JamPlay's Top 10 Guitar Lessons of 2014
Reign in the new year with these awesome lessons from 2014. View our hand-picked favorites of the year!
2014 is rapidly coming to a close (wow October and November went quick!) and we have decided to put together our top 10 lessons of 2014! These are some of our highlights from the year, and wanted you to check them out 100% free of charge. So enjoy, and have a Happy Holiday Season from everyone at JamPlay!
Country Shuffle with Brent Mason
Taught by Brent Mason
Full disclosure... this isn't even really a typical "lesson", moreso a display of the enormous chops of Brent Mason. We tried to not include this video since it falls outside of our standard education-based video, but we just can't bring ourselves to leaving it out!
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Taught by Bumblefoot
Guns N' Roses guitarist, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal challenges your mental fortitude by practicing two scales at the same time. Without question, Ron was our most unique person of 2014, with a crazy cool personality and even more dynamic playing style. Ron's lessons are one of the highlights of 2014!
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Taught by Orville Johnson
We pride ourselves in providing not just the mind-bending skills of some of our artists, but also the value of effective education for beginners. This lesson from Orville Johnson is a prime example. Orville talks about challenges a beginner can face and offers advice on progressing.
View Lesson Get Tabs & Supplemental Grab a free account to get tabs, notation and backing tracks.Led Zepplin Inspired "Bitter Blues" Ballad
Taught by Chris Liepe
Got blues? Take 5 minutes and watch this. Phrasing, composition, feel, and power.. this track has it all, and is a custom composition written by Chris Liepe to teach these blues concepts. Need a challenge for 2015? Try to master this track and the nuances involved.
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Taught by Marcelo Berestovoy
Don't start this lesson without your guitar ready, as Marcelo will walk you through some of the signature strum patterns for Flamenco. Learn eight basic right hand moves for the Rumba Flamenca strum pattern, then work your way up to playing through a single chord.
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Taught by Chris Liepe
Have you ever wanted to sound like The Edge? Chris Liepe shows you how to achieve the delay needed to replicate this tonality. This was requested throughout 2013 and we decided to make a concentrated effort to teach this signature style. Just another awesome set in our Artist Series!
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Taught by Prashant Aswani
We consistently get asked about hybrid picking and felt like Prashant's lessons were spot on in developing the technique. If you have tried hybrid picking before and considered to feel a bit awkward, Prashant's approach may be just what you need.
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Taught by Don Ross
Travis Picking is another concept we consistently get questions about.. so why not have the legend, Don Ross, walk you through it? Don talks about fingerpicking patterns with a focus on Travis Picking, and explains the pattern thoroughly and at a step-by-step pace.
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Taught by Marcelo Berestovoy
Another awesome lesson from Marcelo which kicks off his series on fingerstyle guitar. Marcelo delivers a great series on the technique! If this is a style you are interested in, you would be well served by grabbing a JamPlay account and diving into these lessons.
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Taught by Nomad
If you don't know of Michael "Nomad" Ripoll.. you should! Take a few minutes to check out this lesson on Pop; an interesting topic for an acoustic player looking to play some easy, yet catchy tunes. Nomad takes the next few lessons to discuss the unique role that the acoustic guitar plays in R&B.
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So that is all! Hopefully you enjoy these tracks and we look forward to providing premium, outstanding content for you in 2015. We hope you have a Happy Holiday season! Whenever you want to rock out, or improve your playing, we are always here and ready to help.
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