Jess Woess: my beginners guide to throwing shapes

You've got the chops, you've got the licks. Those eight string wide interval arpeggios, those inside and outside picking drills... the bedroom is complete... but you're still not ready

First you'll need one of these

The guitar pose full length mirror

So now you just need to get the live poses down...  and to do that you'll need a big full length mirror... Once you have that... just follow my beginners guide to throwing shapes. Remember to do a warm up before attempting any of these poses... don't expect to be perfect the first time, it takes years of dedication to get these just right.

Jason Becker: the classic dripping guitar hand pose

Wilko Johnson: The shoot the audience pose

Angus Young: Goldfish pose

Joe Satriani:Goldfish with guitar rampant pose

Eddie Van Halen: the one knee proposal with guitar rampant pose

Yngwie Malmsteen: the one knee proposal with guitar en repose

Alex Hutchings: the under the chin super fusion pose

Michael Angelo Batio: The bet you can't play this pose

Jimmy Page: The 12 and 6 with guitar rampant pose

Bill Baily: Option Anxiety pose

Paul Gilbert: The just like that pose

Guthrie Govan: Scary Stretch pose

Allan Holdsworth: The call that a stretch, this is a stretch pose

Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee: The two can play at that game pose

Courtney Cox: wow pose!

*This article is dedicated to Jess Woess.