Favorite Albums
- "Human Being"
- Seal
- "St. Elsewhere"
- Gnarls Barkley
- "The Batman Soundtrack"
- Prince
- "Electric Ladyland"
- Jimi Hendrix
- "IV"
- Led Zeppelin
- "Metropolis Pt.2: Scenes From A Memory"
- Dream Theater
- "Me And Mr. Johnson"
- Eric Clapton
Favorite Songs
- "Crazy"
- Gnarls Barkley
- "The Electric Chair"
- Prince
- "Burning Of The Midnight Lamp"
- Jimi Hendrix
- "The Rite Of Spring"
- Igor Stravinsky
- "Until We Say Goodbye"
- Joe Satriani
- "When The Levee Breaks"
- Led Zeppelin
Favorite Artists
- Prince
- Jimi Hendrix
- Gnarls Barkley/Cee-Lo Green
- Joe Satriani
- Eric Clapton
- Thelonius Monk
- Igor Stravinsky
- Led Zeppelin
- Tom Petty
- Rage Against The Machine
- Muse
- The White Stripes
- Stevie Wonder
- Van Halen
- Rammstein
Kristian H
- Primary Instrument: Guitar
- Profession: Performer, Producer, & Songwriter
- Website: http://kristianh.com
About Kristian H
Kristian H plays a guitar, sings a bit, writes songs, hits drums, holds basses, and produces music.Lessons & Articles By Kristian H
What’s Best In Life: Schwarzenator At The Viper Room
By Kristian H
Schwarzenator, the world’s greatest Arnold Schwarzenegger-themed metal band, causes lamentation of women at the Viper Room in LA.
December 11, 2009 on 11:41 am | In Articles, Show Reviews | No Comments |Them Crooked Vultures (2nd) Los Angeles Debut Was Very, Very Heavy
By Kristian H
Kristian H was unexpectedly bestowed the pleasure of witnessing the (2nd) Los Angeles debut of Them Crooked Vultures, and decided to tell you about it…
November 18, 2009 on 3:30 am | In Articles, Show Reviews under Dave Grohl, John Paul Jones, Josh Homme, live, los angeles, Them Crooked Vultures, Wiltern | No Comments |GTR-012: Intervals On The Guitar
By Kristian H
The distance between two notes is actually something quite important… it’s called an interval. Kristian H shows you how to play each one on the guitar.
October 22, 2009 on 4:00 pm | In Guitar, Harmony, Lessons under intervals, patterns, shapes | 1 Comment |Distortion Is Awesome: Part II
By Kristian H
More distortion knowledge chunks from resident amp-turn-up-too-loud-er Kristian H. Read if you want to rock.
September 17, 2009 on 3:10 am | In Articles, Editorials, Gear & Equipment under distortion, effects, gain, Guitar, overdrive | No Comments |Distortion Is Awesome: Part I
By Kristian H
Kristian H gets his science on and explains Distortion… that love-able guitar sound that’s ruined parent-offspring relations since the 1950s.
September 9, 2009 on 4:30 pm | In Articles, Editorials, Gear & Equipment under amp, distortion, effects, gain, Guitar, overdrive | 1 Comment |The Dead Weather Reigns Over The Regent In LA
By Kristian H
The Dead Weather show up out of nowhere for a free show in Downtown LA’s Regent Theater, and then vanish, leaving behind only lots of cool stuff to buy. Kristian H was there.
August 27, 2009 on 3:06 pm | In Articles, Show Reviews under dead weather, jack white, los angeles, regent theater | 1 Comment |GTR-010: What’s A Scale Good For/Intro To The Major Scale
By Kristian H
If you’re a beginning guitarist, and you’ve never heard of a scale, this is where to start. Kristian H explains a little bit about what scales are used for…
August 26, 2009 on 1:44 pm | In Guitar, Lessons, Practicing, Scales, Theory | No Comments |The Volume Problem
By Kristian H
Oddly enough, loud isn’t always best. It usually is, but allow Kristian H to explain the finer points decibel control. Playing live at the RIGHT volume is a surprisingly difficult skill to master….
