Sunday, March 30, 2008

New Lessons Just Added To The Vault!

Hey Everyone,
Wanted to let you know we just added a bunch of Full 10 Minute guitar lessons to our store. Many and soon all, of the videos from the youtube site will be for sale here. Right now you can purchase, "Rock + Roll", "Black Dog", "The Lemon Song", "Bring It On Home", "Babe im Gonna Leave You", "Moby Dick", "That's The Way", and "Thank You" all by Led Zeppelin. All Videos are 10 Minutes in length, and cover all essential sections of the song. All Lesson Videos are $10. Lessons are taught by Danielelectric, an esteemed Guitarist/artist/musician from Philadelphia. He is a FULL- TIME guitar instructor. Teaches 50 students per week. Please email your purchase request to danielelectric@gmail.com.
-Thanks and Rock On!

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Song Of The Day!

Our new column
Cool songs to check out every single day!(weekday that is)
todays pick,
"Here Comes The Sun", done here by Scotland's finest Belle and Sebastian

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Crazy Little Thing Called Love

OK,
Part 2 in the Queen series.
Me doing the guitar solo from "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
Get in touch on the right of the screen if you would like a custom video
of a full lesson on the solo.
Thanks!
-danielelectric

Bohemian Rhapsody!

OK Guys,
Here is 1 of our latest videos, Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody".
Its just me doing a note for note rendition of the solo.
If you would like a full 10 minute custom lesson teaching you how to play this solo, look over to the right of the screen and get in touch!
thanks
-danielelectric

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Thoughts On Hendrix


Jimi Hendrix was the first guitar player that made me stop in my tracks and say out loud"How Is he doing that?" I was saying this to myself in 1989, but i think a lot more people were asking themselves this uestion when he first appeared on the international scene in England in late 1966. Hendrix arrived in London late in that same year, and within a week had blown the minds of Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Pete Townshend. Years after his death, Clapton commented that the first time he heard Jimi play his jaw dropped to the floor.

If you play guitar, Hendrix has influenced you. Never mind if you don't think he has, he has. Think of any modern guitarist you like, any band, if it weren't for Hendrix, they would not sound like they do. His innovative use of effects can't be overstated. You basically can't plug in a wah pedal without referencing Jimi.

The world has not been the same since 1967; the year The Jimi Hendrix Experience released "Are You Experienced". Amazingly, Hendrix only realized three complete studio albums in his short four year career. However, he managed to pack in about ten guitarists' careers worth of soul and innovation in that time.

Young people all over the world are continually rediscovering Jimi Hendrix's music. His records have sold on average of 2 million a year since his untimely death in 1970. So i raise to you the readers, the question, Is Hendrix The Greatest Rock Guitarist Of All Time?

Please Debate!
-Danielelectric

Friday, January 25, 2008

Sign Up For Email Updates!

Hey Guys,
Just a reminder that you can sign up with us via your email address an no cost. When you do this you get delivered to your inbox all the latest Lesson news and updates about goings on at Rawk U. So SIGN UP TODAY!
-Danielelectric

Saturday, January 19, 2008

Moby Dick Led Zep Lesson

Allright,
I'm not gonna lie. We're on a bit of a roll here and have been turning out the lessons at a feverish pace. More work for us=more lessons for you. Here is "Moby Dick". This song is known to most zeppelinites for its amazing drum solo by one John Bonham. However, the guitar riff begs to not be overlooked. It's quite catchy. Note that the lowest string,E, is now tuned down to a D. This lowers the note by one full step. Pay attention to that detail as it is essential to playing the song correctly. A lot of bands used the "Drop D" tuning for a heavier effect. Nirvana, Neil Young, Tool, to name but a few. When the string is lower, it produces a longer wavelenghth so it sounds a bit heavier. Word, Good Luck!
-Danielelectric