Add New Dynamics to Your Solos with Triplets By Blaine Kaltman published 16 October 17 Enough math, let’s get to shredding. Triplets will add a new dynamic to your solos. And they may engage your audience in a way other note progression cannot. Why? The rule of three.
A Brief History of Delay, and a Unique Way to Use It By Blaine Kaltman published 28 September 17 Delay is one of the coolest and most heavily used effects in rock. In this column, learn a bit about the history of the effect, and a neat way to utilize it.
Muscle Memory—The Real Trick to Becoming Lightning Fast By Blaine Kaltman published 11 September 17 There are no shortcuts to greatness. The old adage "practice makes perfect" lives on for a reason: the more you do something the better you will get at it.
Extreme String Skipping and String-Skipping Tapping for the Fast and the Accurate By Blaine Kaltman published 13 June 17 Even within complex solos, most guitarists play several notes on one string, and then move up or down to the next string.This creates melodically linear patterns.
Shredding and the Phrygian Mode By Blaine “Shred Master General” Kaltman published 12 April 17 If you search for “shredding” on Google, two definitions will appear at the top of your screen: 1. To tear or cut into shreds. 2. To play a very fast intricate style of rock lead guitar.