August 11, 2009 on 3:23 pm | In Articles, Music Business, Philosophies & Perspectives under advice, gigging, live, volume | No Comments |GTR-009: Introduction To The Minor Pentatonic Scale
By Kristian H
Do you know the Minor Pentatonic Scale? If you don’t, you’re not a guitar player yet. But if you’d like to be one, have a peek at this quick introduction to the scale…
August 4, 2009 on 5:48 pm | In Guitar, Lessons, Practicing, Scales, Theory | 5 Comments |So You Think You Can Sell Your Music?
By Kristian H
Kristian H shares some thoughts on the little guy, who for some reason or another, is behaving like a big guy… why does said little guy think he’s gonna fool anybody?
June 8, 2009 on 6:23 pm | In Articles, Music Business, Philosophies & Perspectives, Promotion & Marketing under advice, business, marketing, promotion, selling music | 2 Comments |Staff Paper With Guitar Neck Diagram
By Kristian H
Staff paper with a guitar newck diagram at the top of the page. Write scale shapes and other patterns on the guitar neck along with examples in standard notation. For 6-string guitar.
March 15, 2009 on 2:51 pm | In Articles, Guitar, Reference/Resource under diagram, fretboard, neck, paper, printable, staff | No Comments |Staff Paper With Guitar Chord Diagrams
By Kristian H
Staff paper with 6 guitar chord diagrams at the top of the page. Write examples in standard notation along with chord or arpeggio shapes at the top.
March 15, 2009 on 2:49 pm | In Articles, Guitar, Reference/Resource under chord, diagram, paper, printable, staff | No Comments |Bass Neck Diagrams
By Kristian H
A sheet of 7 bass neck diagrams (for 4-string bass). Ideal for writing scales and shapes in 7 positions on one sheet of paper.
March 15, 2009 on 2:46 pm | In Articles, Bass, Reference/Resource under diagram, fretboard, neck, paper, printable | No Comments |Staff Paper With Bass Neck Diagram
By Kristian H
Staff paper with a bas neck diagram at the top of the page. Write bass examples in standard notation and use the neck diagram to write out shapes and patterns.
March 15, 2009 on 2:44 pm | In Articles, Bass, Reference/Resource under diagram, fretboard, neck, paper, printable, staff | No Comments |Bass Tab Paper
By Kristian H
Blank bass tab paper for use with 4-string bass. Write down riffs and examples for the bass in tablature.
March 15, 2009 on 2:41 pm | In Articles, Bass, Reference/Resource under paper, printable, tab, tablature | No Comments |Bass Tab Paper With Neck Diagram
By Kristian H
Blank bass tab paper with a bass neck diagram at the top of the page. For 4-string bass.
March 15, 2009 on 2:39 pm | In Articles, Bass, Reference/Resource under diagram, fretboard, neck, paper, printable, tab | No Comments |Staff/Bass Tab Paper
By Kristian H
Combination staff paper with bass tab for 4-string bass. Write down examples in both standard notation and tablature.
March 15, 2009 on 2:18 pm | In Articles, Bass, Reference/Resource under paper, printable, staff, tab | No Comments |Staff/Bass Tab Paper With Neck Diagram
By Kristian H
Combination staff and bass tab with a bass neck diagram at the top. Write bass examples in tablature or standard notation, and use the bass neck diagram to write down shapes and patterns on the neck. For 4-string bass.
March 15, 2009 on 2:12 pm | In Articles, Bass, Reference/Resource under diagram, fretboard, neck, paper, printable, staff, tab | No Comments |Staff/Guitar Tab Paper
By Kristian H
Blank sheets of staves and guitar tab (for 6 string guitar). Write examples in both standard notation and tablature.
