Andy has taught guitarists based in Australia, USA, India and Europe, as well as the UK online!
A great alternative to face to face lessons when distance is an issue!
Online lessons can be done on Skype, Zoom, FaceTime, WhatsApp etc.
Andy is proud to be an established contributor to the awesome Guitar Techniques magazine, with his monthly columns, 'Hot Country Guitarists', 'Hot Country Lead', 'Modern Country', 'Session Soloing', and 'Chops Shop'. His bumper articles, 'Blues Arpeggios' (GT297), 'Red Hot Blues Legato' (GT302), '50 Essential Pentatonic Licks' (GT305) and '50 Telecaster Greats' (GT308) have been the main cover features of those respective issues.
Andy is proud to be a Jamtrack Central artist, with his products, 'Modern Country Masterclass' and '20 Classic Country Licks'. JTC have some of the finest guitarists in the world with a huge variety of lessons geared to making you a better player. Raise your game with Andy and JTC!
Andy was a long standing member of the guitar teaching faculty at top London based school of modern music, The Institute Of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP), where he taught on Bmus and BA degree courses, BTech Diploma courses and HNC courses, instructing on numerous modules such as styles, performance, harmony & theory and reading. He taught hundreds of guitarists here over the years, some of whom went on to have successful professional careers of their own.
BOOK ANDY TO PLAY WITH YOUR BAND OR ON YOUR SONG/ALBUM
Andy is available to be booked for live work and recording sessions. Andy is a pro player of all popular styles, like Rock, Pop, Blues, Country, Jazz etc. He uses top line live gear, like Fender/Gibson/Gretsch guitars, Fender and Tech21 amps and numerous pedals/effects. He uses Logic Pro X in his own studio. Please do get in contact to discuss your requirements.
My name is Andy Saphir and I am a professional guitar player and teacher.
I've always been passionate about my guitar playing, and if like me, you care about yours, you'll always be trying to improve your abilities.
Whether you're a complete beginner, eager to learn your first chords, riffs and solos, or an experienced player, looking to improve your fretboard skills, improvisation techniques or delve deeper into the world of harmony, theory and modes, expert guidance tailored to meet your needs can help you to achieve your guitar playing goals.
I have over 25 years of professional playing and teaching experience, and have taught students at all levels from beginners to professionals, and even other guitar teachers!
Please feel free to get in touch with me at
guitar@andysaphir.com
or via the
contact page
if you'd like more information on how I can help you get your playing to the next level.
One to one lessons can be held in Cambridgeshire UK, London UK or from anywhere in the world via Skype, Zoom or other online video calling platforms.
To find out more, please click on the
Guitar Tuition
button, where you'll find lots more information, testimonials from some of my students, and a link to some cool
free lessons
too! Check out the videos below, explore the website and come back to visit again soon!
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Andy Saphir's brand new 'Hot Country Picking Masterclass' has just been released by Jamtrack Central, and features a full in depth breakdown of his smoking new instrumental track 'Hair Brained' which is full of hot country picking techniques like bending, double stops and banjo rolls! This is suitable for the intermediate/advanced player to study and features some crazy licks to help get your country picking to the next level!
Also available from Jamtrack Central by Andy!
Andy Saphir's 'Modern Country Guitar' Masterclass released by Jamtrack Central. This MASSIVE tutorial package is A MUST for country guitar fans!
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Andy's '20 Classic Country Licks' is a perfect addition to 'Modern Country Masterclass' or as a stand alone collecton of cool country licks to improve your twang vocabulary!
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Andy is proud to play guitar with fantastic USA based country rock singer/songwriter, Brad Henshaw. Andy writes, records and plays the guitar parts, complimenting Brad's contemporary, catchy songs. Check out Andy's playing in this video of Brad's latest track, 'I Got This'!
Andy performing his self-penned epic instrumental rock ballad guitar track, 'Where The Spirit Soars'.
Andy performing his amazing country guitar extravaganza, 'What The Cluck'! Loads of chicken picking' craziness, plus mandolin, acoustic and slide solos too!
Andy playing his own arrangement of Irving Berlin's classic song, 'White Christmas'. This is played in the style of legendary jazz guitarist, Joe Pass, one of Andy's guitar heroes!
Performing another of his original tracks, 'The Hammer Down Breakdown', Andy demos the Fender Elite Thinline Telecaster at the fantastic Music Street guitar store in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, UK.
In this video, Andy demonstrates his versatility as he plays the jazz standard, 'Bluesette' by Toots Thielemans, where he uses a range of approaches such as arpeggios, scales, triads, substitution and improvisation. These are areas that many guitarists love studying!
Andy has a blast with fellow tutors, Gareth Dylan Smith on drums, Phil Mann on bass and Tommy Ng on backing vocals at an Institute open day back in 2011, performing Albert Lee's classic country guitar tour de force, 'Country Boy'!
Andy's regular live shows. Click on an image to be redirected to their dedicated websites.
