Hey man, I just want to say a special thanks for this lesson. I want to learn to shred, but if I have to choose between shredding or well chosen melody, I stay with the second one...

When you suggest to sing the melody, even before playing it, this song which I love came out in my mind You can see in the intro already why...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht4t8S1W-IE

I will try to apply your tips right away!

Thanks!
I'm glad you like the idea!
Keep up the good work my friend!

Hey Dave,

Just wanted to let you know the students aren't the only one inspired by this lesson.

I havent had much time in the past couple of months but this lesson really inspired me.

I have begun working a song that was wholly sparked by this lesson.

Here is a little teaser of what it sounds like so far. Hope you like it.


Daniel

Wow, this is a great piece Daniel!
I LOVE THE MELODIES IN THIS ONE!
Wonderful job my friend. Keep up the excellent work!

Hi Dave,

Thanks for a great lesson. I have a Line 6 Pod Xt Live for sound effects and my guitar is Epiphone Les Paul, I haven't been able to produce the nice clean tone as you have in the lesson. Do you have to apply "muting" techniques in order to have nice sound like that ? or maybe I just don't know how to set up my amp or the pickups on my guitar are not so great they create a lot of ring noises ?

Hi man!
Finger placement is important to get a clean sound. Mute all the unwanted strings with a combination of your right hand and your left fingers.
Basically, when hitting a note with your left hand, the finger should also slightly touch the string next to it.
I'll publish a lesson dealing with that soon. :-)