Hi, I'm Preston.
I'm the founder of The Guitar GPS Method and owner of SLC Guitar here in Salt Lake City.
I'm definitely not one of those guitar players who picked up a guitar and was instantly good at it.
In fact... I was probably the opposite.
I was so bad my friends told me to quit
Most people probably would have just given up. I mean I sucked and my musical friends told me to quit...
The Biggest Mistakes That Almost Ruined Guitar For Me
Looking back, I didn't struggle because I lacked talent. I struggled because I believed a few things that sounded right... but actually slowed my progress for years. If you're feeling stuck, there's a good chance you're making at least one of them too.
What I discovered after having 11 guitar teachers
Why 11?? I wasn't necessarily a bad student - I just found that while most teachers can play - teaching a different ball game.
The jam session that changed my life
After about 7 years of playing guitar, I could play some stuff and wanted to find some guys to jam with. I found this young guy on Craiglists (showing my age) we'll call him "THE DUDE. The Dude was probably around 19-20 and to be honest I didn't want to jam with him. He'd Only been playing guitar 2 years and I didn't want to give him a guitar lesson.. But
Why I built the Guitar GPS Method
The Guitar GPS Method was originally developed to help my local students practice correctly at home. Over the years, I'd developed a unique system for building guitar skills, knowledge, and creativity simultaneously—but there was one big problem...