How to Be a Jerk Guitar Player in 10 Easy Steps
Here's a handy lesson video by the guys at Texas Blues Alley.
It's called "How to Be a Jerk Guitar Player in 10 Easy Steps." Of course, it's meant to be sarcastic, yet it does spotlight a lot of unfortunately common behavior among, well, jerk guitarists.
In fact, if you already follow any of these 10 guidelines, you might have a problem. You might actually be the problem. Enjoy!
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