Rick Graham on Killer Shred Technique, Picking Like the Wind, & Positive Adversity

Today’s guitar villain is Rick Graham. Rick is easily one of the most humble guitar players on the planet, and you know what that means when the word humble is used to describe a guitarist: that’s right, they’re an absolute monster player. Rick can play things most people would think is impossible to do on a guitar, and yet his musicality is what stands out most–he’s a true maestro and an even better person, and throughout this episode you’ll understand time and again why Rick is one of the most respected guitarists on the planet, on today’s episode of Guitar Villains.Intro and Rick’s supervillain alter-ego: 00:00Burning Questions: 07:40How to play guitar as fast as humanly possible: 09:38Name Those Notes: 13:57The competitive edge of guitar players: 27:32Rick’s music school experience: 29:48How ‘regular jobs’ will us to unlock our destiny: 31:48The greatest teachers all do this: 34:10Two-note per string scale design: 36:30The hardest and easiest thing about guitar: 41:20Rick’s favorite airplane album: 43:05Rick’s dream band: 45:25Rick’s supervillain advice: 47:39Lessons with RickFollow Rick on YouTubeFollow Rick on InstagramSubscribe to Guitar Super System, the most popular independent guitar-learning platform on the internet: https://bit.ly/GVRG009