Stuart Bull Answers your questions!

Mon, 17 May 2010

In March 2010, Stuart Bull hosted another Live webcast, and there was so many left over questions we decided to start Q&A series with our webcast hosts.

Below is a full list of the questions and topics Stuart answered after we went offline!
1. Do you have any tips for increasing speed of playing or practice techniques?
2. What's the best way to practice Pinch Harmonics?
3. Do you need hard fingers to do pull offs?
4. I've always been a rhythm guitarist, what steps should I take to become a solo-guitarist? And on which part of the theory should I start?
5. Have you any tips on joining the pentatonic shapes and avoiding the 1 box syndrome?
6. On your British Rock Experience videos what does your pedal board consist of?
7. Is AC30CC2 good for Beck and Clapton style blues? Or do you use the Marshall?
8. Who  is your all time favourite player?
9. What is your all time favourite guitar?
10. Did you think you would end up where you are now, from playing a guitar?
11. What compressor stomp box would you suggest to get the David Gilmour sound in "Dark side of the moon"?
12. A & B - How do you incorporate modes and arpeggios in pentatonic playing? And do you
13. Would you mic up and use a Blackstar HT5 at small gigs?
14. Any tips on using 3rd's when 2 guitars are playing same chords?
15. How do you use slash chord?
16. Could you possibly explain the theory behind the caged system, the benefits of learning it and the best way of going about learning it too?
17. My picking hand is slower than my left hand.
- Do you have any suggestion how can I increase my speed of playing?
- Are there any practice techniques you would recommend for boosting the speed of playing?
18. What sort of effects do you use?
19. Do you use the tone pot on your guitar or use it flat out?  How do you pull off Volume swells?
20. What advice could you give to someone who has a habit of giving up on songs if they're too difficult?