March 15, 2009 on 2:07 pm | In Articles, Guitar, Reference/Resource under paper, printable, staff, tab | No Comments |Staff/Guitar Tab Paper With Chord Diagrams
By Kristian H
Combination staff and guitar tab paper with chord diagrams at the top. Write down chord and arpeggio shapes, along with examples in both tablature and standard notation. For 6 string guitar.
March 15, 2009 on 1:57 pm | In Articles, Guitar, Reference/Resource under chord, diagram, paper, printable, staff | No Comments |Staff/Guitar Tab Paper With Neck Diagram
By Kristian H
Combination staff and guitar tab paper with a guitar neck diagram at the top. Write guitar examples in both tablature and standard notation while taking advantage of the neck diagram to show shapes on the guitar neck.
March 15, 2009 on 1:52 pm | In Articles, Guitar, Reference/Resource under diagram, fretboard, neck, paper, printable, staff, tab | No Comments |Guitar Tab With Chord Diagrams
By Kristian H
Blank guitar tab paper with 6 chord diagrams at the top. Use to write down ideas and examples, along with chord shapes and arpeggio shapes at the top. For 6 string guitar.
March 15, 2009 on 1:47 pm | In Articles, Guitar, Reference/Resource under chord, diagram, paper, printable, tab | No Comments |Guitar Tab With Neck Diagram
By Kristian H
6-string guitar tab paper, with a 15 fret guitar neck diagram at the top of the page. Perfect for writing out examples along with scales or chord and arpeggio shapes.
March 15, 2009 on 1:42 pm | In Articles, Guitar, Reference/Resource under diagram, fretboard, neck, paper, printable, tab | No Comments |Blank Guitar Tab Paper
By Kristian H
Regular ol’ blank guitar tab paper, perfect for writing down riffs and ideas for 6 string guitar.
March 15, 2009 on 4:26 am | In Articles, Guitar, Reference/Resource under paper, printable, tab | No Comments |Gnarls Barkley – “St. Elsewhere”
By Kristian H
Gnarls Barkley’s “St. Elsewhere” lets hip-hop, soul, and schizophrenia play together.
October 24, 2008 on 1:57 pm | In Album Reviews, Articles, Hip-Hop under album, alternative, Hip-Hop, producer, production, review | No Comments |Circle Of 5ths Diagram
By Kristian H
A visual diagram of the Circle of Fifths. The diagram is a very useful tool for practicing, composition, and general study.
October 20, 2008 on 1:01 am | In Articles, Reference/Resource under paper, printable, reference, Theory | No Comments |Blank Sheet Music Paper
By Kristian H
A blank sheet of staff paper with 8 staves on it. Use for all of your standard notation needs.
October 20, 2008 on 12:43 am | In Articles, Reference/Resource under paper, printable, staff | No Comments |Blank Guitar Neck Diagrams
By Kristian H
7 horizontal guitar neck diagrams layed out on a single sheet. Each neck goes up to the 15th fret, making it ideal for scale shapes, as well as other large patterns, like chord tones across the whole neck or single-string patterns.
October 20, 2008 on 12:21 am | In Articles, Reference/Resource under diagram, fretboard, neck, paper, printable | No Comments |Blank Guitar Chord Diagrams
By Kristian H
A simple, blank sheet of 24 empty guitar chord diagrams. Use this template to print out for writing down chord or even arpeggio shapes for 6-string guitar.
October 20, 2008 on 12:05 am | In Articles, Reference/Resource under chord, diagram, paper, printable | No Comments |How I Made My Favoritest Guitar, Or, The $800 Homemade Strat
By Kristian H
Ever thought about building your own guitar? Kristian H shares his experience and talks about what he went through building his own strat-style guitar.
August 22, 2008 on 5:28 pm | In Articles, Gear & Equipment under building, custom, gear, instrument care, maintenance, strat | No Comments |Featured Lesson
The distance between two notes is actually something quite important... it's called an interval. Kristian...
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Primary Instrument: Guitar
Profession: Performer, Producer, & Songwriter
Country: United States of America