Play Better Blues Solos in Just ONE Position
Send Steve a Text Message Your blues can sound bigger without moving your hand at all. Steve Stine (GuitarZoom Academy) shows how to get real, melodic blues phrasing by camping in one spot on the neck...
10 Sep 15min
A Simple Warm-Up Routine For Arthritis And Finger Stiffness
Send Steve a Text Message Stiff fingers can make you doubt your playing before you even play a note, and that frustration is often avoidable. We walk through a practical “pre-practice” routine for gui...
3 Sep 6min
Playing Guitar With Stiff Hands or Arthritis? Try This!
Send Steve a Text Message Your guitar shouldn’t feel like a hand-strength contest, but a lot of players unknowingly make it one. We dig into the fastest ways to make guitar easier to play, starting wi...
27 Aug 7min
Major And Minor Pentatonic Made Simple
Send Steve a Text Message Major pentatonic and minor pentatonic get treated like separate skills, but that mindset slows down your playing. We break the whole thing down to one clean visual: a single ...
20 Aug 6min
Turn A Five-Note Box Into A Full Scale
Send Steve a Text Message Pentatonic scales can feel like a cheat code because almost anything you play “works” but that safety can also keep your solos from sounding like real melodies. Steve Stein f...
13 Aug 8min
Gritty Blues Bends
Send Steve a Text Message I went Live on Social Media with this, so if you are interested in watching the video, here it is: https://youtube.com/live/IaBZQVuPCDI?feature=share Your solos can have per...
30 Jul 20min
Outdoor Guitar Survival Guide
Send Steve a Text Message Your guitar can feel rock solid indoors, then completely unravel the moment you roll up to an outdoor gig. Heat, humidity, and direct sun push the wood and hardware into fast...
23 Jul 12min
Four Practical Steps To Make A Major Pentatonic Solo Musical
Send Steve a Text Message Your major key solo sounds “happy,” but it does not sound believable. That is the gap we close here, using a track in A major and a chord progression that stays diatonic and ...
16 Jul 19min
