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		<title>Guitar Tone</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/guitar-tone</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: I own a telecaster and was wondering whats the best pick up to get the red hot chilli peppers sound
A: Honestly, getting a sound like this is doable from about any single coil guitar pick up. The stock ones in your guitar should be fine. I&#8217;m not sure exactly what amps they use, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ear Training</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/ear-training</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/ear-training#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: I&#8217;ve been playing guitar now for about a year. I can play loads of chords and barre chords really well. I just don&#8217;t have the musical background to get any of the theory of how chords, scales, etc are made. I&#8217;d really really like to become a professional guitarist. I&#8217;m just wondering how I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scale Question</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/hey</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: I have been playing electric for about 3 1/2 yrs. and I can play along with a lot of stuff but sometimes I find myself using the same scale in the same area on the fret board. In your honest opinion what would be a good scale to learn to vary from scale to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Practice Routine Question</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/practice-routine-question</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/practice-routine-question#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask a guitarist]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Q: Hey Joel I had a question about practicing. For a long time I practiced with timers with sessions but then I came up with an alternative method that I&#8217;ve been using for a long time now, but I wanted to ask you if you think its the best way or if I could find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Clean Up Your Lead Guitar Technique &#8211; Part 2 Find The Solution To Fixing Sloppy Lead Guitar Playing</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-clean-up-your-lead-guitar-technique-part-2-find-the-solution-to-fixing-sloppy-lead-guitar-playing</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-clean-up-your-lead-guitar-technique-part-2-find-the-solution-to-fixing-sloppy-lead-guitar-playing#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have a hard time playing lead guitar cleanly, the most likely  reason for this is excessive guitar string noise. For most guitarists,  refining   this area of their lead guitar technique may have nothing to  do with improving the way they play &#8220;the notes they want to hear&#8221;.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Chords To Beginner Guitar Students</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/teaching-chords-to-beginner-guitar-students</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/teaching-chords-to-beginner-guitar-students#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 03:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A very common and  frustrating problem beginning guitar students  face is not being able to change  chords quickly, fluently and  musically. This may be frustrating for you, the  guitar teacher, too,  when you are not sure about how to solve the problem.
There can be more than  one reason [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improve Your Lead Guitar Playing: Lesson And Video</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/improve-your-lead-guitar-playing-lesson-and-video</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/improve-your-lead-guitar-playing-lesson-and-video#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many of  your guitar skills can you use ‘fluently’ when creating,  improvising or playing  a guitar solo? I’m not asking about ‘how good  you are’, ‘how much you know’, or  ‘what you can play’. I’m asking you  to think about how well you can ‘use’ the  skills [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Greatly Expand Your Guitar Teaching Business By Avoding The Most Common Mistakes Guitar Teachers Usually Make</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/uncategorized/how-to-greatly-expand-your-guitar-teaching-business-by-avoding-the-most-common-mistakes-guitar-teachers-usually-make</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/uncategorized/how-to-greatly-expand-your-guitar-teaching-business-by-avoding-the-most-common-mistakes-guitar-teachers-usually-make#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 22:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you struggle to attract and keep many guitar students who would  remain highly loyal to you for many years? Do you have a hard time  consistently creating highly advanced guitar students who are happy with  their musical skills? Are you struggling to earn the kind of income  from teaching guitar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking out of Positions</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/breaking-out-of-positions</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/breaking-out-of-positions#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 13:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask a guitarist]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Q: I have been trying to find creative and economical ways to break out of the 7 positions in the modes, any suggestions? I already have the diagonal thing going for me, but I&#8217;d really like to be able to move about the neck like I see people such as Marty Friedman, Joe Satriani, Steve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soloing Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/soloing-issues</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/soloing-issues#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 13:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: One thing that has bothered me, is when I solo, I constantly tend to stay on the last 2 strings. I would like to be able to solo all throughout the neck and be free from my 2 stringed-ness!! Please help me!
A: You should practice soloing using constraints then. For example, take the riff [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting clean notes in distortion</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/getting-clean-notes-in-distortion</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/getting-clean-notes-in-distortion#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 13:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: Hey I was wondering how i could get clean notes in a heavy distortion mode like Bullet for My Valentine does along with As I Dying any tips?
