Mike Philippov

Guest Columnists

• Top 7 Practice Techniques For Becoming A Better Guitarist

  Mike's tips are designed to help you maximize your guitar practice efficiency and effectiveness
  October-November 2013
• How To Make Faster Progress From Practicing Guitar Exercises

  Guitar exercises, in and of themselves, do not guarantee (or produce) massive progress in your musical skills.
  August-September 2013
• How To Know If You Have Mastered Vibrato On Guitar

  Here is a method to find out how much your vibrato has improved over the last 6-12 months of playing guitar.
  June-July 2013
• How To Develop Musical Creativity

  How to remember the notes on guitar once and for all and become a more creative guitarist in the process.
  April-May 2013
• What To Do When Your Guitar Playing Hits A Wall

  Here are some great ways to overcome guitar practice challenges.
  February-March 2013
• Here Is Exactly How To Practice Guitar Scales

  Here it is, it's right here, it's here now and it's right here for you - scale practicing that opens up creative options.
  December-January 2012
• Four Guitar Practice Mistakes To Stay Away From

  Mike brings up some of the typical reasons why so many guitarists are unable to improve their musical skills.
  October-November 2012
• The Best Way To Learn Difficult Chord Changes

  Mike discusses one of the most effective methods for practicing chord changes.
  August-September 2012
• How to Advance Your Lead Guitar Solos

  When you are forced to make soloing decisions quickly, you may often end up making bad musical choices which distort your creativity.
  October-November 2009
• Here Is What's Wrong With YOUR Sweep Picking Technique

  Have you been working on your sweep picking and been struggling to improve? Here's help.
  August-September 2009
• Taking Your Guitar Technique To The Next Level

  How to use a metronome for maximum effectiveness.
  August-September 2008
• Common Problems With Learning Sweep Picking

  Here are seven common problems guitarists encounter when learning to sweep pick, and what you can do about them.
  August-September 2007
• Alternate Vs. Directional Picking

  Before you come down for one technique or another, check out Philippov's discussion on the issue.
  June-July 2007