subject: Rick Washbrook - Guitar lessons - ( Teacher Student ) Testimonial By: John Swain [print this page] I play in a band currently and have been a rhythm guitar player since I learned the basics of playing guitar when I was a kid.
I wanted to push myself as a guitar musician. My interest is now
to play, guitar solos, solos with knowledge, confidence, and soul.
I found Rick Washbrook and was immediately inspired by his guitar talent, musical acumen, and his contagious enthusiasm for the guitar.
Rick Washbrook most of all has belief, and vision for me to play solid guitar blues/rock solos. I can understand the steps he is taking me through. He is a real music teacher, an a true coach.
During the past year Rick Washbrook helped me decode and expand the
power of the pentatonic scales through his unique chord shape method.
I would translate these into compelling guitar solos that I now play in
my band, but also for myself.
What I mean by decoding is that his chord shape method is based
on the three note chords, from the three inversions of the major chord.
He teaches you a traditional lick that is very identifiable for each of
the 5 positions of the pentatonic scale.
Rick Washbrook pentatonic scale all 5 positions I learned so fast.
Hismethod I have never seen before in any tecahing video or text
Now when I approach the guitar to play a solo I actually
remember and know the right position to put my fingers on
the fretboard to unlock every pentatonic scale in every key!
After I learn that memorable traditional lick for each of the
5 positions my ear hears where to go to find the correct notes
on the other strings.
Rick also has passed on enumerable tricks and tips for
picking, bending notes, and also unique finger licks that have come from
the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton, BB King, Larry Carlton and
many more that then juice up a solo.
Aside from these technical skills Rick Washbrook has so expertly taught me, I am
continually inspired by his immense generosity of teaching videos, his unending
belief in my potential to be a solid soloist, and finally his effervescent spirit of joy
for what the guitar can do. I am falling in love with my guitar all over again.
One thing you should know is that lessons with Rick Washbrook come with a
dedicated audience which is his pet feline! She loves to rub your legs
when you are playing and also loves to make sure you know that she rules
the roost. Several times I have left my padded guitar case open when I
arrive, only to find a few minutes later that she had made the inside her
new bed!
By: John Swain Oakville OntarioRick Washbrook - Pentatonic Scales - Guitar Solos - His Method I Have Never Seen Rick Washbrook - Guitar lessons - ( Teacher Student ) Testimonial By: John SwainBy: rick washbrook
