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Did Eric Clapton sound better on a Gibson Guitar?

Blues 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 have tons of chops, but when did speed ...

Blues Guitar Legend Rory Gallagher Rocks!

Blues Guitar

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 rock guitar players ever! I had not ever ...

Derek Trucks CD Review: Almost Free

Slide Guitar

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 CD to me is filled with a  swampy ...

Joe Bonamassa: The new Eric Clapton?

Blues Guitar

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 guitar player.  He has chops like Stevie and ...

My Top 5 Slow Blues/Rock Solos to Learn

Blues Guitar

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 satisfy everyone.  There are so many great blues guitarists ...

Derek Trucks and his new guitar amp?

Slide Guitar

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 from his old Super, and who would ever ...

Learn to Play Slide Guitar Like Dickey Betts.

Slide Guitar

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 Allman Brothers reformed and Dickey pulled out that ...

What was your first blues album?

Blues Guitar

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 are a fanatic blues connoisseur.  If you’re not ...

Derek Trucks Slide Guitar Lesson

Slide Guitar

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 guitar playing is nothing short of phenomenal, and ...

The #1 technique to improve your blues guitar licks.

Blues Guitar

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 scales everyday.  Am I crazy?  No. Well maybe ...

My top 5 Blues Guitar players.

Blues Guitar

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 blues rock, but blues guitar players only.  I ...

5 Reasons you MUST learn the Blues Scale.

Blues Guitar

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 most popular scale for playing the blues.  It ...

A Blues Guitar lesson on Albert Collins, an electric blues guitar master.

Blues Guitar

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.  In this blues guitar lesson, I’ll show you ...

Learn to play blues guitar like Johnny Winter.

Blues Guitar

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 as well known as SRV, or Eric Clapton, ...

Blues Backing Tracks: Start practicing with a band.

Blues Guitar

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, you’re in luck, because if you have some ...
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