Why C.G.s?
Not just “Campfire Guitar”…We are an online, beginner guitar lesson resource with the focus on getting you the ability to play your favorite songs and styles. “Campfire Guitar Star” paints the picture of you gaining the skills on guitar where you can play for your friends and family at social events like the campfire, a backyard BBQ, around the Christmas tree, an open mic night, jam night, or local shows. Using our “song based learning” philosophy, you can be rest assured you’ll gain deep knowledge about the fretboard and how music works, all while you play cool, legendary songs.
Some of our most popular (and FREE) Online Guitar Lessons:
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Check out our online guitar courses
Stairway
To Strumming
If you want a step-by-step, beginner guitar system that will take you each step of the way…
Discover our 6 easy steps to playing guitar here →
1-on-1
lessons on zoom
Take guitar lessons from home, from a real guitar teacher, in real time. Using Zoom, you can connect with the…
Check out our intro x3 lessons pack here →
Will Ripley’s Guitar Lessons on jamplay
One of the longest running and largest online guitar schools, Jamplay has featured Will Ripley and 8 of his…
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Want to learn how to
sing + play the guitar?
Will Ripley has teamed up with celebrity vocal coach Roger Love to get the Campfire Guitar Star community (YOU!)…
Check Out The Singing
Academy Here →
Blues
Guitar Star
“The Blues Is EASY To Play, But Hard To Feel” Jimi Hendrix once said. If you’ve got a burning desire to play the electric blues…
Check out “Blues Guitar
Star” →
Lead
Guitar Star
Solo like a BOSS! Unlock the techniques, licks, solos, and vocabularly to play classic solos as well as how to…
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Star” →
Guitar
Acceleration
Will Ripley has teamed up with Josh Voiles from Guitar Acceleration which is a Skill Installation experience that gives you…
Check out “Guitar Acceleration”
Here →
the 1960s
collection
Do you love the music that was made in the 1960s? If you wanna rock like Zep, Jimi, The Stones, Clapton and more…
Check out the ‘60s song
collection here →
Instructors
Both Will Ripley and Mike B are graduates from the Canadian affiliate school to the Berklee College Of Music, The Selkirk College (it’s how they met!). Berklee is a prestigous music school that’s nurtured many famous musicians and Grammy award winners such as John Mayer,
Quincy Jones, Ian Thornley (Big Wreck), Steve Vai and members from Rush, Aerosmith, Steely Dan, and more. This means that you’ll be shown the right techniques and theory which are behind your favorite songs and styles!
Will Ripley
Campfire Guitar Star Founder
Will’s had a very busy music career since he graduated from music college in 2006. He’s toured, performed and recorded with real life rockstars and Grammy award winners (members from Jethro Tull and David Bowies band). Will’s performed for up to 10,000 people and has toured alongside billboard charting groups like Rev Theory (top 10 song “Hell Yeah”) and co-headlining shows with other big acts such as Shinedown and Papa Roach. On the other end of the spectrum, Will’s collaborated with hip-hop and EDM producers (50 Cent, Akon, and LMFAO). All the while, Will’s created popular guitar programs for 1-on-1 lessons and has been teaching guitar online for over 10 years and has reached millions of students through his lessons. Will continues to write, record and perform. As well, He’s the Dad of a boy and a girl, Smith and Venice which he raises with his wife, Lindsay in their hometown of Fernie, B.C.
Mike Baelde AKA “Mike B”
Member Support Manager / Head of 1-on-1 Lessons
In 2011, Mike was 20 years old and fresh out of music college where he graduated with honours and won a prestigous award for music excellence which awarded him performing at MuchMusic HQ in Toronto. He continued his launch into a career in music and got in touch with the “Vancouver Guitar School” (founded by fellow music school grad, Will Ripley). The 2 guitarists became fast friends and Mike became the lead guitar instructor reaching 1,000 students within his first few years of teaching. Making a big move out East to music central, Montreal, Mike toured heavily throughout Canada reaching thousands of audience members with his original music. Mike performs around the Montreal area and is the head 1:1 instructor at Campfire Guitar Star. He also publishes popular guitar lessons and has reached hundreds of thousands of guitar students with his video lessons.
