I have wanted to sound like Peter Green from the moment I first heard 'Black Magic Woman' as a teenager. In my opinion, Green's playing represents everything that is so brilliant about the blues. He plays with pure emotion. His playing is not fast, nor is it flashy. He doesn't use...
Guitarists spend an inordinate amount of time worrying about guitar strings. Perhaps it isn't surprising. Choosing which set of guitar strings to use is no easy task. There are different gauges and materials to consider and an ever increasing amount of marketing hype and jargon with which you have to...
Buying new guitars is one of life's greatest pleasures. There are few things that beat the thrill of it. But knowing where to start, which guitars to buy and how much to spend is difficult. When I started playing, I knew the sounds I wanted to emulate, but I had...
Learning to navigate around your guitar fretboard is...
In my opinion, Eric Johnson is one of the most gifted...
If you want to create effective blues guitar solos, I would...
In recent years, guitar pedals have come to play an...
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Eric Clapton is one of the most influential blues guitarists...
Eric Clapton is one of the most influential blues guitarists...
If you want to create varied and interesting blues guitar...
I think there are very few blues guitarists out there who...
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