Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
"There's a lot of mental blocks that we put inside ourselves when we play guitar"
How do we start to enjoy playing guitar again instead of overthinking it? Jared James Nichols has some great advice.
In this Gibson Gear Guide Artist Greenroom clip, blues-rock force Jared James Nichols sits down with Dinesh Lekhraj to chat about turning what inspires you into something entirely original and why chasing after someone else’s tone is always going to leave you sounding like yourself.
In this really honest chat, Jared explains the freedom that comes from taking a simple lick and just twisting it up into something new. His advice is that guitar is all about experimenting, messing around, and not being afraid to do something completely different from where you think that solo is supposed to go. “I take that lick & do a million different things to it,” he says.
He also opens up about some of the mental traps that can stop us guitarists from really doing our thing, like overthinking solos or getting too caught up in gear.
This is something you should really watch if you’ve ever felt stuck between copying your guitar heroes and finding your own voice. Jared explains why it’s not all about the amp, or the pickups, or even the lick itself; it’s about what you bring to it and what you play. This is how to get out of your own head when playing guitar and how to just enjoy it.
ABOUT GIBSON GEAR GUIDE:
Welcome to Gibson Gear Guide – the official YouTube channel made by gearheads, for gearheads. Get first access to our latest guitars, basses, amps, pedals, and pro-audio gear. Watch equipment reviews, exclusive artist interviews and performances, deep dives into the history of the world’s most iconic guitars, and more.
#gibson #GibsonGearGuide
Video Production by Bolo Brothers Creative
"There's a lot of mental blocks that we put inside ourselves when we play guitar"
How do we start to enjoy playing guitar again instead of overthinking it? Jared James Nichols has some great advice.
In this Gibson Gear Guide Artist Greenroom clip, blues-rock force Jared James Nichols sits down with Dinesh Lekhraj to chat about turning what inspires you into something entirely original and why chasing after someone else’s tone is always going to leave you sounding like yourself.
In this really honest chat, Jared explains the freedom that comes from taking a simple lick and just twisting it up into something new. His advice is that guitar is all about experimenting, messing around, and not being afraid to do something completely different from where you think that solo is supposed to go. “I take that lick & do a million different things to it,” he says.
He also opens up about some of the mental traps that can stop us guitarists from really doing our thing, like overthinking solos or getting too caught up in gear.
This is something you should really watch if you’ve ever felt stuck between copying your guitar heroes and finding your own voice. Jared explains why it’s not all about the amp, or the pickups, or even the lick itself; it’s about what you bring to it and what you play. This is how to get out of your own head when playing guitar and how to just enjoy it.
ABOUT GIBSON GEAR GUIDE:
Welcome to Gibson Gear Guide – the official YouTube channel made by gearheads, for gearheads. Get first access to our latest guitars, basses, amps, pedals, and pro-audio gear. Watch equipment reviews, exclusive artist interviews and performances, deep dives into the history of the world’s most iconic guitars, and more.
#gibson #GibsonGearGuide
Video Production by Bolo Brothers Creative
