Ryan B, Mt Prospect
Started Guitar Lessons: 18
Shows Played: 1
Songs Played Live: 5
Songs Recorded: 8
“I went to Mike after just getting into the faster stuff of guitar, like soloing. I was doing alright with my current teacher but I needed more. When I first met with Mike he used an analogy along the lines of "If I had a pill that would give you all the skills you need to become the shredder you want, but you only got this pill after putting in the time each week to learn, train and execute my lessons, would you do it to get this pill"? At first I was skeptical, thinking that every teacher would say something like that. Boy was I wrong. Upon "taking the pill" which was taking lessons for 1 year, I had significant growth as a guitarist. I went from barely being able to do the Dream On solo to doing solos like Mouth for War! My skills were so far advanced I was shocked at the end at how much growth I have experienced in the lessons. It isn't just shredding either, with Mike's help, I'm able to write my own songs, understand boatloads of music terminology and understand what really goes into being a musician! All the way from the studio procedures, to which amp you should get, to what goes on in a gig, Mike knows it all like the back of his hand.
Over the course of 1 year it felt like he was like an uncle to me. Always telling me that I CAN become a great guitarist, tour the world and do whatever I want to. As well as giving me loads of useful advice over text! I'm in college and we still talk! He TRULY cares about his students and it is very evident in how he teaches and his overall attitude to everyone. If you want GREAT guitar lessons that will transform you from Joe Jonas to Dimebag Darrell, Mike is 110% the way to go. To this day me taking his class is the greatest thing I have done for myself in music. “