Mike O'Malley

Playing with another guitarist can open up a lot of new musical options.

How about opening your mind and opening yourself up to new styles of music? It can only help your guitar playing and musicianship.

Internalize what you are learning and use it to develop your own style.

There are a lot of ways to go about finding your signature tone.

You can use the Harmonic Minor scale to add exotic twists to your solos.

These two can be some of the most telling sign if a musician is good or great.

Solo ideas and strategies that will help you build a memorable solo.

Don`t let yourself get worse but not trying to get better.

Inspired by Jeff Beck`s cover of "A Day In The Life"? Learn how you can play more melodically.

How to get a better handle on the fretboard by concentrating on one string at a time.

All about combining different techniques into a truly scary lick.

Don`t stifle your creativity by applying too much theory to the songwriting process.