A: Cleanliness is all about good pick attack and good muting technique. For example, if you are playing a thrash part with a lot of galloping in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Late-Night Practice</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/late-night-practice</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/late-night-practice#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 13:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask a guitarist]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Q: I am a busy dude, and I have time only at night&#8230;..Should I practice all night? (I already did a few times, without much fatigue)
How should I build my body to overcome the recklessness of a busy guitarist&#8217;s life??
A: I feel your pain. Life is extremely busy and  sometimes no matter how much you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Triads: Constructing Memorable Melodies pt. 2</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/matt-shelvock/triads-constructing-memorable-melodies-pt-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/matt-shelvock/triads-constructing-memorable-melodies-pt-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 22:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Shelvock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our last triad lesson, we looked at how to apply basic triad forms vertically along the fretboard. While triads may seem fairly elementary, when applied to improvisation they can be incredibly powerful. For example, a player who is familiar with triads will have an easier time structuring melodic tension and release. In other words, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sweep Picking</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/sweep-picking-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/sweep-picking-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 01:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask a guitarist]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Q: How to do sweep picking?
A: I recommend you go through our sweep picking 101 master class on it. If you have specific questions after spending some time working on it, I&#8217;d be happy to help.
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		<title>Light Gauge Strings</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/light-guage-strings</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/light-guage-strings#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 01:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: Recently I have switched to light gauge strings on my acoustic Gibson. How often do you suggest a change of strings? I play everyday and have noticed a I am constantly twisting the tuning keys to achieve proper attenuation on upper 3 strings. I never had a problem with medium gauge strings. Are the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Relaxing</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/relaxing-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/relaxing-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 01:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask a guitarist]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Q: What should I do to become relaxed before practicing?
A: First, take a few deep breaths. Inhale through the nose and then exhale through the mouth. Doing some basic stretches and joint warms ups are a great way to loosen up as well. Try to calm your mind of any distractions (turn off your phone). [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Triads: Constructing Memorable Melodies pt. 1</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/matt-shelvock/triads-constructing-memorable-melodies-pt-1</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/matt-shelvock/triads-constructing-memorable-melodies-pt-1#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 19:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Shelvock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Yes, you read correctly: this is an article on triads. I know what you are thinking, “I already know about triads…1s, 3s, 5s…how is this even USEFUL?!” Fear not, young shredder. You have much to learn.
Triads are constructed through combining the 1st, 3rd, and 5th degrees of a scale. Some examples would be a C [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Get Started Teaching Guitar &#8211; 5 Things You Need to Know and Do</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-get-started-teaching-guitar-5-things-you-need-to-know-and-do</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-get-started-teaching-guitar-5-things-you-need-to-know-and-do#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 17:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to teach  guitar, then it&#8217;s critically important to know  what the most important steps  are to becoming the best teacher you can  be. Many people who have been teaching  guitar for a long time don&#8217;t  know all 5 of the important things you are now  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Mistakes People Make When Trying To Become Professional Musicians</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/top-10-mistakes-people-make-when-trying-to-become-professional-musicians</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/top-10-mistakes-people-make-when-trying-to-become-professional-musicians#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by  Tom Hess
There many things you  need to know and do in order to become  successful in the music industry. But  even if you learn and do all of  those things, you still might prevent yourself  from achieving success  in the music business by making key mistakes along the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leo Kottke style Acoustic&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/leo-kottke-style-acoustic</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/leo-kottke-style-acoustic#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask a guitarist]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Q: Hello again, its Brian, I put up the GUITAR BEAST question a few months ago..In ur answer u guys told me that the techniques that u need 2 practice 2 b a virtuoso all depended on the kind of virtuoso u wanted 2 b..But I dont want to be a monster metal guy like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writers block</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/writers-block</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/writers-block#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:46:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask a guitarist]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Q: When writing music, I often have a long time between the music/lyrics being written to the time the solo is written.  How do you approach writing solos?  I often find myself waiting for inspiration rather than trying to write a good line.  Is this approach beneficial to me as a musician?
