Funkiest Milk Commercial Ever!

The California Milk Processor Board has produced this surreal commercial that gives finally gives MILK the glam rock treatment it so richly deserves. You can get the back story on this commercial from this Newsweek article. I'm not sure if this video affects my desire to drink milk in any way, but I may try to search eBay for a milk filled guitar. Without further ado... White Gold and the Calcium Twins performance of One Gallon Axe




"It's super natural, milk magical"

Don't find the tab, learn how to play the song

Thanks to the IG Blog we came across this post by Dave Jacoby. It's Chapter 2 in his series on how to not suck at guitar. The basic idea is to occasionally pick out a popular tune and try to figure out how to play that tune on the guitar. It's easy to fall into a habit of only practicing technique and speed and forgetting about understanding the guitar. It's certainly quicker to do a google search and pull up the tab for a favorite song. And there's nothing wrong with that, but some of my favorite practice sessions have been either intentionally or semi-accidentally figuring out how to play a song. Dave suggested Happy Birthday, the IG Blog went with the 007 Theme and then recorded it. Try your own. I like the theme song idea. How about the Jeopardy theme?

Guitar Pic of the Week: Free Air Guitar

This picture was taken from user selputura, on flickr

New Slide Guitar Lessons

We have two new slide guitar lessons. The first lesson, Slide Guitar Basics, is a free video aimed at teaching a beginning slide guitar player some basic concepts. The lesson will look at right hand technique first and then delve into how to actually use the slide. You can view the Youtube version below.

We also have a new premium lesson called Easy Allman Brothers Style. The lesson will teach you some relatively easy slide guitar licks that can be played on just one string and in standard tuning. You can watch a demo here. If you're looking for something more advanced check out our Duane Allman Style Slide Guitar Licks lesson.

Get Guitar Amp Settings for Famous Songs

I'm not sure who is responsible for this list of amp settings for popular songs and guitarists but it's a cool collection. Here are a couple of examples:

JIMI HENDRIX - PURPLE HAZE

drive at 8
treble at 7
mid at 9
bass at 6
reverb at 3
with overdrive

SULTANS OF SWING SETTINGS

presence at 4
treble at 5
nid at 5
bass at 5
reverb 2/3
master at 10

ERIC CLAPTON

gain at 7
treble at 5
mid at 7
bass at 7
presence at 8


We have our own series of lessons that will teach you how to play like the guitar greats. Check out our Mark Knopfler Style Lesson to get that Sultans of Swing sound or you can learn a few Eric Clapton Style Blues Turnarounds