All rights reserved. You gotta concentrate on yourself. Tenacious D's lead guitarist waxes lyrical on all things guitar, D and tour-related... Total Guitar is proud to unveil the first in a new series of guest blogs from Tenacious D guitarist John Konesky.

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John sees the guitar as a religious calling... Tenacious d guitarist john konesky blog - hell. So without their help it may have been dead in the water, but now we couldn’t be more excited about how it’s shaping up! © It's simply a must for all guitarists as it will teach you how to expand your repetoire and also your techniques. At a certain point, assuming you're good at what you do, the only thing standing in your way is who you may not know.

OK, basically what I'm getting at is this: play out a bunch, and play with everyone you can. Obviously you are best known for your work with Jack [Black] and Kyle [Gass]. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, When he returned to Columbus with JR Reed or "Lee" to seek out players for their side-project Trainwreck, he contacted a mutual friend of ours to inquire about members of my band to back them up. When I was about 16 years old, I very distinctly remember tuning into HBO, way too late on a school night, to find one of the most hilariously absurd and wonderfully satisfying shows I'd ever seen on TV. In addition, I hope to impart some advice to anyone who may want to consider the guitar as their career, but most importantly I want to show you first-hand just how awesome it is to work with the greatest band in the world...Tenacious D! Playing guitar is always super fun, but this was the first year I really got to stretch my legs as a songwriter. The hardest part is finished, though.

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