FULL SHRED AHEAD In Chicago July 12-17

My master class "Full Shred Ahead" for the National Guitar Workshop is in Chicago this year at Judson University. The class will give you all the tools necessary to compete in the modern day, competitive world of shred guitar. I cover all the traditional ideas for technical development as well as many of the most effective approaches from the modern masters. If you haven't...

Next Sweep Picking article in Premier Guitar...

Tne next in a series of my articles on sweep picking is available for your viewing pleasure in Premier Guitar.
http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2009

/Jun/Sweep_Picking_201.aspx.
I designed this series to give my readers the ability to go from the ground up in the development of this cool and useful technique.

My New Sweep Picking Article In Premier Guitar

5/10/09 My Lethal Guitar column in Premier Guitar is up so log on and tune in at: http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2009/May/
Sweep_Picking_102.aspx . In this second in a series of articles on sweep picking, I get a bit more technical. The article gives extensive instructions and illustrations on how to utilize this cool melodic technique. There's also space at the bottom of the page to leave comments so feel free to do so and stay tuned. As the series progresses the examples will get more and more difficult.

Jeff Beasley's Shred Ahead video in Guitar Player Magazine digital edition...

4/2/09 Truefire will be using excerpts from my "Shred Ahead" video in Guitar Player magazine's digital edition this summer. I'll keep you guys posted on when this will be available. Special thanks to Brad Wendkos, Ali Hasbach and all at the Truefire studios.

Shred Video with John 5, Rusty Cooley, and Mike Orlando...

4/2/09 I'll be playing in and hosting a shred guitar lesson video with none other than John 5, Rusty Cooley, and Mike Orlando for Premier Guitar magazine. We'll be discussing our ideas for developing your shredding abilities and demonstrating some ripping licks, so stay tuned to GS3 for the details of this really cool event with Premier Guitar.

3/20/09 New endorsement with D'Addario guitar strings!

Yeah!!! Just got an endorsement from D'Addario guitar strings. Special thanks to Tom Dempsey, Jason Shadrick, Steve Lobmeier and Hugh Gilmartin. Also special thanks to Angus Clark (Trans-Siberian Orchestra). I've always used D'Addario 10's 'cause they have the best tone! I've tried every brand you could imagine and I always come back to D'Addario! Now I'm there to stay.

Collaborating with Ron Thal, Rusty Cooley, and Mike Orlando in Premier Guitar magazine.

I'll be working with Ron Thal (Guns'n'Roses), Rusty Cooley, and Mike Orlando in an awesome feature for Premier Guitar magazine called the "Rock Guitar Rountable". It'll be 7-8 pages of shredding licks including tab illustrations. I'm gonna do another one of these for PG so check this one out and stay tuned for the second one later this year!

Full Shred Ahead in Chicago

2/8/09 My National Guitar Workshop master class "Full Shred Ahead" will be in Chicago, Illinois this year! The dates are July 12-17 at Judson University. Check it out at this link: http://www.guitarworkshop.com/seminar.php?campus=IL&seminar=Full+Shred+Ahead&seminarId=168.
If you're into an intense class designed to push you to the limit of your shredding abilities and way beyond sign up with NGW and I'll see you there! This is my 6th year with the Workshop and my seminar is always an absolute blast!!! Don't miss it!

Collaborating with Chris Duarte

1/4/09-Blues guitar god Chris Duarte will be collaborating with me in my Lethal Guitar column in the January issue of Premier Guitar. There will also be a feature on Chris in the mag. The lesson will be chocked full of some of the best blues guitar licks you'll find anywhere so please check it out. Also check out Chris' fan web site at www.chrisduartegroupfans.org. The lesson will include some rippin' sound clips (mp3's) and note-for-note transcriptions.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

12/28/08 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! I had a great Christmas and I hope you did too. I'm looking forward to a great 2009. In January '09 I'll be collaborating with blues guitar great Chris Duarte in my Premier Guitar column Lethal Guitar. Chris is an established blues guitar god and I hope you'll check out the awesome lesson we'll be doing together in the magazine. I'll also be teaching the Full Shred Ahead seminars for the National Guitar Workshop in '09. These seminars offer the guitarist an intensive week long experience in all the techniques of shred guitar and I highly recommend them for any level player. Just check out NGW's web site for more info. There's much more to come so stay tuned!

Hangin' with The Trans-Siberian Orchestra

12/20/08 Had a very cool hang with my friend Angus Clark guitarist extraordinaire for the TSO! They put on a great show in Birmingham, Alabama per usual, and getting to hang afterward rocked. Jeff Scott-Soto is now performing with the group (Yngwie, Journey) and it was great to meet him. Angus and I collaborated on a lesson in my Lethal Guitar column in Premier Guitar magazine last issue. I always get to hang out with the guys and gals when they pass through my part of the country.

New CD coming...

I'll be recording a new CD in 2009. I'm very excited about the project and I'm itching to get started. I've got a ton of new material but no CD title yet. I need your help so if you submit a title and I choose it for the CD, you'll get a special credit in the liner notes, a free pre-release copy, and a mention here on GS3. Submit your entries at guitarsource3@hotmail.com, may the force be with you!!!

Shred Ahead Thread...

Hey guys Truefire.com has a new forum for my instructional video "Shred Ahead". On the forum I answer all sorts of questions about the video and just about anything else guitar related. The forum is taking off like a rocket so if you wanna ask me something here's the place to do it: http://truefire.com/forum/showthread.html?t=1364

Chops, chops, chops...

Hey guys and gals I guess you've noticed that GS3 has a brand new look! Hope you like it. I've been teaching my butt off with 75-80 students a week (my normal load) and practicing 3-5 hours a day. I'm gearing up to colaborate with Angus Clark of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra in my Lethal Guitar column in Premier Guitar magazine. Be sure to check it out next month at www.premierguitar.com. Talk to ya soon.

New GS3...

Welcome to the new GS3 compliments of my friends at Ecor Systems in Chicago. I've got a ton of stuff to catch you guys up on since my last post on the old GS3. I've released my debut instrumental CD "Tiebreaker" (available on iTunes, CDBaby, Guitar9, and tons of other places, just Google me), traveled all over the U.S. teaching and performing, from L.A. to D.C., and Nashville to Tampa with lots of stops in between, and Truefire released my instructional video "Shred Ahead" (available at Truefire.com).