Who wrote it
Contributors
238 people have written the 2,622 columns here — players, teachers and producers, most of them working guitarists who had
something worth saying and wrote it down. Some wrote once; some wrote for a decade.
11 contributors of 238
Mike Philippov
13 columns · 2007–2013
Mike Philippov is a professional guitar player, recording artist and guitar/music teacher. His guitar practice columns about learning to play guitar are read by guitarists worldwide.
His instructional music web site PracticeGuitarNow.com contains advice for guitar players on overcoming the most common problems faced when learning to play guitar.
PracticeGuitarNow.com ↗
Joe Pinnavaia
7 columns · 2010–2012
Joe Pinnavaia is a professional musician, guitarist, instructor and composer from Buffalo, NY, USA.
His first solo release, "InVitro", under the project name Test Tube Rhino, is now available digitally from iTunes and Amazon from Steve Vai's Digital Nations.
Steve Pappas
6 columns · 2002–2003
Steve Pappas is a guitarist, composer and teacher from Ohio specializing in fingerstyle guitar who believes in daily practice, and expressing emotions and feelings through his playing.
His latest CD is entitled "Refuge", a blend of Folk, Spanish, Classical, Latin and Rock influences.
Pappas Music ↗
Bill Peck
4 columns · 2001–2002
Bill Peck is a guitarist from Orlando, Florida who currently stays busy doing clinics and working on his second CD.
His debut instrumental CD is entitled "Internal Flames".
Dan Peeke
3 columns · 2021
Dan Peeke is a music tutor and writer. He has played piano since he was 4, and guitar and drum kit since he was 11.
He plays a Guild acoustic and a Pacifica electric. He has been sent to many festivals and gigs (ranging from pop to extreme metal) as both a photographer and reviewer, with his proudest achievement so far being an interview he conducted with Steve Hackett (ex-Genesis guitarist).
His favorite genre of music is progressive rock, which he likes to use as a reference point in his teaching, thanks to its huge complexity in structure, rhythm and harmony.
Beginner Guitar HQ ↗
Gianluca Piersanti
2 columns · 2001
Gianluca Piersanti, a guitarist born in Italy, moved to Hollywood in 1999.
Gianluca won several prizes and contests, including best original arranger with his band Gli Impossibili. He has studied composition and recently has focused on music for film.
Gianluca Piersanti's web site ↗
Jason Parker
1 column · 2006
Jason Parker is a guitar teacher in Atlanta with several years experience. His approach to the instrument is, what he's always thought to be, Mind, Body, and Spirit.
He has always thought the best, well-rounded guitarists mentally knew their instrument, had physical dexterity and agility, and last but not least, a spiritually deep passion.
Jason's playing styles include rock, jazz and classical.
Marc Pattison
1 column · 1999
Marc Pattison has been playing guitar for over 18 years and has recorded over 100 songs since 1991. The response to his music has been overwhelming since Marc has made his material available on mp3.com.
Marc is endorsed by and proudly uses Dean Markley strings and Sabine Tuners.
Hot Guitar ↗
Anthony Pell
1 column · 2008
Anthony Pell is a guitarist who has studied music composition and sound engineering at La Trobe University while playing guitar in the fusion/rock/funk band Cornucopia.
Apell was created in 1999 to allow Anthony to concentrate on being an electronic music composer and producer. The idea behind Apell is to create innovative and entertaining music that is not just a carbon copy of other electronic music.
Apell Music ↗
Josip Pesut
1 column · 2010
Josip Pesut is a guitarist, composer, songwriter and arranger from Zagreb, Croatia.
Besides diverse musical influences, especially guitar virtuosos and video game music, there were vast symbolic impacts on his urge and ways to self-express, found in his very life. Artists who have influenced Pesut include Nobuo Uematsu, Chuck Schuldiner, Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai and Joe Satriani.
Josip enjoys working relationships with many musicians, locally and worldwide. The ability to pour his inspiration into all genres of music has driven him to share musical ideas with a wide sphere of pop, rock and metal musicians.
Josip Pesut's web site ↗
Jason Pruett
1 column · 1998
Jason Pruett is a guitarist from Antioch, California dedicated to the improvisational approach to guitar playing.
He plays bass, acoustic and electric guitar and lists among his many influences: Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Joe Satriani.