Lessons Eric Peterson Lesson: Getting Down On Picking [Practice What You Preach 1, July 2008] Tuition By By Eric Peterson published 14 July 2009 Share Share by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Flipboard Share this article Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By Eric Peterson MORE FROM GUITARWORLD...125 reasons why 2025 was a great year for guitar2“There’s a couple guys in the band that were really glad for me to be gone”: Steve Morse opens up on his departure from Deep Purple – and why it was time for him to go3“This is straight from David Lynch’s studio, and still has his finger cheese and residue all over the fretboard”: David Lynch's bonkers Parker Fly guitar recently sold at auction – and its new owner has put it through its paces4“Nuno’s shoutout was an emotional moment for me. I was gobsmacked. Without my brother showing me Extreme’s music, I would never have been there”: From Plini to Polyphia, how Rick Graham quietly became one of progressive guitar’s most influential names5Höfner, the famed instrument maker behind Paul McCartney’s iconic Violin Bass, reportedly files for bankruptcy