Albums I Recommend for Learning Rockin’ Blues and Slide Guitar

September 26, 2025 /

First off I know hardly anyone uses albums anymore lol but I like to use that word :) I usually get the occasional email about what I recommend to listen to for learning to play blues and slide ...

Open E Tuning Chord Lesson

July 8, 2014 /

If you are new to Open E Tuning then there is one question that you will no doubt begin to ask. How do you play any chords in Open E Tuning? Well it’s pretty simple actually. In this ...

When Are Guitar Lessons Even Worth it?

August 5, 2013 /

Recently, someone emailed me and asked what were in my lessons that he couldn’t learn on his own.  I thought for a little while and thought. Nothing really. Is this true?  I thought about it for a good ...

Classic Vibe Tele and the Wave Cannon for a Ry Cooder Style Blues Tone

May 23, 2012 /

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 I’ve been playing for a while and I ...

Use These 4 Tips And I Guarantee Your Guitar Playing Will Improve

March 21, 2012 /

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 amazing, but just to be able to play ...

FAQ: If I learn open e tuning slide guitar, can I play in other keys?

January 7, 2011 /

This is a question I get asked on a regular basis. I thought I would address it here on the blog. Many people want to start playing slide guitar. It’s a great way to express a vocal type ...

7 Reasons Why You Didn’t Find Success with Slide Guitar

August 25, 2010 /

With the rise in popularity of Slide Guitar, partially due to Derek Trucks, many people are now wanting to play this expressive way of playing the guitar.  Playing slide guitar is as close to the human voice as ...

My Settings for Blues Guitar and Slide Guitar DVDs

March 19, 2010 /

Since everyone is always asking my exact settings, here they are for some of the blues and slide guitar DVDs I’ve recorded. Try them out and see what you think.  Post a comment below on what you find ...

How to get the Ultimate Blues and Slide Guitar Tone

March 11, 2010 /

I get a lot of emails about how to get a good blues or slide guitar tone. A lot of the questions are valid and that’s probably what I would ask as well, but these questions don’t have ...

When I started playing slide guitar….

March 9, 2010 /

I get a lot of email and questions about how to start playing slide guitar. When I answer, I try to remember what it was like way back then when I first started playing. Although it has been ...

Slide Guitar Lesson: What kind of strings should I use?

February 4, 2010 /

Almost every week, someone asks me what kind of strings I use on my SG. In this post I want to let you know what I believe are the best strings for playing slide. Is this answer set ...

Slide Guitar in Standard Tuning: Learn Warren Haynes.

September 25, 2009 /

If you want to learn slide guitar in standard tuning like Warren Haynes, then the 2 course set of slide blues guitar lessons I have been working on may be for you. I’ve got about 3 hours of ...

3 Reasons Why Your Slide Guitar Playing Never Gets Better

August 5, 2009 /

You’ve probably heard the story of how Edison failed 6,498 times before he created the light bulb.  I don’t know how true it is but I definitely know he didn’t succeed on his first try.  Why am I ...

Derek Trucks and his new guitar amp?

January 26, 2009 /

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 ...

My top 5 Blues Guitar players.

October 30, 2008 /

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 ...
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