Being a guitar teacher for over 5 years was a great experience for me! My opinion is that when you teach somebody else to play the instrument you are also learning to play it better. It’s like when you get a higher qualification – just every time you show somebody a good exercise to play, first of all it’s you who will have to play it at least several times while showing, it means that you are also training these exercises and as... 

I don’t know how about you, but there are several factors why I like so much classic rock guitar riffs. First of all because many of them are easy to play, they sound very concrete, are easy to remember and sound really cool. So, I was staying these days at my little studio thinking about to make a standard classic rock riff in order to show you, my dear readers! So, here it is… a very simple, and easy to play guitar riff for those who... 

Let me show you one more riff I play using my fuzz distortion. This riff sounds a little bit strange and when you listen to it you have the feelings like there is no a concrete rhythm – yes, sometimes I compose such rhythms when I get bored of the standard ones! Ok, it’s time to take your guitar and learn it! Just a Fuzzy Guitar Riff  Read More →

And now I propose you to learn one of my favorite groovy guitar rhythms. Turn your distortion gain on maximum and make your guitar combo scream as loud as it can! Your right hand should pick the strings in a heavy manner so that your listener should feel the energy of the riff. You know, I think that music is energy first of all, or at least I may say that every good guitarist should transmit some energy to his listeners with the help of his music... 

It was a cold winter evening when I composed this riff. I just was staying in my room playing my acoustic guitar and drinking some tea. And what exactly do you want me to tell you about this riff? The amazing thing is that it sounds a little bit like old classic rock, but with the modern elements of today’s guitar. In general my opinion is that the best rock music of nowadays is the old school with the face of modern styles! We should never...