my lesson and the scar on my fretting hand reminds me about that. I do 90% slow now and practice faster while playing and writing songs. I had an exciting experience lately about that. There is a passage in one of our songs where I always struggled live. So I've decided to change the fretting a bit and practice this for a month super slow for about 5-10 minutes per day with eyes closed. And suddenly at a gig two weeks ago it felt so confident and perfect. 😊
0 likes • Jun 4
@Jon Bjork Hmmmm maybe if I have a toothbrushing robot I could get 2 more guitar reps done in this time. 😅 But yeah... at some point I think it's important that you have any kind of success and progress. And to recognize it, because it's progress over a long period of time. It's not that I got a lot faster due to that practice but I've recognized, that it is a lot more fun to play that song, to have time to look around, performing and enjoying the situation. And I'm guilty of being more on the impatient side with myself sometimes.
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