A new course from Paul Davids
Solo &
Improvise
Like The Greats
Learn how the greats build a solo phrase by phrase—then use their thinking to play with more confidence, intention, and a voice of your own.
Join Solo School now → $199, members $16730-day money-back guarantee
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You know the shapes. So why do your solos still sound stuck?
Most intermediate players have done the work.
Scales, positions, a hundred licks saved somewhere. And the solo still comes out sounding like practice.
That is not a talent problem.
Why they hold a note as long as they hold it. Why they leave the space they leave. That is learnable. It is just almost never taught.
So I built the course I wish I had at that stage: sit with the greats, take their playing apart phrase by phrase, and steal the thinking, not just the licks.
– Paul
What you get
- Five modules.
Foundation, vocabulary, story, voice, performance. Each one builds on the last, and each one ends with you playing over a real backing track.
- Real backing tracks.
Every module comes with the track the lessons are taught over, recorded properly, so what you practice sounds like music and not an exercise.
- The Artist Playbooks.
A written breakdown per artist: signature moves, iconic solos with timestamps, and a tone guide with gear options at three budgets.
- The Practice Center.
Tuner, chord library, scale tools and backing tracks in one place, open in a tab while you play.
The intermediate plateau
- ✗Solos that are really just licks played in a row
- ✗Stuck inside the same pentatonic box
- ✗Playing fast to hide that nothing is being said
- ✗Knowing the shapes but not why any note is the right one
After the five modules
- ✓Solos with a beginning, a peak, and an ending you chose
- ✓Note choices you can explain, borrowed from the greats
- ✓Phrasing, space and bends doing the talking
- ✓Your own voice, built on purpose
Five modules. One solo of your own.
Each module builds on the last: the foundation, the vocabulary, the story, the voice, then a full performance over a real backing track.
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The Foundation
Solos as music, not scale shapes.
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The Vocabulary
The licks that actually move people.
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The Story
Tension, release, and the arc of a solo.
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The Voice
Sound like yourself on purpose.
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The Performance
A live solo, plus Solo School opens.
Included when you enroll
- Bonus 01 The Artist Playbooks A written deep dive per artist: signature moves, iconic solos with timestamps, and a tone guide with gear picks at three budgets. [VALUE TBC]
- Bonus 02 The Practice Center Tuner, chord library, scale tools and backing tracks, open in a tab while you play. [VALUE TBC]
Both come with enrollment. Nothing is sold separately.
[Bonus dollar values to be set with Jason before launch. Value framing per the Fretwise comp.]
What students say
From Electric Elevation, Paul's electric guitar course. Solo School quotes replace these after early access.
"Got me out of the rut for good."
It really did elevate my playing to a new level.
"Sounds I only heard from pros."
Sounds I only heard from professionals are now in my hands.
"Boosted ability and confidence."
If you're at a plateau, this course will absolutely help.
Enrollment is open until Sunday, October 4
- All five modules and their backing tracks
- The Artist Playbooks
- The Practice Center
- [ACCESS TERMS: to confirm]
The happy student guarantee. Take 30 days inside Solo School. If it is not making you a better soloist, email us and we refund you. No forms, no call, no hard feelings. guarantee window pending Kathryn
Questions
The course
01 What level do I need to be?
Intermediate. If you can hold down chords and play the pentatonic shapes but your solos feel like patterns instead of music, this was built for you. It is not a beginner course.
02 How much time does it take?
The lessons are self-paced. Most students do best with twenty to thirty minutes a day. There is no schedule to fall behind on.
03 Is this about speed?
No. It is about phrasing, note choice and feel, which are the things that make a solo sound like a person. Fast is optional.
Enrollment, access and guarantee
04 I already own a Paul Davids course. Is this different?
It is, and existing students also enroll at the member price of $167.
05 How long do I keep access?
[ACCESS TERMS: to confirm before launch]
06 What if it is not for me?
Email us within 30 days and we refund you. No forms, no call.