January 12th Newsletter!
Added 2025-01-12 20:21:38 +0000 UTCHey everyone!
Just a quick little recap in this week’s newsletter, but we’ve got some exciting stuff to share with you!
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💭 What Are You Thinking??
We want to know! What are your favorite workouts? What types of workouts would you like to see in the future? Your input is crucial because you guys are the backbone of what makes this possible! Drop your thoughts and suggestions in the comments below!
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If you haven’t taken advantage of it yet, there’s still time! Use the code ‘2025’ to get 50% off your first month. Join our growing community of guitar players and take your playing to the next level!
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🎸 Workouts
Stephen Taranto ‘Eruption’ Alternate Picking Workout!
Yes, you read that right! The iconic tapping lick we all know and love is now transformed into an alternate picking challenge. Stephen Taranto is truly a wild man for this one! This is the first of five workouts inspired by him, designed to seriously sharpen your picking hand.
Have Fun!
Jared Smith’s Minor Triplet Tapping Workout!
This workout is perfect for those who are new to tapping. It focuses on a single shape throughout but alternates between 1/8th notes and triplets, helping you gain better control over your tapping. If you’re looking to improve your timing and accuracy, this is the one for you!
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🔜 Upcoming!
We’ve got even more workout videos coming your way, inspired by guitarists like Stephen Taranto, Wes Hauch, Justin McKinney, Rafael Trujillo, and more!
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See you next week!
Until then, keep practicing and have fun. We’ll catch you in the next one! Thank you!
Matt and Dean
Comments
i'd love to learn more on your thumb/pick technique that seems to give you another full gear of speed!
Jeremy Sikkema
2025-01-17 20:01:16 +0000 UTCI bought a subscription to agree in a comment and to also add: how do you make riffs from chord progressions?
Jakub
2025-01-16 02:58:33 +0000 UTCalternate picking workouts and riffs are what brought me here. Sweeping workouts are dope. I enjoy them way more when they are from Archspire songs!
PakaShreds
2025-01-15 15:07:05 +0000 UTCAnother suggestion would be to include a segment at the end of technique lessons to show how to turn the technique into a riff or otherwise use it effectively in a song! Maybe include tabs for the riff for both guitar and bass so we can break it down
JunkBass
2025-01-14 17:49:05 +0000 UTCFor those of us who don't know as much about music theory, how to create and connect arpeggios to form riffs. Also, I think the guitar lessons translate well into bass, but bass technique from talented players are always good workouts. Basic songwriting and composition with these techniques also!
JunkBass
2025-01-13 17:30:41 +0000 UTCSome exercises that connect multiple techniques would be awesome. Like an alternate picking run into a sweep, or something along those lines. Just something to help build overall musicality would be killer.
NotDerek
2025-01-13 15:29:16 +0000 UTCMy favorite kind of workouts are Archspire riffs! Will you ever switch to multi-scale? It’s awesome.
Brandon Small
2025-01-12 20:53:52 +0000 UTCa more advanced selective picking workout would be cool. i would also be a fan of some basic hybrid and economy picking workouts
Zack
2025-01-12 20:53:30 +0000 UTCIntermediate guitarists also benefit from more abstract topics like phrasing, approaches to passages and why you're choosing to play things a certain way, all of the golden stuff that gives your playing personality and an individualistic flair.
Chris 'Chairs' Gough
2025-01-12 20:41:57 +0000 UTCMore beginner/intermediate tapping stuff, and more bass things too would be great!
Gavin
2025-01-12 20:30:45 +0000 UTC
