I recently picked up three or four new blues licks, and in this short (1:24) composition, I tried to use them all, mostly focusing on one particular lick per verse. It doesn't quite sound like a blues solo to me, it sounds more like an exercise, but I can't seem to get it to sound more interesting, and frankly I've played it so many times that it's too boring to work on anymore. Looking for feedback on any of: 1) technique that stands out as needing help 2) how to improve the composition to make it less boring 3) some alternative approaches for bars 9-12 of each verse 4) anything that strikes you as notable

Just a heads up, for the time being I've moved the live calls to Thursday's at 7pm UK time (2pm ET, 11am PST). I was struggling to make the Wednesday time work so I'd rather be more consistent in my availability to make the calls. Hope to see you there this week if you can make it 👍

Apologies, everyone, I have to cancel tonight's live call due to a family emergency. My wife has been back in the hospital, unfortunately. She has scans on Friday and appointments with Gastroenterology next week, so we'll hopefully know more by then. When I can get into the studio while the kids are at school, I shall record a little lesson for you to work through. Sorry again!

Check out the call recording and TAB in the classroom guys, as requested 👍 They'll be uploaded here from here on out.

Hey guys, I hope you're all well. So I've created a little something for you, completely free. You'll have access to this for life now. It's an interactive practice planner tool called The Woodshed, designed to help you track your practice, build the habit of practicing, and help you to stay focused & accountable. Bear in mind this is in its beta stage, so it's very early stages. It's very much a minimum viable product. I'd love to get your thoughts on it. Here's what I'd love to know: 1. Do you like it? If yes or no, why? 2. Is this something you feel like you would use? Again, why/why not? 3. Would you pay for it? If not, why not? 4. If yes, how much? 5. What features do you think are missing, if any? Are there any other valuable tools you would like that you would find useful to have as guitarists? Here's the link to the interactive practice planner tool - https://thewoodshed.static2.website/thewoodshed I'm excited to hear your thoughts.