Mind's Eye Muse

Epic Phrygian Dominant vibes for your evening 🕉🔥 I feel like I've been going through a huge life transformation...the beginning of a whole new chapter. Is anyone else feeling the same way? - - - - #ethnicshred #shredguitar #guitarsolo #improvisation #guitarist #guitar #guitarplaying #guitarrista #alternatepicking #legato #virtuosity #yngwie #martyfriedman #jeffloomis #PhrygianDominant https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc6kQLHtp9Y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

...and they will defend it to the death even when you prove that they are wrong 😂 - - - - - #musicmemes #murica #perception #bro #hashtagsarefunny #iwonderifanyonereadsthesehashtags https://www.instagram.com/p/CcYYtXxupe4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Just moved into a new place...got the guitars all lined up like soldiers and ready for battle 🤘 - - - - - #guitarporn #ethnicshred #godin #fender #ibanez #jackson #epiphone #shredguitar #homestudio https://www.instagram.com/p/CcWe0mgu_5Z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Super cathartic improvisation...I was feeling very dark and overwhelmed, and this was such an awesome release, to transform what I felt into music. Do you use guitar to help in moments when you're struggling with life? - - - - - #ethnicshred #shredguitar #guitarsolo #improvisation #guitarist #guitar #guitarplaying #guitarrista #alternatepicking #legato #virtuosity #yngwie #martyfriedman #jeffloomis #PhrygianDominant https://www.instagram.com/p/CbyfvpGjtCd/?utm_medium=tumblr

Dominant Pentatonic is such a groovy scale. It has the air and space of pentatonics (as compared to diatonic scales) but the tritone between the major 3rd & minor 7th gives you all of the gorgeous Mixolydian vibes as well. Also works over Phrygian Dominant, which allows you to totally change the vibe for a little bit over something that is generally dark and fiery. What scales have you been learning lately? - - - - - #ethnicshred #shredguitar #guitarsolo #improvisation #guitarist #guitar #guitarplaying #guitarrista #alternatepicking #legato #virtuosity #yngwie #martyfriedman  #dominantpentatonic #scales #emotionalcolors https://www.instagram.com/p/CbgfhS3DzuU/?utm_medium=tumblr

My favorite part of Indian classical music is often the alap, which is a period of time at the beginning of a performance when the musician is feeling around the vibe of the raga over a drone, with no accompaniment, no set tempo, & no rhythmic pulse. So of course I do my own version of it a lot...it feels very meditative to me. Here is some musical meditation with a touch of ripping in there...like spicy seasoning on top 🌶 - - - - - #ethnicshred #shredguitar #guitarsolo #improvisation #guitarist #guitar #guitarplaying #guitarrista #alternatepicking #legato #virtuosity #yngwie #shawnlane #alap #PhrygianDominant https://www.instagram.com/p/CbOaHM4A4J5/?utm_medium=tumblr

Seriously though! - - - - - #musicianlife #musicmeme #vibrato #guitarplaying https://www.instagram.com/p/CbGz9wDjVxg/?utm_medium=tumblr

Dorian#4 is a mysterious, haunting vibe. It has the fire and passion of harmonic minor but with more mystery. Haven't messer around with it in a while, forgot how much I like it 🎸🔥 - - - - - #ethnicshred #shredguitar #guitarsolo #improvisation #guitarist #guitar #guitarplaying #guitarrista #alternatepicking #legato #virtuosity #modes #dorian #mysterious (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca8czzEMKMy/?utm_medium=tumblr

Seriously. Am I the only one who dislikes the way so much modern music is over-compressed to be ear fatiguingly loud? Need some DYNAMICS, man - - - - - #musicmeme #musicproduction #abletonlive #wtf https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca3YboJu20_/?utm_medium=tumblr

Who are your favorite acoustic shredders? Strunz & Farah were a huge influence on me, along with Al di Meola...a bit of John McLaughlin, and of course flamenco masters. Who has influenced you? - - - - - #ethnicshred #shredguitar #guitarsolo #improvisation #guitarist #guitar #guitarplaying #guitarrista #alternatepicking #legato #virtuosity #PhrygianDominant #aldimeola #strunzandfarah #nylonstringguitar (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaqgG2SOiYj/?utm_medium=tumblr

What is your favorite guitar effect? I love the way delay makes everything sound more majest and ethereal...and when you shred with it, it creates this cascading effect that reminds me of raindrops 🎸🌦 - - - - - ethnicshred #shredguitar #guitarsolo #improvisation #guitarist #guitar #guitarplaying #guitarrista #alternatepicking #legato #virtuosity #yngwie #martyfriedman #jeffloomis #yngwiemalmsteen #PhrygianDominant https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ0RZ3Vsrn8/?utm_medium=tumblr

There's just something fun about Phrygian Dominant shred over dubstep. It brings together 2 of my musical worlds, and is cathartic. 🎸🔥 - - - - - #ethnicshred #shredguitar #guitarsolo #improvisation #guitarist #guitar #guitarplaying #guitarrista #alternatepicking #legato #virtuosity #yngwie #martyfriedman #jeffloomis #yngwiemalmsteen #PhrygianDominant https://www.instagram.com/p/CZinRltPrmV/?utm_medium=tumblr

Shoutout to bass players and drummers! A band is nothing without a solid rhythm section. No matter how great you can sing or play guitar, if your rhythm section is off, the music doesn't sound great - - - - - #musicmeme #rhythmsection #synergy #bandlife https://www.instagram.com/p/CZaxm1sDdEN/?utm_medium=tumblr

New Year's resolutions be like... - - - - - #musicmeme #nye2022 #newyearnewme #goalsaf https://www.instagram.com/p/CYM9JbWpr4Z/?utm_medium=tumblr

It's true, I really will 😂 - - - - - #funny #musicmemes #ethnicshred #shredguitar #guitarshred #guitarsolo #improvisation #guitarist #shred #guitar #world #fusion #rockstarguitar #guitaristsunite #guitarhero #guitarplaying #guitarporn #guitarshred #iloveguitars #riffwarsshred #guitaristsofinstagram #guitarrista https://www.instagram.com/p/CXUJQjapdJG/?utm_medium=tumblr

Your Saturday moment of ethnic shred! I've been remembering how much I love playing with a totally clean tone. After initially starting guitar as a metal head (long long ago, in a galaxy far, far away) I got into jazz and literally didn't use distortion for years, before eventually re-integrating it. Now I'm kind of digging the blend of the phrasing I usually do with distortion, but on a clean bubbly strat tone. Which do you prefer? 🤔 - - - - - #straturday #bassmusic #lacesensor #shredguitar #guitarplaying (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXEv9uNpwBs/?utm_medium=tumblr

The struggle is real - - - - - #funny #musicmemes #ethnicshred #shredguitar #guitarshred #guitarsolo #improvisation #guitarist #shred #guitar #world #fusion #rockstarguitar #guitaristsunite #guitarhero #guitarplaying #guitarporn #guitarshred #iloveguitars #riffwarsshred #guitaristsofinstagram #guitarrista https://www.instagram.com/p/CWq0SiBJjh0/?utm_medium=tumblr