Boost pedals are an amazing tool for blues guitarists. They help to shape your tone and give you a lot of control of your sound - especially in a live setting. But knowing which pedal to buy is always a challenge. There are so many different brands and pedals out...
Of all of the different guitar pedals out there, the humble boost pedal is one of the most underrated. A lot of blues guitarists add overdrive, fuzz and wah-wah pedals to their boards before they even consider using a boost. And many guitarists neglect boost pedals altogether. Yet adding a boost...
Freddie King is the ultimate blues guitarist. He plays with passion, intensity and feeling - and does all of this with an amazing sense of melody and timing. He wrote some of the most iconic blues songs and instrumentals of all time and in the early 1960s, had a huge...
It is difficult to overstate the impact that Eric Clapton has had on the blues. He was at the forefront of the British blues movement, which, when transported back to America, gave a new lease of life to the blues there too. He is an iconic figure and one of...
Dialling in a beautiful blues tone is no easy task. You can have all of the key elements in place - a great guitar, the right pedals and a brilliant guitar amp. Yet for some reason, you just can't get the tones you want. The great news, is that a lot...
Once you've nailed the standard 12 bar blues progression and are comfortable using dominant 7th chords, you should direct your attention to the minor blues. For although blues is predominantly based around dominant, major chords, some of the most famous blues songs of all time are written in a minor...
There are few figures in the history of the blues as iconic as Albert King. It is little exaggeration to say that he redefined how many blues musicians approached the guitar. His huge two tone bends, vocal playing style and sheer power influenced a whole generation of guitarists, including Eric...
The 12 bar blues is the most commonly occurring chord sequence within the blues. It has been used since the inception of the genre and appears in almost every iconic blues song ever written. It provides the framework for the blues and will help you learn a wide variety of...
Jimmy Page is one of the most iconic guitarists of all time. He helped to redefine rock music, bridging the gap between British bluesmen like Eric Clapton and Peter Green, and heavy rock guitarists like Slash and Eddie Van Halen. He has crafted some of the most memorable riffs ever...
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an introduction to the 12 bar blues. This is the most commonly occurring chord progression in the blues, and one you need to get under your fingers if you want to progress as a blues guitarist. Once you know that chord progression back...
In recent years, overdrive pedals have come to play an...
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Over the course of his career, B.B. King crafted some of the...
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