A: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sweep Picking Help</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/practice-time</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/practice-time#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask a guitarist]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Q: I am studying classical singing in high school. I&#8217;m in senior year and I&#8217;ve been also teaching myself guitar from the eMedia Guitar Methods. I can say that I master strumming and chording. I understand chord theory and so on. I play guitar for almost a year and a half but I began studying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sucess With My Band</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/guitar</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/guitar#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask a guitarist]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insaneguitar.com/?p=2315</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: I have been playing guitar for 3 years now and I can&#8221;t seem to get anywhere with my band when we play in pubs etc. Could I have some help please!!
A: What a lot of musicians do not understand is that music is a business. If your goal is to have commercial success with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finger Strength</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/finger-strength-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/finger-strength-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask a guitarist]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insaneguitar.com/?p=2311</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: Hey, I just read through your Master Class &#8220;Legato 101&#8243; and have been trying to exercise my hand doing trills for the last few days. Now you say you should feel the burn in your hand, But I usually don&#8217;t feel any burn&#8230;It&#8217;s more of a weird kinda tired feeling in my wrist. Is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Focus, Discipline, Progress</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/guest/focus-discipline-progress</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/guest/focus-discipline-progress#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Faustmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daniel Faustmann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[improve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theory]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insaneguitar.com/?p=2298</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In this 3rd installment of my practice series, I would like to give you a formula for improvement that has worked wonders for me and my most dedicated students. It is so important that on the front window of Guitar for Life Studio I have this written in big letters: Focus, Discipline, Progress. Let’s walk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>how to get these tones?</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/how-to-get-these-tones</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/how-to-get-these-tones#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask a guitarist]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insaneguitar.com/?p=2282</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: Hi, I want to know what settings to make on the amp and processor to get a sound suited for goth metal and death metal (I use korg guitar multieffects). Thanks for any help anyone can give.
A: To be honest, about every professional band in this genre uses distortion directly from their amp heads. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>double locking trems</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/double-locking-trems</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/double-locking-trems#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask a guitarist]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Q: Hi,
recently i bought a new guitar with a low profile Floyd rose tremolo. I&#8217;m into metal and use whammy bar very much but the guitar tends to go out of tune after a little use.
so is there any solution to this problem that doesn&#8217;t involve changing the trem????
A: That is a good question. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>sweep picking</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/sweep-picking</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/sweep-picking#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask a guitarist]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insaneguitar.com/?p=2225</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: Hi, is it necessary to palm mute with the right hand while sweep picking? I find that when I try it, the notes simply get muffled out&#8230;.
A: No. I personally semi palm mute the low e and anchor my hand on the bridge most of the time when sweeping. Obviously, if you are playing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GUITAR BEAST!!</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/guitar-beast</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/guitar-beast#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask a guitarist]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insaneguitar.com/?p=2223</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: Hello, I am writing because I was wanting to ask u guys a question about technique&#8230;.What r ALL THE TECHNIQUES that I must practice to become the ultimate guitar virtuoso?? I know that I must practice Alternate picking, Sweep picking, Legato, Tapping, String bending, and Fingerpicking, But r there some techniques that I&#8217;m leaving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Improve Your Guitar Technique &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-improve-your-guitar-technique-part-1</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-improve-your-guitar-technique-part-1#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tom Hess]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insaneguitar.com/?p=2277</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you want to improve your guitar technique, play guitar cleaner, eliminate sloppy playing and unwanted string noise? Sloppy guitar technique is a very common problem. Many guitarists have been asking for solutions. This article will help you to improve your guitar technique.
