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Silent Night – My Bluesy Version of this Christmas Classic.
It’s that time of year again and this year I decided to record one of my favorite Christmas songs, Silent Night. This song has one of the most beautiful melodies…
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 pinky more when soloing. You…
Tone Checklist: Are You Missing Anything?
In this blog post I want to help you understand what actually goes into getting a great tone, so you can find that elusive sound you’re looking for. It’s one…
Gibson Les Paul Traditional Plus Demo
The Gibson Les Paul Standard is one of the most classic sounding guitars you will find. When I first started listening to the Allman Brothers so long ago, I dreamed…
How to Record Your Guitar Playing Over a Backing Track [ Update Aug 2012 ]
From the very beginning, I have always recorded myself playing guitar to see exactly what I sounded like, and to see if I had made any progress. This is one…
Which is More Important for Tone? The Guitar or Amp
Someone made a comment on one of my YouTube videos the other day saying this: Lets be honest, a wet fart would sound good through that amp, let alone any…
Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster Review Part 2
Previously, I put out a video about the Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster using Open G Tuning and playing mostly slide guitar. In this video I want to show you what…
Classic Vibe Tele and the Wave Cannon for a Ry Cooder Style Blues Tone
In this blog post I’m going to show you how I got this really cool bluesy slide guitar tone kinda in the style of Ry Cooder. This is a melody…
Box Patterns will Ruin your Slide Guitar Playing!
A lot of people seem to think that when you start learning slide guitar in another tuning, the first thing you need to do is learn where the minor pentatonic…
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 an ok level. Not anything…
Distortion is Killing Your Tone!
I would say that almost every other day I get an email asking about the best amp settings. It’s really hard to say what is going to work for every…
4 Years of Guitar Lessons – THANK YOU!
This week marks the 4 year anniversary of Learning Guitar Now, and the success of this website has been amazing to say the least. First, I just want to give…
Paul Beard Goldtone Dobro Demo
I picked up this Dobro as a fairly inexpensive way to get a roundneck resonator. Previously I had owned a squareneck version of this guitar, so I knew it was…
Slide Guitar Tone – Gibson SG and Fender Blackface Vibrolux
In this video I want to show you the many different tones you can get from a Gibson 61 SG Reissue and a Blackface Fender Vibrolux. There are no effects…
Complete Website Re-Design
I’ve recently totally re-designed every aspect of the website. I feel this change has been needed for some time, but until now have been unable to see what change should…