Ben Plant

16 January 2019

Technical Knowledge, gear review

Gear Review: Ormsby Goliath GTR

Ben Plant

16 January 2019

Technical Knowledge, gear review

A rundown of what the Ormsby Goliath is, why it’s different, what it’s good for (and not so good for) and most importantly - is it the guitar for you?

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

15 August 2018

Technical Knowledge, General Tips

3 Sounds You Need to Be Able To Identify As a Guitarist

Ben Plant

15 August 2018

Technical Knowledge, General Tips

3 Sounds You Need to Be Able To Identify As a Guitarist

Here's 3 things to listen out for to start developing your guitar ears to the point where you'll be able to play songs on the guitar just by hearing them.

Ben Plant

11 July 2018

Songs, Scales

Challenging Minor Pentatonic Guitar Solos You Need to Learn

Ben Plant

11 July 2018

Songs, Scales

Challenging Minor Pentatonic Guitar Solos You Need to Learn

I'm about to share with you 3 challenging minor pentatonic solos (not just for electric guitar!) that will test your skills to the limit.

Ben Plant

13 June 2018

Technical Knowledge, General Tips

Why doesn't mine sound like that? Dynamics for Guitar.

Ben Plant

13 June 2018

Technical Knowledge, General Tips

Why doesn't mine sound like that? Dynamics for Guitar.

How do I make the song sound like the original? What am I doing differently? Chances are, you’re probably forgetting about dynamics.

Ben Plant

15 May 2018

Masterclass, General Tips

6 Tips For Getting Gig Ready

Ben Plant

15 May 2018

Masterclass, General Tips

Dave recently shared his experience and knowledge as a gigging musician to help you jump from a bedroom guitar player to an actual performing musician.

Ben Plant

11 April 2018

General Tips

How to Get Your Child to Practice Guitar

Ben Plant

11 April 2018

General Tips

How to Get Your Child to Practice Guitar

Getting your child to practice their instrument, no matter whether it's guitar, piano or any other instrument, can be a big challenge - especially in the first few years of learning.

Ben Plant

3 March 2018

General Tips

Alternate Picking vs. Sweep Picking: Sweep Arpeggios

Ben Plant

3 March 2018

General Tips

Alternate Picking vs. Sweep Picking: Sweep Arpeggios

Sweep picking is NOT an advanced technique. Before you tell me "I'm not good enough to do sweep picking", read this article and try the exercises. You'll be surprised how easy it is!

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!

Ben Plant

9 January 2018

General Tips

5 New Guitar Skills to Develop in 2021

Ben Plant

9 January 2018

General Tips

Here's 5 guitar techniques which I love working on, no matter what I'm doing with my music professionally, that you can try to master this year!

Ben Plant

18 December 2017

Music Theory, Songwriting, Songs

Writing your first chord song on the guitar

Ben Plant

18 December 2017

Music Theory, Songwriting, Songs

Writing your first chord song on the guitar

I'm going to help you get started writing your own guitar chord songs with the help of a little music theory that almost guarantees you'll come up with a decent song, first time.

Ben Plant

4 December 2017

General Tips

Why You Shouldn't Set Guitar New Year Resolutions

Ben Plant

4 December 2017

General Tips

Why You Shouldn't Set Guitar New Year Resolutions

Instead of setting some lofty New Year Resolution, I encourage you to think smaller. We're going to call this your HOLIDAY MINI-GUITAR CHALLENGE!

Ben Plant

29 November 2017

News & Events

Highlights from the End of Year Student Gig 2017

Ben Plant

29 November 2017

News & Events

Highlights from the End of Year Student Gig 2017

With over 30 performers, our student guitar gig was a big day. The standard was very high and our performers seemed to enjoy themselves!

Ben Plant

31 October 2017

General Tips

This Guitarist's Touring Survival Kit

Ben Plant

31 October 2017

General Tips

Even if you're not touring yet yourself, these tips will help you develop a reliable, portable live guitar rig that will get you better tones than a wall of Marshalls!

Ben Plant

17 October 2017

General Tips, Music Theory

5 Steps to Learn the Fretboard, Fast

Ben Plant

17 October 2017

General Tips, Music Theory

What's one guitar skill that you can guarantee will help your guitar playing, theory knowledge no matter what style you play?

Learning the fretboard.

Ben Plant

4 October 2017

General Tips

Beginner's Guide to Guitar Amps for Practice, Studio, Gigs and Busking

Ben Plant

4 October 2017

General Tips

Beginner's Guide to Guitar Amps for Practice, Studio, Gigs and Busking

I'm going to give you a run down of the best guitar amps you can buy for practice, gigs, recording and busking. All the mysteries revealed!

Ben Plant

18 September 2017

General Tips

How to Achieve the 3 Biggest Electric Guitar Tones

Ben Plant

18 September 2017

General Tips

How to Achieve the 3 Biggest Electric Guitar Tones

I'll show you some basic tips, tricks, settings and guitar amps to use to get the ultimate guitar tone, whether you're using a 10W practice amp at home, an amp simulator or a full-blown 100W tube amp!

Ben Plant

29 August 2017

Masterclass, Technical Knowledge

Are you an Electric Guitar Tone Chaser?

Ben Plant

29 August 2017

Masterclass, Technical Knowledge

I'll show you some easy tricks (and things to avoid) to get to the right guitar tone, faster, leaving you more time to actually play your guitar and reap the rewards!

Ben Plant

23 August 2017

News & Events

The Extreme Metal Online Guitar Course is here!

Ben Plant

23 August 2017

News & Events

The Extreme Metal Online Guitar Course is here!

It's been a very long time coming, but I've finally finished the Extreme Metal Guitar Course, an online programme designed to turn you into a master extreme metal guitarist!