Most guitar magazines use John's 40 year-old method of marketing how to learn guitar techniques. Free CD coupled with high-tech guitar techniques in tab form.

 

 

 

John wrote the synopsis for the current world best seller The Guitar Handbook. He gave birth to Rockschool with Henry Thomas in the early 80's. John literally mentored most of the major concepts and templates in the current guitar media, video and audio education programs. Contemporary guitar technique marketing.

 

 

After 1 year of intense tuition with John you will be able to earn your money back by teaching people yourself, should you so desire! John has taught thousands of people how to play, record, teach, perform etc. As of 2012 the figure was about 27000 guitarists!

 

 

John has years of experience in an amazing spectrum of bands. At 17 John was doing recording sessions in London with Dave O'List who was the guitarist for The Nice, who eventually became the historic Emerson, Lake & Palmer Trio, ironically with no guitarist. Ian Ayre was the bands Bassist, famous for his bass in Curved Air. He spent 2 years living in, and gigging around Venice Beach with his band Monolith, another monster 3-piece rock-blues trio. Strangely, John discovered that Jim Morrison and The Doors were rooted in Venice Beach.

 

 

 

John worked with musicians in the 60's who had worked with Hendrix. One of these was a Conga Player, Papa De Qwango Montez who also served with the Edmondo Ross Orchestra. Papa and John became friends afyer many jams.

 

 

 

At 15 years old, John supported Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green and Heads, Hands and Feet. He had a 4 year experience playing in the USA in California and lived and gigged all over Hollywood during the birth of jazz-rock and jazz-funk era of the '70s. He found the USA an amazingly creative force.

 

 

He studied there with the brilliant brazilian guitarist Jorge Strunz, whose band Caldera enjoyed success at that time. John has gigged, toured and recorded with such names as The Platters, Ginger Baker, The Four Tops, Atomic Rooster, Don Airey, Big Joe Turner, Alfonso Johnson, Stevie Winwood, Dave Gilmour, London Symphony Orchestra, Canned Heat, both Big Joe Turners - the list is endless!

 

 

 

The course is adaptable for all levels of ability - beginner, intermediate, advanced and beyond. Your requirements are none other than a serious interest in the guitar whether as hobby, amateur, professional or songwriter.