Pete Friesen's Jam Camp

Saturday 12th November - Milk Shed Studios, Warfield, near Bracknell 

​Come and jam some serious rocking blues with Pete Friesen and our live band

This is a great opportunity to get your electric guitar out and jam  in our own custom built studio with one of rock guitar's great players!

Pete has a CV that many players would give their Les Paul for: Alice Cooper, The Almighty and Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson to name but a few. Pete has travelled the world and played on the biggest stages, so he know's a thing or two about playing live.

​Pete's Jam Camp focuses on a couple of classic artists, learning key songs and jamming them with live bass guitar, drums and vocals to accompany you. You get the chance to play alongside other guitarists, receiving guidance and advice from Pete on how to generate those killer tones.

NOVEMBER'S FEATURED PLAYERS:
 November's Jam Camp will be focussing on the skills and chops of two classic artists: David Gilmour and Steve Cropper. Plus there will be plenty of time to hone your lead playing. All the time under the expert eye of Pete Friesen.

​What's not to love?

Andy Guitar & Mike Bradley - Acoustic Only Weekend

​What is it?
The Acoustic Only weekend offers two full days of learning songs, developing finger picking technique, performing with others and even discovering the joys of open tunings!

Who is it for?
This weekend is like a springboard for your playing: guaranteed to get you up to the next level and super-charge your development. See our guidance below:

Where is it?
We are returning to one of our favourite venues; the Brighton Electric Recording & Rehearsal Studios. The Electric is a fantastic environment for playing guitar! Located just on the outskirts of Brighton Town Centre, you can find it here: BN2 4AD
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What's New:

The Acoustic Only weekend is a different experience:
We are supplying the workshops with Andy leading the daily sessions of specialist tuition and guidance, alongside his special guest Mike Bradley.

​All you need to do is choose your own accommodation and bingo! You have the Acoustic Only weekend!

 Guitar Breaks

Lippiano, Italy

Five days of inspiration, guitar playing, relaxing, food and scenery in the green heart of Italy!
We are delighted to be returning to the Villa Pia Hotel on the Tuscany - Umbria border, in Italy. Anyone who has joined us there for a workshop previously will tell you, there is a magic there.....

The week's workshop will be guided by Jack Ruch and Charlotte Hatherley and stuffed full of guitar!  During the week we will focus in three particular areas:
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- Your technique
- Your fretboard knowledge
- Your creativity

This part of Italy is absolutely perfect for focusing on your playing, on your tone and on growing your understanding of your instrument. A relaxed and focussed environment, with great food, lovely accommodation and space to think, play, jam and discuss with others.

'Acoustic Only' Weekend with Andy Guitar & Hannah Dorman

The Acoustic Only weekend is exactly what it says on the tin! 

​No Marshall stacks, no pedal boards, No dive-bombing tremolo arms! Just your favourite acoustic guitar, six (or 12) strings and the urge to develop your acoustic technique and build your repertoire of classic acoustic songs.
The Acoustic Only weekend offers two full days of learning songs, developing finger picking technique, performing with others and even discovering the joys of open tunings!

Who is it for?
Aimed at beginner/early intermediate guitar players, the weekend is like a springboard for your playing: guaranteed to get you up to the next level and super-charge your development.

What's new?
The Acoustic Only weekend also represents a new and different way of spending time with fellow guitarists at Guitar Breaks. We are supplying the workshops with Andy leading the daily sessions of specialist tuition and guidance, alongside his special guests.  All you need to do is choose your own accommodation and bingo! You have the Acoustic Only weekend!

Joey Landreth @ Guitar Breaks - Oct '21 - Timeless Tuscan Twang!

We were absolutely bloody delighted to spend a stunning week with the shockingly talented Joey Landreth at Guitar Breaks in Italy in October. And we were also happy as happy can be to be back at the Villa Pia hotel. Add to that the smoky good looks and serious chops of Mike Goodman and it's reasonable to suggest we had the ingredients for a classic week. 

I think it is fair to say that Joey is a monster player, singer and songwriter. A true exponent of emotive guitar with a tone to make grown guitarists weep. We spent the week diving deep into chordal and melody structure and effective rhythm playing. Playing for the song, open tunings, slide guitar, gear, tone..... you name it, Joey covered it!

Moments to remember? There were too many, but the Thursday night gig is up there with the best. Dan from Dan Drive giving away one of his amazing pedals. Carlo from LAA Custom taking us through the tonal landscape of boost!!
All in all, an experience to be remembered and savoured. Thanks Joey!

Josh Smith @ Guitar Breaks - Nov '21 - what an experience! 

We were super-excited to get the Josh Smith workshop back on, after too long! And it really did not disappoint. 4 days of intense guitar playing with one of the world's greatest electric guitar players, plus we had some special guests dropping by to say 'hello', including Daniel Steinhart, Paul Stacey and the legend that is Pete Friesen.

Held at the Bush hotel in the centre of the classic English market town of Farnham, we experienced the full Josh Smith repertoire and got some sneak previews of his new tunes. Can't say too much here, but.....wowzers!

Farnham also happens to be the home of Guitar Village, one of Europe's greatest specialist guitar stores. We visited, we checked out guitars, we drank a beer (or two) and Josh fell for a certain guitar. As I write this, their relationship is still at a distance, but who knows what will happen......watch this space!