Focused courses.
Big results.
All included.
Three focused mini courses that tackle specific skills — gear sounds, fretboard navigation, and improvisation. Fast to complete, packed with value, and included in your membership from day one.
No extras to buy. No upgrades. Just open and play.
One membership. 25+ courses. $20/month. 30-day free trial on Monthly & Annual.
Gear & Tone
TGL Tech Talk
With guest instructor Ben Fletcher
Fretboard
Notebuster
Learn every note in 5 minutes a day
Improvisation
Improvisation Bootcamp
Stop noodling. Start saying something.
All mini courses — included in your TGL membership
Focused mini courses.
Real breakthroughs.
These mini courses are designed to get you moving fast on a specific skill — without the time commitment of a full course. Gear sounds, fretboard note knowledge, improvisation concepts — each one is tight, practical, and built to produce real results.
Whether you want to dial in your pedal tones, finally learn every note on the fretboard, or start making your solos actually say something — there's a mini course for it. And all three are included in your TGL membership.
No extra purchase needed. Just join, open, and get stuck in.
Fast to Complete
Mini courses are built to be worked through quickly — perfect for when you want a focused burst of learning on a specific topic without committing to a full multi-module course.
Downloads Included
Tab workbooks, backing tracks, fretboard diagrams, and audio downloads — each course comes with resources to help you practise and retain what you've learned.
Expert Instructors
TGL Tech Talk brings in guest instructor Ben Fletcher — a professional touring guitarist — to guide you through tone and pedal sounds with real-world expertise.
What's inside
Every mini course included in your TGL membership from day one.
TGL Tech Talk
If your tone isn't quite where you want it — if your overdrive sounds fizzy, your delay is just noise, or you can't quite get that sound in your head out of your pedal board — TGL Tech Talk is the course for you. Led by professional touring guitarist Ben Fletcher, this course cuts through the confusion around effects pedals and shows you exactly how to get the sounds you're after.
- Overdrive, distortion and how to use them musically
- Delay — setting the right time, feedback and mix
- Chorus and how to use it without going overboard
- Reverb — from subtle space to full ambience
- How different pedals interact with your amp and each other
Ben Fletcher
Guest Instructor
Ben is a professional UK guitarist with an extensive career on international stages — from world tours with major theatre productions and stage shows to performing with artists across cruise ships and concert halls worldwide. When it comes to getting pro sounds from guitar gear in real-world situations, there's nobody better to learn from.
Notebuster
Most guitarists have a vague sense of where notes are on the fretboard — but not knowing them cold is a ceiling that holds your playing back in ways you might not even realise. Notebuster fixes this with a string-by-string system and short daily drills that make note knowledge stick fast. Just five minutes a day, and within a few weeks you'll know every note on every string without having to think about it.
- String-by-string method with dedicated drill videos per string
- Octave hacks that let you find any note from any position
- 5-minute daily practice drills — short and effective
- Downloadable fretboard diagram to keep at your practice spot
- Designed to complement any other course in the TGL library
Why This Matters
Knowing your notes unlocks everything else — understanding chord shapes, building solos, reading theory, and communicating with other musicians. It's one of the most practical things you can learn, and Notebuster makes it achievable for any guitarist.
Improvisation Bootcamp
Most guitarists can play scales. The hard part is making a solo actually say something — giving it direction, emotion, and shape. Improvisation Bootcamp teaches you the concepts that separate noodling from real musical expression: how to tell a story with a solo, use repetition and space, build tension and release, and make every note count. It's one of the most transformative courses in the TGL library.
- Telling a story — how to structure a solo with a beginning, middle and end
- Repetition and development — how to take an idea and build on it
- Call and response phrasing for more musical, conversational solos
- Octave shift — how to create drama and dynamics in your playing
- Grooving — the feel and timing that makes a solo lock in
- Tab workbook, backing tracks & audio downloads for every lesson
What's Included
Mini Courses + 25+ Full Courses. One Membership.
Your TGL membership doesn't just include these mini courses — it includes the entire TGL library. Blues courses, rock courses, theory, workshops, technique — everything James has built, available from the moment you join.
Author of 17+
Guitar Books
James Shipway
Guitarist, Teacher & Author
I've been teaching guitar online for over a decade, and these mini courses came out of a very specific need — the gaps that keep guitarists stuck, that aren't big enough for a full course but are too important to ignore.
Not knowing your fretboard notes. Not being able to make a solo say anything. Not getting the sounds you want from your gear. These are the things Notebuster, the Improvisation Bootcamp, and TGL Tech Talk are built to fix.
TGL Tech Talk also features my good friend and colleague Ben Fletcher — a world-class professional touring guitarist who knows more about getting great sounds from guitar gear than just about anyone I know.
Choose Your Plan
All plans include full access to every mini course and every course in the library. No locked content, no upsells.
Monthly & Annual include a free 30-day trial. The 6-Month plan is a one-time payment with no trial.
Monthly
Billed monthly · Cancel anytime
- All mini courses
- 25+ full courses
- Workshops & Guitar Pro files
- Backing tracks & audio downloads
- New content added regularly
- 30-day free trial
6 Months
One payment
No auto-renewal
Save ~9% vs monthly
- All mini courses
- 25+ full courses
- Workshops & Guitar Pro files
- Backing tracks & audio downloads
- New content added regularly
- No free trial — one-time payment
Annual
Just $16.58/month — Save $41/year
- All mini courses
- 25+ full courses
- Workshops & Guitar Pro files
- Backing tracks & audio downloads
- New content added regularly
- 30-day free trial
Common Questions
Do I get all three mini courses straight away?
Yes — the moment you join, you get instant access to all three mini courses plus everything else in the TGL library. There's no drip-feeding or waiting for content to unlock.
Who is Ben Fletcher?
Ben Fletcher is a professional UK guitarist with a career spanning international stages — world tours with theatre productions, stage shows, and artists across cruise ships and concert halls worldwide. He's the guest instructor for TGL Tech Talk, bringing real professional experience to the world of guitar gear and tone.
What level are these courses for?
Notebuster is suitable for any level — even complete beginners can work through it. TGL Tech Talk is accessible to anyone with a guitar and some pedals. The Improvisation Bootcamp works best for guitarists who already know a scale or two and are ready to start making their playing more musical.
How long does it take to complete a mini course?
That depends on how much time you put into practice — but the video content itself is focused and concise. You can watch through a course quickly, then work the material at your own pace. Notebuster is specifically designed around just 5 minutes a day of focused drilling.
Can I cancel if the membership isn't for me?
Yes — you can cancel anytime from your account settings. Monthly and Annual plans also include a 30-day free trial, so you can explore everything risk-free before you're charged. The 6-Month plan is a one-time $109 payment with instant full access — there's no trial and no auto-renewal, so there's nothing to cancel.
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Three courses.
One membership.
30-day free trial on Monthly & Annual plans. 6-Month plan is a one-time payment, no trial, no auto-renewal.
One membership. 25+ courses. $20/month.