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• 5 Tips for Better Tone Live October 9, 2018
  Live Lessons: 5 Tips for Better Tone Live There are endless ways to enjoy being a musician, from jamming with your friends to recording your music, even something as simple as playing by yourself can bring an immense sense of satisfaction. But for most, no which way is more satisfying than getting up on stage […]
  James Stratton
• Cheapest Possible Rig: Getting gig ready on a budget September 24, 2018
  Cheapest Possible Rig: Getting gig ready on a budget The Rig: It’s every guitar players dream. There’s an unexplainable sensation that comes with owning your own rig, a sonic freedom, a musical independence, a place to call home? Possibly. Put simply, you can’t beat having one and owning one brings me joy literally everyday. The […]
  James Stratton
• 5 Tips for beginner guitarists! September 21, 2018
  5 Tips for beginner guitarists! So you’ve just got your first guitar! Maybe you’re starting to imagine yourself playing along to your favourite songs and all the fun that goes along with it. Playing guitar can be a great way to relax, it can introduce you to new ways of socialising and for a lot […]
  James Stratton
• A Brief History of Reverb September 16, 2018
  Is there an Echo? A Brief History of Reverb Reverb, Verb, Echo. For a lot of music listeners reverb is an effect that is often overlooked, or in some cases unacknowledged. It can sit so sweetly underneath a mix, or completely consume it and make your guitar/song sound like its being performed underwater. But let […]
  James Stratton
• Do I have to learn music theory to play guitar? September 10, 2018
  Do I have to learn musical theory to play guitar? “Do I have to learn musical theory to play guitar?” As a guitar tutor, this is a question I get asked on a regular basis and to my dismay, not one that has a straight forward answer. Depending on who you ask, you might be […]
  James Stratton
• Reel Talk: a Brief History of Delay September 7, 2018
  Reel Talk: a Brief History of Delay Since its introduction to the commercial market in the early 1950’s delay has been a staple effect in studio recordings and live shows across almost all genres. Its ability to be manipulated to create space or rhythmical motifs has captivated guitarists and musicians alike across the years, and […]
  James Stratton
• Playing the Acoustic guitar also improves your Electric playing September 3, 2018
  4 reasons why playing the Acoustic guitar, also improves your Electric playing! I’ve been playing guitar for 12 years now! Unlike many beginner guitarists I started learning Electric guitar first, it was a couple of years later before I owned my first Acoustic. Like any 13 year-old who’d just got a new guitar, I was […]
  James Stratton
• Guitar Lessons Kilburn North London September 1, 2018
  Guitar Lessons Kilburn NW6 – Start with our step-by-step beginner lessons Learn the Guitar in Kilburn London NW6.  London Guitar Academy are very patient and friendly and the lessons will progress at your own pace. Our lessons will be fun and relaxed as well as structured and informative. Guitar Lessons Kilburn for YOU!   Kilburn Guitar […]
  James Stratton
• A Brief Guide To Distortion August 29, 2018
  A Brief Guide To Overdrive & Distortion In 1961, in a Nashville recording studio, producer Dan Law and engineer Glen Snoddy were recording Marty Robbins’ ‘Don’t Worry’ when a transistor in one of the channel strips of the console began to fail. This failed transistor produced a grainy sound that gave the bass an exciting […]
  James Stratton
• How to get better at improvising guitar August 28, 2018
  Improvising: Ways to break out of the box! Over the last few years I’ve had the opportunity to do a lot of improvising at my gigs. This has been an amazing opportunity to release my creative side and I’ve definitely milked every chance for an over-indulged solo! However, I have found recently that having so […]
  James Stratton