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Did Eric Clapton sound better on a Gibson Guitar?
First let me say that I am a huge fan of Eric Clapton. His phrasing, songs, and blues guitar style are so easy and fun to listen to. He doesn’t…
Blues Guitar Legend Rory Gallagher Rocks!
I just came across Rory Gallagher a few weeks ago, and man is he awesome! If you haven’t checked him out, you’re missing out on one of the best blues…
Derek Trucks CD Review: Almost Free
If you haven’t heard the new album from the Derek Trucks band, then you’re missing out one of the greatest blues albums released in the last couple of years. This…
Joe Bonamassa: The new Eric Clapton?
If you’ve never heard of Joe Bonamassa, then odds are you are not current with what’s happening with blues music. You owe it to yourself to check out this amazing…
My Top 5 Slow Blues/Rock Solos to Learn
In this post, I’m going to list my top 5 solos to learn the blues. This is a very hard list to make and there is no way I can…
Derek Trucks and his new guitar amp?
When you think of Derek Trucks, you think Fender tube amps. Specifically the old “Super Reverb” he is so well known for. No doubt that Derek gets an amazing tone…
Learn to Play Slide Guitar Like Dickey Betts.
Did you know Dickey Betts had some really cool slide guitar licks? You may be thinking that only Duane played slide guitar. Nope, not true. After Duane’s untimely death, the…
What was your first blues album?
Everyone has that one album where that moment occurred. This moment is when you realized you were now a blues fan. If you’re a blues fan, then odds are you…
Derek Trucks Slide Guitar Lesson
If you’re trying to learn some red-hot blues slide guitar, then you will no doubt want to listen to and learn some of Derek Truck’s slide guitar licks. His slide…
The #1 technique to improve your blues guitar licks.
Do you want to make your blues guitar licks sound like the pros? There is one specific thing you can do that will enhance your blues guitar playing without running…
My top 5 Blues Guitar players.
There are so many great blues guitar players that it’s hard to choose just 5, but I’m gonna try. This list is going to be based on purely blues. Not…
5 Reasons you MUST learn the Blues Scale.
If you’re looking to really start playing blues guitar like the masters, then you are going to have to learn the blues scale. Simply put, the blues scale is the…
A Blues Guitar lesson on Albert Collins, an electric blues guitar master.
If you want to start playing some tasty, southern fried Texas blues, then you must start learning the blues guitar licks of the late electric blues guitar master, Albert Collins. …
Learn to play blues guitar like Johnny Winter.
If you’re looking to play blues guitar like a master, then you will have to start learning the incredible blues guitar licks of Johnny Winter. This blues guitarist is not…
Blues Backing Tracks: Start practicing with a band.
If you want to dramatically improve your blues guitar playing, then one surefire way to do that, is to practice with a band. You say you have no band? Well,…