There are 5 main challenges that electric guitar players must overcome in order [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Fans Are Your Life-Blood, But…</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/guest/fans-are-life</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/guest/fans-are-life#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Draven Grey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Draven Grey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guest]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insaneguitar.com/?p=2273</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Why settle for the left-overs of the band that played before you?  What key element are you missing that would help you attract massive amounts of fans, sell more merchandise, and boost your music career like nothing else?]]></description>
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		<title>Practicing Guitar: Self Discipline Or Fun?</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/practicing-guitar-self-discipline-or-fun</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/practicing-guitar-self-discipline-or-fun#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tom Hess]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insaneguitar.com/?p=2230</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you find it difficult to fully enjoy the process of highly disciplined practicing? Most guitarists either have lots of fun practicing, but are not highly disciplined, or try to be very disciplined, but find it boring or unfulfilling when they do so. So most people make a (conscious or unconscious) choice to sacrifice &#8216;fun&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>perfect playing sense</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/perfect-playing-sense</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/perfect-playing-sense#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask a guitarist]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insaneguitar.com/?p=2208</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: Hi,
I am Soumojit. My question is How Can I play anything with perfectness, clearly &#38; sensibly. I am playing guitar since last 2 yrs. I want to know better techniques of playing.
A: The most important element of playing cleanly and accurately is your approach to practicing. When you are practicing a lick or riff, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>regarding tweaking guitar processors</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/regarding-tweaking-guitar-processors</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/regarding-tweaking-guitar-processors#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask a guitarist]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insaneguitar.com/?p=2210</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: Hi, does anyone know any site where one can get tips on how to tweak their guitar multieffects processor to get the exact sounds of one&#8217;s favourite artistes through their guitars?
A: Line 6 has a really good database of presets at their website if you have a line 6.
On a side note: Keep in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dropped-D Rhythm Guitar Patterns</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/guest/2194</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/guest/2194#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Tauterouff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Paul Tauterouff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guest]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insaneguitar.com/?p=2194</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dropped-D Rhythm Guitar Patterns
By Paul Tauterouff
Hello everyone! For this month’s lesson I decided to break things up a little bit and get away from the typical wheedly-deedly lead guitar type of lesson and talk about some rockin’ rhythm guitar ideas!
We have to do something to pass the time in between our solos, right?
So grab your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Practice For Maximum Speed &#8211; Part 3</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-practice-for-maximum-speed-part-3</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-practice-for-maximum-speed-part-3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tom Hess]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insaneguitar.com/?p=2131</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever noticed that playing something clean and fast is much harder when playing an actual song compared to when you practice that same lick or solo over and over again?
When trying to increase your guitar speed, the most important thing to remember is that you must be able to use your faster speed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Guitar: How To Fix Bad Habits And Solve Problems Your Guitar Students Have</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/teaching-guitar-how-to-fix-bad-habits-and-solve-problems-your-guitar-students-have</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/teaching-guitar-how-to-fix-bad-habits-and-solve-problems-your-guitar-students-have#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tom Hess]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insaneguitar.com/?p=2190</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although there are many different ways you can help your students  become better guitar players and musicians, we can group almost  everything you do into 3 main categories:

 Inspiring and motivating your students – teaching guitar well is often more about inspiring your guitar students than teaching a new scale, chord or song.
 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Practice Sessions</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/practice-sessions</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/practice-sessions#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask a guitarist]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insaneguitar.com/?p=2164</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: Hello, I&#8217;m writing u guys because I have a question about effective practice sessions..I want to be the ULTIMATE guitar virtuoso, and I was thinking about dividing my technique exercises into 30 minute &#8220;Mini-sessions&#8221;..For example, I would spend 30mins on a warm-up routine, 30mins on alternate picking, 30mins on sweep picking, 30mins on legato, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guitar Effects</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/guitar-effects</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/guitar-effects#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask a guitarist]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insaneguitar.com/?p=2158</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: Hey guys I was just curious about some guitar tubes. I recently decided to start saving up for a 6505+ and never realized there are so many tubes to choose from. I play pretty heavy drop C. I like a good whine for the melodic overlays but a really brutal bite for the break [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ideas Without Limits. Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tommaso-zillio/ideas-without-limits-part-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tommaso-zillio/ideas-without-limits-part-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tommaso Zillio</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tommaso Zillio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[featured]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insaneguitar.com/?p=2176</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Getting the most from a single sequence
