Hello!

I’m Kasperi, a rock and metal guitarist with over 20 years of experience on the electric guitar. For years — while I was already happy with many areas of my playing — I was struggling with one thing. I had hit a wall with my technique. After a certain point, my speed, accuracy, and stamina just wouldn’t improve, no matter how much I practiced. This was especially true for my picking hand. I started wondering if I just lacked the “genetics,” “talent,” or some secret ingredient other great players had. It turned into a long, frustrating loop of trial and error. Eventually, things started to click. I realized it was never about some mystical talent. The truth was much simpler: 1. I didn’t understand how to build speed efficiently. 2. I hadn’t found the right high-speed picking technique for me. Once I completely changed my approach, I started making real progress again. Whether you’re a complete beginner working on the basics or an experienced player stuck on a plateau, the principles are the same: clear, efficient practice leads to progress. If you’re putting in the hours but still not getting faster or cleaner (like I was), I can almost guarantee it’s not about your physical limits. Most likely, it’s your approach. Maybe you’ve been told to “only use the wrist,” “stay completely relaxed,” “play it slow and gradually increase speed with the metronome,” “use really small movements,” or “never use the elbow.” Sometimes that advice helps, but it can also hold you back. The truth is, what works for you depends on your skill level, technique, and where you’re at as a player. The same advice that helps one guitarist can actually slow another down. A lot of that advice is also oversimplified. In reality, efficient high-speed picking technique is often a combination of movements — for example, a mixture of wrist, forearm rotation, and even a bit of elbow, rather than “wrist only.” The same goes for tension: the sweet spot is usually somewhere between stiff and completely relaxed, not “fully relaxed only.” And so on. I’m still improving myself, but I finally understand how to make consistent progress, and I can show you that process too. Whether you’re a beginner or refining advanced technique, you don’t need to waste years repeating the same process of trial and error I did.

I've played guitar in several bands over the years (currently Misaligned and Ant Farmer), and studied with teachers such as Mika Tyyskä and Karri Hänninen.

I'm interested in helping you to reach your personal goals. It's often easy to get stuck if you're trying to focus on everything at once. In my view, it's usually most efficient to focus on one or two things at a time, while not worrying too much about the rest. We want to pinpoint what's the greatest bottleneck standing between your current abilities and your desired skill level. Most probably, focusing most of your efforts on that is what's going to make the biggest difference in your playing. For example, if you have good fretboard hand technique but not so great picking technique (like I used to), then you probably should focus on your picking hand instead of practicing legato. On the other hand, if you have a monster picking hand but struggle with fretting notes with your pinky, then practicing legato is probably the best thing you could possibly do. Of course, playing and practicing is supposed to be fun and not joyless grind. However — in my experience — the fun and joy usually correlates with making progress. Noticing that you're actually getting better and closer to your goals is what also makes playing guitar fun and rewarding. Let's investigate what your goals are, and create a plan how to get there as efficiently as possible!