George Dyer

Guitarist, songwriter, singer

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  • Melody Is the Key

    We’ve all heard that the key to improvising beautifully is to focus on melody, as opposed to riffs, scales, or theoretical constructs. No one disagrees with this, but very few of us actually practice it. Heading into my lesson with jazz guitar wizard Bruce Forman, I knew that he would tell me his mantra: “Just […]

    georgedyermusic

    September 25, 2021
    Uncategorized
    Bruce Forman, Guitar, Improvisation, jazz, learning
  • A Simple Trick for Improving Your Blues Solos (Video Included)

    What separates great improvisers from the rest of us mortals? Structure. Whether based on intuition or on a solid foundation in music theory, all masters of improvised music display the ability to structure their solos. By structure, I mean that the solo is not just composed notes from scales, but of phrases. Each phrase is […]

    georgedyermusic

    November 24, 2017
    Guitar technique, Uncategorized
    Albert Collins, Blues, Blues lesson, Guitar lesson, Improvisation
  • Recording a Blues EP in India

    Recording a Blues EP in India

    The following events took place in late December of 2013 when I visited India with some friends I made while living in Nairobi. At that time, I worked at the UNHCR by day and led the house band in a local blues club by night. You can scroll to the bottom and press play to listen to […]

    georgedyermusic

    December 25, 2016
    Recording, Uncategorized
    Adventure, Blues, Chennai, Guitar, Recording
  • What’s the Magic Behind Quilter Amps?

    What’s the Magic Behind Quilter Amps?

    Thanks for stopping by my site. Check out the video below to hear my latest album, recorded live with my Quilter MicroPro running clean effects in an A/B set up with my Trainwreck Express clone.  The secret is out about Quilter amplifiers. Guitarists seeking reliable tube tone in a compact and lightweight package have eagerly […]

    georgedyermusic

    November 24, 2016
    guitar gear
    Amp, Clipping, Distortion, Guitar, Overdrive, Quilter, Sag, zero crossing
  • Don’t Play Stuff that Sounds Bad

    Don’t Play Stuff that Sounds Bad

      Many years ago, someone came up to me after my band finished its set and told me: “You sounded great on that last song!” I was shocked, because I had just limped through the roughest part of the set. The song in question was Peg by Steely Dan, a song that to this day I can barely play. I […]

    georgedyermusic

    October 17, 2016
    Guitar technique
    band, Choice, Guitar, peg, skunk baxter, steely dan
  • How To Improve Your Phrasing

    How To Improve Your Phrasing

    If you picture the solo as a story, the musical phrases are the sentences that convey the information necessary for the story to have meaning.

    georgedyermusic

    October 2, 2016
    Guitar technique
    Ben Shelton, Guitar, Improvisation, Johnny Guitar Watson, Phrasing, Solos, Those lonely Lonely Nights

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