Gary Moore played a fundamental role in the evolution of the blues. He took the traditional blues form and fused it with heavy rock, shred guitar, and glam rock. In a totally unique way, he combined the core elements of the blues with these very different genres. In doing so, Moore...
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...
As guitarists, we spend a lot of time thinking about our fretting hands. We always want to talk about bending, trills and vibrato, but we pay a lot less attention to our picking hands. Your picking hand plays a huge role in how fast you can play, as well as...
Pick attack refers to the way that you strike your guitar strings with your picking hand. A heavy pick attack is one in which you strike the strings hard. On the other side of the spectrum, a soft pick attack is one in which you apply much less pressure with...
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...
Stevie Ray Vaughan got me hooked on the blues. I had already played guitar for a number of years before he crossed my radar. Then I heard Pride and Joy and it really began my obsession with the blues. I have since spent much of my time trying to play...
Eric Clapton is one of the most influential blues guitarists of all time. With a career spanning more than 50 years, he has inspired generations of guitarists, myself included. He The Bluesbreaker tones that Clapton pioneered during his time with John Mayall & The Blues Breakers are the stuff of legend....
The blues is a stripped back genre. It's not about flashy effects and gimmicks; it's about conveying emotion through technique, and a pure but simple guitar tone. Many blues guitarists pride themselves on their simple rig set ups. As such, guitar pedals don't play a predominant role in the blues. ...
If you want great blues tones, you need to buy the right guitar amp. Your guitar undoubtedly plays a huge role in your tone. But in the quest for beautiful vintage tones, I would argue that there is no more important component than your guitar amp. After all, without your...
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...
In the history of blues and blues-rock music, the tube amp...
Record producer Mike Vernon once described Peter Green as...
In recent years, the Analog Man King Of Tone pedal has...
I think there are very few blues guitarists out there who...
Playing the guitar quickly has never been a natural strength...
John Mayall’s Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton is an...
The Klon Centaur is one of the most famous guitar pedals of...
Gary Moore is one of most gifted and technically skilled...
The Klon Centaur ‘Professional Overdrive’ is...
It is difficult to think of an album that has had a greater...
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