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The Ultimate Guide To Guitar Picks

The Ultimate Guide To Guitar Picks

Sep 24, 2020

Over the years, I have met only a handful of guitarists who pay real attention to their guitar picks. And I have met even fewer who spend time and effort searching for the best guitar picks for their playing style. It is easy to neglect your guitar picks. After all,...

A Beginner’s Guide To The Minor Pentatonic Scale

A Beginner’s Guide To The Minor Pentatonic Scale

Sep 15, 2020

If you want to play lead guitar, then learning the minor pentatonic scale is one of the best places to start. The minor pentatonic scale is by far the most commonly occurring scale in blues and rock music. It has been used to craft a huge number of famous riffs...

How To Sound Like Gary Moore

How To Sound Like Gary Moore

Sep 4, 2020

From the moment I first heard ‘Parisienne Walkways’ I have wanted to sound like Gary Moore. He has a fiery blues tone that is powerful and intense, yet full of soul. It is a beautiful tone that will serve you well as a blues guitarist, regardless of whether you are...

Which Guitar String Gauges Are Right For you?

Which Guitar String Gauges Are Right For you?

Aug 30, 2020

If you are looking to develop a killer blues guitar tone, you need to consider your guitar string gauges. I appreciate this might sound obvious. After all, the topic of guitar string gauges is one that is often spoken about. A lot of blues guitarists talk about the benefits of...

The Ultimate Guide To Blues Guitar Amps

The Ultimate Guide To Blues Guitar Amps

Aug 25, 2020

The world of guitar amps is difficult to navigate. There are so many different brands and models out there, which come in different sizes, and have different features and functions.  There are also different types of amps to consider. Will a combo work better for you? Or does a stack...

Should You Buy A Small Guitar Amp?

Should You Buy A Small Guitar Amp?

Aug 20, 2020

In the last few years there has been an explosion in the popularity of the small guitar amp. Guitarists are no longer opting for big stacks and combos. Instead they are increasingly favouring smaller, low watt combos. And in response to this surge in popularity, companies like Fender and Marshall...

How To Sound Like Rory Gallagher

How To Sound Like Rory Gallagher

Aug 17, 2020

I have wanted to sound like Rory Gallagher since I was 13 years old. I had only just started to play the guitar, when my parents bought me a CD called ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’. It featured a collection of some of the most iconic guitar solos of all time...

Tube Amp Alternatives: Are There Any Worth Considering?

Tube Amp Alternatives: Are There Any Worth Considering?

Jul 30, 2020

In the history of blues and blues-rock music, the tube amp has played a hugely significant role. First introduced in the 1940s, tube amps have since proved popular with almost all notable blues guitarists, as well as guitarists across a whole range of different genres. All of the early electric...

10 Lessons You Can Learn From Peter Green

10 Lessons You Can Learn From Peter Green

Jul 25, 2020

Record producer Mike Vernon once described Peter Green as  the 'very best blues guitarist' that England has ever produced. That is saying something, considering that Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page - amongst others - all grew up calling England home. Yet it was a sentiment that was shared by...

Why Is The King Of Tone Pedal So Famous?

Why Is The King Of Tone Pedal So Famous?

Jul 20, 2020

In recent years, the Analog Man King Of Tone pedal has earned a reputation as one of the most desirable guitar pedals ever made. In fact, it has now become so popular, that it has is a 3 year waiting list. Over the past few weeks I have looked at...

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