Hard tail all day. I don’t use a tremolo enough to warrant the amount of time it takes to maintain it.

Play and play and play for as much time and in front of as many different people as you can. Confidence comes from overcoming adversity, so overcome a hard riff or song and then overcome the fear of playing it for someone else. Just keep playing.

I use what I call a spider scale. Start on any fret on the A string. Play first and second finger on the A string, then third and fourth finger on the low E string. The play first and second finger on the low E and third and fourth on the A. Move up a string and repeat. Once at the high E, play it in reverse to come back down the strings. It takes some getting used to but it’s fun to play and helps with both finger control and sting switching. Here is a simplified tab version: -1-2————3-4 ——-3-4-1-2—- Hopefully that makes sense lol

Find the thing he/she wants to play and teach them that, even if it’s metal riffs. If they are doing what they want to do, they will continue to do it! It’s surprising to me how often this idea is forgotten. Also find a way to simplify so they can make progress quickly at first. Climbing a mountain is incredibly daunting, but if you can focus on one step at a time, the next time you look up the peak will be much closer.

lol I need one of those in my life