John Wheatcroft

John Wheatcroft

John is Head of Guitar at BIMM London and a visiting lecturer for the University of West London (London College of Music) and Chester University. He's performed with artists including Billy Cobham (Miles Davis), John Williams, Frank Gambale (Chick Corea) and Carl Verheyen (Supertramp), and toured the world with John Jorgenson and Carl Palmer.

Latest articles by John Wheatcroft

GTC335 ES-335 Lesson

Learn the blues styles of 10 iconic Gibson ES-335 guitarists

By John Wheatcroft published

Lessons in the style of Otis Rush, Larry Carlton, Warren Haynes and more players who helped make the ES-335 the most successful semi-hollow electric guitar of all time

Lessons
Allan Holdsworth

Allan Holdsworth: 5 game-changing guitar approaches you can learn

By John Wheatcroft published

He's been heralded by the likes of Steve Vai as the greatest guitarist who ever lived – here's how you can incorporate the fusion master's innovative approach to the instrument in your own playing

Lessons
Guitar Playing

10 scales from around the world that will broaden your playing horizons

By John Wheatcroft published

Expand your harmonic and melodic potential with scales from across the globe, and learn how to integrate them in your playing

Lessons
Jimi Hendrix

Go from jazz to Jimi with this guide to the 7#9 Hendrix chord

By John Wheatcroft published

Ever wondered how players like Jimi Hendrix and Grant Green blur the distinction between major and minor with such bluesy ease? Let us show you how it's done...

Chords
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