All Episodes
The Acoustic Asylum — 105 episodes
Ep146 – The Lunacy of Scales (And a Better Way to Use Them)
Ep145 – Wax On, Play On: The Karate Kid Approach To Learning Guitar
Ep144 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #29 – Stop Torturing Yourself With the Way You Learn Guitar
Ep143 – A Strange Memory Trick Hidden Inside This Beautiful Guitar Piece
Ep142 – Why It’s Essential to End the Death Grip for Your Guitar Playing
Ep141 – The One Phrase in Guitar Teaching That Drives Me Mad
Ep140 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #28 – Don’t Fear the Recording
Ep139 – The 6 Villains Ruining Guitar Progress Everywhere
Ep138 – The Critical 3Ps of Guitar Playing That Make Or Break Your Music (Especially After 50)
Ep137 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #27 – Stop Being Your Own Worst Enemy on Guitar
Ep136 – The Joy of Getting Lost on the Guitar (The Right Way)
Ep135 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #26 – Stop Going Through the Motions
Ep134 – The Insanely Cool Power of Bass Runs
Ep133 – Start 2026 With a Bang (The Tip Nobody Talks About)
Ep132 – Avoid the Mishaps of Santa’s Workshop: How to Pick a Good Guitar
Ep131 – How to Unlock Your Secret Guitar Superpower
Ep130 – Time Management Secrets to Get the Most Out of Your Playing
Ep129 – An Interview on Flamenco, Lifelong Learning, and New Goals with Tomas Michaud
Ep128 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #25 – The Magnifying Glass
Ep127 – When Words Fail, the Guitar Speaks (How to Play Expressively)
Ep126 – The Ideal Guitar for You: A Guide
Ep124 – Beating the Curse of Terrible Practice
Ep123 – An Interview on Arranging, Improvisation, and Getting the Best Out of Yourself with Robert Lunn
Ep122 – Travel, Music & Practising Guitar When You’re on Holiday
Ep121 – An Interview on Jamming, Bluegrass, the Blues, and Performing with Confidence with Andy Schneider
Ep120 – The Paul Simon Way of Playing
Ep119 – An Interview on Blues, Jamming, and Playing Guitar for Life with Brian Sherill
Ep118 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #24 – Embrace Technology, But Don’t Let It Take Over
Ep117 – An Interview on the Principles of Technique With Jamie Andreas
Ep116 – Fretboard Fireworks: 6 Tips to Break Out of the Box
Ep115 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #23 – Being the King or Queen of the Jungle
Ep114 – 12 Notes, Limitless Options
Ep113 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #22 – The Secret to Building Chemistry with Your Guitar
Ep112 – The Arthritis Comment That Caused a Stir
Ep111 – The Fun Daily Jam Every Fingerpicking Guitarist Can (and Should) Do
Ep110 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #21 – Being a Daydream Believer
Ep109 – When Guitar Gods Get Nervous: Clapton’s Story
Ep108 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #20 – Face Up to Your Michael Myers
Ep107 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #19 – Enjoy The Game of Tones
Ep106 – Double Trouble Blues
Ep105 – How The Exorcist Reminded Me I Wasn’t the Only Struggling Guitarist
Ep104 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #18 – Top Up Your Inspiration Jar
Ep103 – The Power of Community
Ep102 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #17 – Be at One With Your Guitar
Ep101 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #16 – Find Your Treasure
Ep100 – The Hundredth Episode
Ep99 – A Love Letter to Dyads
Ep98 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #15 – Stop Driving With the Brake On!
Ep97 – The Guitar Struggles Shared By the Stars
Ep96 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #14 - Embrace the Magic Number 7
Ep95 – Why Learning Guitar As an Adult Can Be Harder
Ep94 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #13 – Grow Your Guitar Playing Like Bamboo
Ep93 – Making 2025 the Best for Your Guitar Playing
Ep92 – Christmas Joy and Motivation
Ep91 – The Final Weeks of 2024 and How to Get the Most Out of Them
Ep90 – The A to Z of Strumming
Ep89 – Why This Time of Year Is Truly Wonderful for Guitarists!
Ep88 – Overcoming Negativity
Ep87 – The “Growth Mindset”
Ep86 – The Fingerpicking Bootcamp
Ep85 – Sleep, Strumming, and Dynamics
Ep84 – Trusting Your Ears
Ep83 – The Nitty-Gritty Specifics of Guitar Playing
Ep82 – The Lego-Inspired Building Blocks of Guitar Playing
Ep81 – 9 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Learning Guitar!
Ep80 – Pushing Yourself Out of Your Guitar-Playing Comfort Zone!
Ep79 – Key Lessons from a Student’s Crazy Experience of Taking Guitar Lessons
Ep78 – Superhuman Strumming!
Ep77 – A Legendary Olympian’s Inspiration in Mastering the Art and Craft of Guitar
Ep76 – The Art and Science of Writing Songs (How to Get Started)
Ep75 – Mastering the Last 5% of a Song on the Guitar
Ep74 – How to Escape the Hell of Constantly Plucking the Wrong Strings!
Ep73 – My Three Most Influential Guitar Books (And a Shocking Fact About Most Books)
Ep72 – Six of Your Most Common Guitar Questions Answered
Ep71 – The Wildly Varying Sounds of the Blues
Ep70 – A Four-Step System to Skyrocket Your Motivation
Ep69 – Why You Should Master the Ins and Outs of The C Chord (And Its Lovely Variations)
Ep68 – The Instant Secret to More Interesting Rhythm
Ep67 – My Embarrassing Bad Rhythm Skills (And How I Quickly Fixed Them)
Ep66 – How to Beat the “I Don’t Have Enough Time to Practise” Issue
Ep65 – The One Technique That Can Sky-Rocket Your Progress (and Some Fingerpicking Magic)
Ep64 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #12 - The Pygmalion Effect
Ep63 – The Devil on Your Shoulder
Ep62 – Unlocking the Secret to Instant Guitar-Playing Creativity
Ep61 – The Perfect Blend of Creativity Versus Structure When Playing Guitar
Ep60 – A Brutal Truth About Learning Guitar (And the Two Types of Guitarists)
Ep59 – How to Have Endless Fun Jamming This Beautiful Guitar Chord
Ep58 – A Proven Guitar-Playing Motivator from George Orwell’s 1984!
Ep57 – A Super Simple Way to Be More Creative on Your Acoustic Guitar Today
Ep56 – Guitar Lessons from the Biggest Boxing Match of All Time!
Ep55 – Two Tried and Tested Ways to Freshen Up Your Guitar Playing (Plus an Unusual Tip)
Ep54 – Sneaky Ways to Make Progress on the Guitar in Less Time
Ep53 – Why You Should Read the Autobiographies of Your Guitar Heroes
Ep52 – A Simple Way to Get Rock-Solid Clarity on Your Guitar Journey!
Ep51 – Two Epic Chord Progressions (And How to Use Them!)
Ep50 – Improving Your Aural Skills
Ep49 – How to Never Forget Anything You Love to Play on Guitar
Ep48 – My Guitar Hero
Ep47 – The “3D Method” of Fingerstyle Arrangements
Ep46 – One Lick, Endless Fun!
Ep45 – A Tone Test
Ep44 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #11 – Break / Blast
Ep43 – Help With Your Biggest Guitar-Playing Struggles to Beat the Curse of the Acoustic Asylum
Ep42 – A Fun Ear-Training Challenge EVERYONE Should Try
Ep41 – The Rules of The Asylum: Rule #10 – Float Like a Butterfly and Sting Like a Bee