Olly’s Guitar World

Rock Lead Techniques - Nick Nolan and Danny Gill

If you are really into learning guitar, especially the electric guitar then most likely one thing that you will want to do is play some guitar licks fast! Who doesn’t!? Unfortunately this can be a long hard process and most people new to the guitar will go the wrong way about it, without the proper guidance.

The important thing in achieving fast playing is your technique, along with a lot of hard work and dedication. Having said this, having good technique is vital for all types of playing whether it be fast, slow, acoustic or electric. (more…)

Choosing a guitar book is pretty easy - Choosing a good guitar book is a whole different story.

As I have previously mentioned I have spent a small fortune impulse buying guitar books that I had hoped would help me improve as a guitar player. Almost all guitar books promised this but rarely did I find any that actually helped me. in this section of the site i will give you my favorite and worst guitar books with honest reviews. Hopefully this will prevent you from spending a fortune on what I would consider worthless purchases. Please bear in mind though, these are just my opinions and won’t necessarily mean that the guitar tuition books I did not get on with, will not work well for you.

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I have spent thousands on guitar books trying to find the secret of becoming a better guitar player. Of course, there is no secret it just comes down to hard work and dedication. That’s not to sway some helpful guidance does not help.

If you are looking to by a guitar book or guitar books you will probably have already seen the blurb on the back of these books promising all sorts. Out of the hundreds of books I have bought only a very small minority have actaully helped.

There is one set of guitar books that I myself still use today. Not only have t (more…)