Author Archives: Dan Sorber

Alternate Picking For Beginners – In The Style of Yngwie Malmsteen

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Dan Sorber

I am tuned to Eb in the video! Here we have another free guitar lesson! This one focuses on alternate picking. I have chosen to do the lesson in the style of Yngwie Malmsteen and other metal / neoclassical guitar … Continue reading →

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Start Your Engines! – Warm Up Lesson!

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Dan Sorber

THE TUNING IN THE VIDEO IS Eb !! Every guitarist needs an effective warm up routine. It’s akin to an athlete stretching before any strenuous activity: it helps avoid injury and gets the muscles warmed up and your hands ready … Continue reading →

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FEEL THE POWER! An article about TUBES!

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Dan Sorber

Just recently I replaced the tubes in my amplifier, a Carvin V3 (thats that pretty amp used up there in my banner). Well, what is a tube? To quote www.eurotubes.com: “They are magical little bottles of joyful tone that allow … Continue reading →

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Riffology Webseries

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Dan Sorber

Riffology is a ‘how-to’ webseries on heavy metal riffing! In this series I teach you the nuts and bolts behind excerpts of my own original songs in the hopes that you walk away with new strategies that you can apply … Continue reading →

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Riffology Episode 1

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Dan Sorber

Here I teach you how to play a riff from my original song, “Abandon”! This episode focuses on Alternate Picking and using Arpeggio-based Ideas Abandon is a progressive metal meets Iron Maiden style of song; covering everything from atmospheric violin … Continue reading →

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The Tao of Practice

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Dan Sorber

Just practicing isn’t enough. If you want to see true results in the quickest time possible it’s not about quantity, but quality of the time spent woodshedding (that’s guitar-speak for “practicing”). With the proper focus you can improve in days … Continue reading →

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String Talk – Electric Guitar Strings

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Dan Sorber

In recent months I’ve been experimenting with different string types trying to find the right combination of playability and tone. Not just on my electric guitar but on my classical and steel string acoustic as well. I’ve tried a great … Continue reading →

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Updates

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Dan Sorber

Hello everyone! Over the course of the next couple of weeks or so dansorber.com will be getting an overhaul. I will be switching over to a new format that will make the site easier to maintain and easier to add … Continue reading →

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Is learning to read music necessary?

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Dan Sorber

Learning to read music should be something that is inline with your goals. Continue reading →

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Social Networking – Marketing Holy Grail or…?

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Dan Sorber

I don’t think it needs any discussion that the internet has put people on the map. Much like reality TV turning wanna-be actors into stars sites like Youtube, Facebook and Myspace have opened doors in terms of getting your material … Continue reading →

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