Ben Plant

14 October 2020

Music Theory, Technical Knowledge

How to Use Arpeggio Shapes in Your Guitar Solos

Ben Plant

14 October 2020

Music Theory, Technical Knowledge

How to Use Arpeggio Shapes in Your Guitar Solos

In this article, I want to focus using arpeggio shapes to match the chords being played - in other words, effectively using arpeggio shapes for lead guitar playing.

Ben Plant

26 August 2019

General Tips

It's Time Again for the Shred-tember Challenge

Ben Plant

26 August 2019

General Tips

It's Time Again for the Shred-tember Challenge

Shred-tember has arrived. Whether you’re a balls-to-the-wall 80s shredder, leather pants and all, or you’re more an acoustic fingerstyle player, I’ve got a big guitar challenge for you for the month!

Ben Plant

13 September 2018

General Tips

10 Minute Shred-tember Guitar Workout

Ben Plant

13 September 2018

General Tips

Here’s my 10 minute Shred-tember Guitar Workout, purpose built to turn you into a blisteringly fast guitarist with one daily session.

Ben Plant

30 January 2018

Masterclass, General Tips

Alternate Picking vs. Sweep Picking: Tremolo Riffs

Ben Plant

30 January 2018

Masterclass, General Tips

Alternate Picking vs. Sweep Picking: Tremolo Riffs

We're going to show you how to best use alternate picking (in combination with a few sweep tricks, if you dare) to play some of the super-fast tremolo riffs.

Ben Plant

16 January 2018

Masterclass

Alternate Picking vs. Sweep Picking - Which is Best?

Ben Plant

16 January 2018

Masterclass

Alternate Picking vs. Sweep Picking - Which is Best?

We're going to analyse sweep picking and alternate picking in depth this week, to help you decide which guitar picking technique reigns supreme!