One of the main concerns my parents and I had was if we were ever going to find a good teacher who wasn’t all about theory. Honestly, we just wanted to find a great teacher that we could stick with. We found Rick!   Once I started taking lessons, I was surprised by how complex…

Rick is awesome. If you don’t think you can do it think again. He has the patience of a saint. He won’t let you give up. He’s supportive and has an immense wealth of knowledge about music and the guitar. He really watches each student and analyzes the way you’ll personally learn best. He has…

My husband and I bought our son, Brock an acoustic guitar just before he turned 10 years old. He has Asperger’s and we were very cautious in picking the right teacher. We wanted a teacher who was not only very skilled, but would meet Brock where he was at.   I looked online for teachers…

I started taking guitar lessons about 2 years ago and my passion for guitar has grown since then.    Rick is great teacher who always encourages me. He helps keep things positive when I don’t get it right away.  Rick chooses music that I really enjoy, even if I don’t know right away.    Taking…

I really did not have any concerns with getting Zach into guitar lessons. I wanted him to learn something new, and of course enjoy it.   I was truly surprised at how fast Zach picked up playing guitar. Rick’s style of instructing gave Zach the confidence to actually play a song in such a short…

“I took up the guitar at a “later” age and subsequently was a little nervous, wondering how I would do.  Rick’s warm personality put me immediately at ease.   He accommodated my visual learning style and my musical interests….

When I first was thinking of taking guitar lessons, I didn’t know if lessons were for me. I took piano lesson before and I didn’t enjoy it, so I was hesitant. I found Red Guitar online and after reading about my teacher and his program, it felt like the prefect fit. My only requirements was…

I started taking lessons at Red Guitar about four years ago and I feel that I have learned a lot within those years.   I learned about Red Guitar through their website and I wanted a place to be flexible with my schedule, which Red Guitar is.   I had taken lessons when I was…

I was 47 and I hadn’t played a musical instrument in 30 years.  I wanted to try something different, and guitar lessons had been on my bucket list for a long time.     I found Rick, bought the guitar he recommended, and a week later I was learning to play Tom Petty’s “Free Falling”!…

It’s always at least a bit intimidating when you start learning a new instrument, especially one as complex as guitar.   When I started taking lessons at Red Guitar, Rick immediately catered to my learning style and skill level, helping me progress at a comfortable pace.    After I started, the thing that probably surprised…

I found Rick to be one of the most interesting teachers I know.   As a teacher, he is easy going and works with you on your style preferences and abilities, improving your level of play as you go along.   He shows you different chords and songs and mixes a little music theory in…

The only concern I had about starting guitar was if I would actually enjoy playing guitar.   I was surprised at how easy Rick made the methods sound. I was pleased by how fast I was able to pick up the chords and melodies.   Me and my dad found red guitar through a relative….

My odometer just clicked over 70 years today! My fingers don’t move so quickly these days but I am amazed at how Rick is able to have me make steady progress. There is no one on the planet that Mr. Fysh can not teach guitar to. He is very understanding and makes one feel relaxed…

When I decided to learn the guitar I thought lessons would be too expensive so I bought a video game that is supposed to teach you to play. I quickly realized that I was only satisfying the game, not really learning to play well and a game can’t give you any feedback when you have…

My concerns before starting guitar lessons were if I was going to have enough time to practice playing at home after work etc. or if I would understand the notes the proper finger positions and unfortunately it was a 1 out of 2. I grab on to the finger positions and the notes pretty good…

I have been taking lessons from Rick for just over 2 years now. Every time I walk in, we learn a different song. Of course we go over the other songs, but I’m always learning something new whether its rock or blues. I personally recommend Red guitar not because I’m writing this testimonial, but because…

As a music loving parent, I was very happy when my son picked up the guitar and took right to it but I realized when he was twelve that he needed a good teacher, so I began to look around. Finding Rick and Red Guitar has been the absolute best thing that could have happened…

My son Connor started to express an interest in playing guitar at age 7 and by Christmas of that year (2009), his lovely aunt Debbie made sure to encourage his interest by placing a small black & white Fender electric guitar and amp under the tree.   For many months after Connor received this beautiful…

Music has been in my life for well over 40 years, having being introduced to it at a young age banging on a keyboard, playing saxophone in high school to self teaching myself how to play guitar just cause a buddy could play but I couldn’t. But as with anything you hit a plateau which…

I purchased my first guitar 2 years ago. I had no previous musical experience, but thought, hey I can learn this. I fiddled around with it, checking out tabs on the internet and so on, and found I was getting no where fast. I decided to look for lessons. I searched google and up came…

Before I started taking guitar lessons at Red Guitar, I thought I was never going to be good enough.   After I started taking lessons, it was easier than I thought it would be. Rick has lots of patience and he makes it fun.   I found Red Guitar online.   It’s easier to learn…

The main concern I had was scheduling classes. When I started taking lessons my schedule was very busy and I could not commit to weekly lessons. Rick was very accommodating of my schedule.   I think the thing that surprised me most was how tender my fingers became. It only took a couple of lessons…

I’ve been taking lessons for a couple years now and he has taught me so much. It’s always so exciting to see him and learn what he will be teaching me that day. Rick has taught me so much about the guitar and has helped me develop skill and a passion for music. I have…

I love the moments when I am sitting on the stool in Rick’s studio playing guitar.   He is great at what he does, the best teacher I have come across.   I am amazed at how I can show him a song and he listens to the song and before the song finishes he…

Rick knows exactly when to switch up the instructional part of the lesson with a bit of theory when its applicable and makes learning and playing fun and an experience that you want to keep coming back for! I have told all my friends and family about my experience with learning the guitar and would…

He is a great teacher! He takes the time to answer my questions and do his best to explain things in a way that I understand ( English is my second language)   I’m glad he’s my…

Playing at Red Guitar was my second attempt at Guitar lessons. I had tried once before but after a year of boring tunes and confusing theory, I gave it up. I was convinced that it was not for me and that it would take too long for me to be any good. 10 years later…

It really has been rewarding since I started lessons with Red Guitar. Trying to learn from tabs and online videos was, after a while, just frustrating and unproductive. But Rick is so positive and persistent, it’s like he is pulling me up as he demonstrates and then reinforces new patterns and skills on the guitar….

I missed having the lesson each week after everything shut down with Covid So it was great to re-connect with Rick on Skype and to keep improving my playing. It was easy to get skype going, I just followed the prompts on the screen. The video lesson went so smoothly,. I could easily see everything…

I’ve been a student of Rick’s for a while, and I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to have a guitar lesson for a long time because of the province-wide closure of, well, everything. I love Rick’s teaching and the fun I have playing guitar with him, something that isn’t lost just because we’re…

I have taken lessons with Rick for years now. Everything he has taught me has been important in learning how to play guitar. Even though I’ve been playing guitar for almost five years and lessons almost four I seem to learn something new every time I go there. Whether it be how to have better…

I used to learn guitar by watching YouTube videos. It would take me hours to research whatever specific skill I was trying to improve, be that finger positioning for a given chord or percussive maneuvers. I tried to make my F chord more consistent multiple times over the past four years but still could never…