Lucas Fowler
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Hi Everybody!
My name is Lucas Fowler. I’m 27 years old and I’ve been obsessed with rhythm and melody my entire life. I’ve been singing since I was 5 years old and I joined the school band when I was 12 playing the trumpet, then moved on to playing baritone and euphonium in high school marching and concert band. Since my Father is a guitarist, I expressed interest in playing and he bought me a guitar for my 14th Christmas- I was hooked.
I started my first band when I was 16 with some friends playing covers of bands that I love and we began to run bar circuits all throughout the state, gigging as much as we possibly could. As I learned more of the music of all the great players I had to emulate, I began to form my own style and decided I wanted to write my own original tunes. In 2009 I formed the band InterTwyneD with my favorite musical friends. We have released two albums and are currently producing a third. InterTwyneD is a Progressive Rock act in which I play guitar in addition to serving as the lead vocalist. We have played many shows up and down the east coast and have shared the stage with several national acts including TesseracT and Scale The Summit.
I also worked as a session musician during my time at Appalachian State University, from which I graduated with a degree in Theatrical Production. In addition I have also served as a fill-in guitar player for Country, Blues, Rock and Metal bands on many occasions and I was one of two guitar players for Josh Sanders of American Idol.
I love many genres of music from 50’s Big Band to Progressive Metal and everything in between but my heart will always belong to Classic Rock and Blues from the 60’s and 70’s.
Some of my bigger influences include: Stevie Ray Vaughn, Van Halen, AC/DC, Rush, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Grand Funk Railroad and Alice Cooper. Though I often find myself listening to older guitar players, I have a real love for some newer rock and metal acts including Alter Bridge, Dream Theater, Alice In Chains, Nickelback, Audioslave/Rage Against The Machine and many others.
Outside of my musical life, I enjoy spending time with my beautiful wife Heather and our daughter Cora. I love video games, particularly RPG’s like Fallout, The Elder Scrolls and Mass Effect. I can often be found watching Anime or reading Comic Books in my down time.
My goal as an instructor is to show you some of the tips, tricks and philosophies I have learned during all my musical endeavors and most importantly, to help you have fun with guitar!
– LF
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Hey Guys! This month we're going to check out an awesome winding lick in the style of blues-based shredders like Zakk Wylde. This is one of those licks that sounds much harder than it reall...
Hey Guys! First we're going to look at the basic Pentatonic scale, then how to expand on it over the fretboard. The Pentatonic is the essential lead guitar player's tool for crafting great,...
In this second section, we'll look at how to add "extension" boxes on to the normal box shape we covered in the first section. This will allow you to cover a lot of fretboard quickly, and it...
Hi all! We're going to take a look at what I call "winding" licks. These are simple licks that repeat a short phrase a few times to build tension before resolving to a chord tone. These are...
Hey guys! This month we're going to go over how to use a Graphic Equalizer to shape the tone of your amp in a very powerful way. Grapic EQ's are a must have pedal in every guitar player's co...
In part 2, we're going to prep the preamp of the amp for use with the Graphic EQ. You'll notice that some of the things I'm doing here may seem a bit extreme but that is only because we have...
In the final section, we'll take a look at how each of these faders effects the tone of the amp in practice. Every amp, speaker and cab is different, so you need to experiment to find the ri...
Hey guys! This month we're going to talk about basic soldering for electric guitar players. This will be a really simple crash course to get you into how to do easy things like repairing jac...
In this section, we'll cover how to "tin" the wire in order to prepare it for splicing or attaching to a pot, jack, terminal, etc. We will also look at how to "splice" wires, which is simpl...
In the final section, we'll cover how to prepping pots for soldering, how to use solder wick to remove excess solder and how to cleanly connect wires to different points on a pot. &...
Hey everyone! In this lesson we're going to tackle a simple, but effective exercise to build strength in your fingers and help you coordinate separating them when necessary. Remember to...
Hey guys, this month we're going to look at Drop B tuning. This tuning(B-A-D-G-B-e) simulates the sound of a seven string guitar and allows for some cool chord shapes and heavy riffs. Check ...
In the first section, we focus on creating a pedal tone off of the low string. Remember to use downward pick strokes on every note for maximum aggression. Notice that I am using a fairly hea...
In this section, we are going to use the same melodic idea from the previous figure, but amped up with the guitar turned up and adding in hammer-on and pull-off techniques to the higher note...
In the final section, we'll explore the octave shape that this tuning affords us on the low string. Finish up with some nice aggressive galloping pick strokes and you have a killer metal rif...
Hey all, We're going to tackle some of the cool sounds produced by the riff lord, Tom Morello. I've put together a short track with a heavy riff, DJ inspired verse and the infamous record s...
First, lets tackle the loose, funky riff that makes the song groove. This is a very simple idea that involves keeping your picking hand loose and consistent on the attack, allowing your fret...
For part 3, we'll use an extremely simple technique to generate the RATM feel. The rhythm is the most important factor here, but the tone is very important as well. Remember to be as precise...
Finally, lets try our hand at reproducing the "record scratch" sound we hear on "Bulls On Parade". This is done via toggle switch gating. The tone of the guitar will need to be very treble h...
Hi all, This month I'm going over how I use reamping to dial in a guitar tone I like in a very measured and controllable way. Tips: 1. Remember to use the guitar you are going to use for ...
In part 2, you can watch as I play ideas that allow me to focus on specific tonal benchmarks that concern me. Notice how I continue to play some kind of rhythmic chug throughout the track so...