How to Set and Achieve Goals with Your Guitar Playing
We’re headed into a new year and a new decade depending on who you talk to. I guess technically 2021 is the start of a … Read more
3 “Must Have” Skills When Playing Blues
[Updated November 2019] This is a question I have thought about a lot in the past and after thinking it over I came up with … Read more
Are You Playing Blues Guitar Like a Singer?
[update May 14th 2019] After listening to music for so many years, there is one thing I have realized when it comes down to feeling … Read more
7 Tips to Get You Out of that Guitar Rut
I have heard so many people tell me that they feel like they are stuck in a rut with their guitar playing and they don’t … Read more
Do This One Thing and Your Guitar Playing Will Get Better. I Guarantee You!
[Updated 2014] Sounds like a bad late night infomercial huh? I can guarantee that this will work, but I can’t guarantee that it will be … Read more
Should I learn how to play blues with my Pinky?
This is a common question I get on a regular basis, and some people on YouTube have given me flack for not playing with my … Read more
Use These 4 Tips And I Guarantee Your Guitar Playing Will Improve
Last week, I decided to get back into squareneck Dobro playing. I used to have one about 5 years ago and learned to play to … Read more
“I Practice Guitar But I Don’t Get Any Better.”
Do you find yourself saying this over and over again? If you already think that this phrase sums up your guitar playing experience, then reading … Read more
Are You Practicing Without a Guitar?
I would say that most of the time people associate practicing the guitar with sitting down, grabbing their guitar, and then practicing scales, licks, and … Read more
My Top 5 Duane Allman Guitar Solos
Duane Allman has been one of my biggest influences since I started playing guitar. Back when I first put Live at the Fillmore East on, … Read more
Mastering BB King’s Vibrato
If you have listened to BB King and tried to reproduce his playing, then you already know that his vibrato is one of the most … Read more
Warren Haynes Lead Guitar Lesson: 1 1/2 Step Bending
In today’s lead guitar lesson, I want to show you a cool way to add some flavor to your blues guitar playing in the style … Read more
This is Why I Think Derek Trucks is So Great.
I’m sure everyone has heard of Derek Trucks by now. If you haven’t, you need to. He is becoming one of the greatest guitar players … Read more
Albums I Recommend for Learning Blues and Slide Guitar
I got an email a while back from someone asking what CDs I recommend to him for learning to play blues guitar. I thought I … Read more
Dickey Betts: A Highly Underrated Songwriter
If you know the Allman Brothers, you know Dickey Betts. I think a lot of people think of Dickey Betts as more of a guitar … Read more