Guitar Lessons in
Bend Oregon
Classic Rock and Blues
in Bend Oregon and Central Oregon
Classic Rock and Blues Crash Course!
Learn to play guitar like you always wanted to!
Technique, theory, scales, equipment, and more!
Learn Guitar from a seasoned Rock and Blues professional
Ready to Rock?
Learn classic rock guitar regardless of your level!
Rock theory for Guitar
Learn music theory from a rock professional in Bend Oregon instead of a classical musician. If you have been daunted by music theory in the past because it seemed archaic and didn’t apply to modern rock guitar, that is about to change.
Rock Guitar Lessons
Take your electric guitar skills to the next level! Learn basic to advanced rock guitar specifically focused on Electric Guitar and classic rock techniques, songs, licks, scales, gear and more!
Easy Music Theory
Learn music theory the easy way. There are different approaches to make music theory more accessible, such as CAGED system, Nashville numbering system, relative minor/major scales, etc. We’ll tackle the one that’s right for you.
Pedals and Gear
Let’s face it, guitar pedals and amps have become so much a part of rock guitar tones, and there are so many pedals and amp options now that it can be daunting to know what to get and how to use it. We’ll review gear and setups for electric guitar.
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British vs American amps
Many amp enthusiasts often differentiate two main types of classic tube amplifers: American and British. This of course is code for Fender and Marshall. Of course there is also Supro,…
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Basic blues and jazz
Many people who start to play jazz notice a couple of significant differences chord-wise compared to traditional rock and blues. First of all, most chords have at least 4 notes,…
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Flat 7 as a blues chord
Most traditional rock songs are essentially composed of the 1,4,5 chords. Think Wild Thing, or La Bamba, or thousands of other famous songs that are basically 1,4,5 chords repeated. This…
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Blues scale -> Major scale
So we all know the blues scale, and how it’s sometimes referred to as the “minor pentatonic” scale, referring to the fact that it is typically composed of 5 of…
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Under the hood
So the basic concept of how an electric guitar works is the creation of small amounts of electricity through the vibration of the steel strings within the magnetic field of…
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Types of electric guitars
Since the electrified guitar was introduced at the end of the 1930s people from all backgrounds have sought to innovate and improve this amazing invention. Ironically, however the most popular…
Fast Track your Guitar Skills!
We’ll start with songs your want to learn from whatever genre you’re into. We’ll analyze together what’s going on and how to achieve the tone, techniques, and theory behind the playing.