Welcome to the second part of this article. If you missed the first part, you can find it   here . Now we will explore some other (more advanced) variations of the same sequence we have seen in Part 1. Here is our sequence again:

Like Part 1, this article [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Beyond Your Plateau</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/daniel-faustmann/getting-beyond-your-plateau</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/daniel-faustmann/getting-beyond-your-plateau#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Faustmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daniel Faustmann]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insaneguitar.com/?p=2170</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last lesson we discussed how we can become better guitarists through practicing and creating and re-creating music.  We discussed putting in the time and actually applying what we learn to new tunes and techniques.  As musicians that practice and expect to get better, there are times where we seem to be at a stand still.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scales</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/scales</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/scales#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask a guitarist]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insaneguitar.com/?p=2118</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: Hey guys. I hear famous guitarists time and time again talk about scales. Some people say that you don&#8217;t need to know all the scales, you just have to know a few scales really well; some say the opposite. My question was, what scales do you believe are most important to master across the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phrasing 101</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/master-classes/theory/phrasing-101</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/master-classes/theory/phrasing-101#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Shelvock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Matt Shelvock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theory]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insaneguitar.com/?p=2120</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
How to Stop Being a Guitar Player and Start Being a Musician 
This master class will outline the following:
-Why you absolutely NEED to be aware of phrasing
-Repetition and creating memorable phrases
-The role of breath in creating effective phrases
-Implementation strategies for improving phrasing and musicality
I would like to preface this article by saying that I am [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improve metal rhythm</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/josip-pesut/improve-metal-rhythm</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/josip-pesut/improve-metal-rhythm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josip Pesut</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Josip Pesut]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[improve metal rhythm riffs josip pesut]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insaneguitar.com/uncategorized/improve-metal-rhythm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is about how to play firm and heavy metal rhythm guitar riffs. By referring to &#8216;metal&#8217;, we immediately get associated to palm muting, kickass slow riffs with rests, fast picking and heavy-sounding chords, right?
That&#8217;s exactly what we&#8217;ll talk about here. Besides all the stuff here, I prepared several metal drumtracks downloadable at my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Prepare For Gigs And Make Your Live Shows Better</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-prepare-for-gigs-and-make-your-live-shows-better</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-prepare-for-gigs-and-make-your-live-shows-better#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The very best way to get more people to repeatedly come out and see your band play live is word of mouth. When your live shows are great, people will like it and talk about you to their friends both online and offline. Besides the obvious point of playing good music that people like, there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arpeggios</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/arpeggios-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/arpeggios-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: Hi, I&#8217;ve been working on metal arpeggios for a while now, but I just can&#8217;t seem to get a clean sound! Whenever I turn on the distortion it sounds really messy and disgusting. The problem I&#8217;ve found is whenever I lift my finger off the string to go to the next note the open [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Diagonal Pentatonic Scale</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/paul-tauterouff/the-diagonal-pentatonic-scale</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Tauterouff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Diagonal Pentatonic scale
By Paul Tauterouff
As a teacher I find that many of the intermediate or advanced level students who come to study with me may already know the 5 Pentatonic patterns or &#8220;boxes,&#8221; but tend to have difficulty shifting between the patterns or positions when soloing.
In this lesson we are going to take a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Techniques</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/techniques</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: Hi. I have been playing guitar for about 6 years now. my instructor is moving me into music theory now. I take lessons once a week and want to find some exercises I can do to increase my speed and coordination and a way to memorize chords. Does anyone know where I can get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strumming</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/ask-a-guitarist/strumming</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Wanasek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: Why can&#8217;t I strum like how others do? I pressed on the strings hard enough, but when i start to strum, the just not good, it\&#8217;s filled with external sounds (the sound that you hit the guitar string with ur plucker)? How can i do to reduce that sound?
A: Getting clean strumming is all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Have Productive Rehearsals</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/josip-pesut/how-to-have-productive-rehearsals</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josip Pesut</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[JOSIP PESUT
(www.josippesut.com)
How To Have Productive Rehearsals
I am sure that anyone who started a band and feels unsatisfied with result of rehearsals will find something useful in this article, since I wrote it from experience of having 2, and even 3 bands at the same time, and many rehearsals. For some time there were always some [...]]]></description>
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