With a mix of 80’s style synths and guitar, Mika Tyyska’s Night Overdrive is one of the most unique instrumental guitar albums to come along in a long time. Check out the review of what makes it so great, and why the recording was unique for 2018.
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End of August Blues Jam Track
As August is coming to a close, I thought I'd put together a little blues jam track for you. The song is essentially a 12 bar blues in E "minor-ish", with some funky slides in the rhythm throughout the verse, and a pretty straight ahead chorus. You can practice your pentatonic scales for over 7 minutes on this one.
Mika Tyyska Has A New Album Out + Livestream!
One of my favorite players Mika Tyyska (aka Mr. Fastfinger) just came out with a new album called Night Overdrive. I've ben a fan of his music for a long time, and from what I've heard of this new album, it mixes great, melodic guitar playing with some very 80s-esque vibes. You can check out the album which is available on Mika's site here.
I recently talked about Mika in April when I said you should go check out his re-release of his first Mr. Fastfinger album, Exploding Guitar. That deluxe edition had extra tracks, backing tracks, tabs, playthroughs, and a lot more. He's a really interesting guitarist to check out, who's always doing something new and exciting.
Troy Grady (of Cracking the Code) just did a great livestream with Mika talking about new albums, techniques, a rig rundown, and a lot more. You can check that out over on YouTube. It's nearly 2 hours of awesome guitar!
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Making a practice schedule that works
No matter what happens throughout the day, one thing I always try and make time for is practicing guitar. It's therapy, it's a way to be creative, and so much more.
In fact, that’s what this whole post is going to be about. While my practice routine changes from time to time depending on different things I’d like to focus on, it always sticks to the sections of time system.