Articles and thoughts all about playing Blues Guitar
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 new decade but when looking …
How to Set and Achieve Goals with Your Guitar Playing Read More »
[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 what I consider to be …
[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 the emotion from a guitar …
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 know what to do to …
[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 easy. This pretty much goes …
Do This One Thing and Your Guitar Playing Will Get Better. I Guarantee You! Read More »
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 pinky more when soloing. You …
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 an ok level. Not anything …
Use These 4 Tips And I Guarantee Your Guitar Playing Will Improve Read More »
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 this post may bring some …
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 other things that the person …
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, I became immediately obsessed with …
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 difficult things to reproduce. Simply …
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 of Warren Haynes. He didn’t …
Warren Haynes Lead Guitar Lesson: 1 1/2 Step Bending Read More »
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 of all time. He has …
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 would do that right here …
Albums I Recommend for Learning Blues and Slide Guitar Read More »
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 player than a songwriter. While …
