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July 28, 2015103Comments

RIP Alan Mirikitani

The blues lost another great blues/rock guitar player when Alan Mirikitani died of a heart attack in the recording studio last weekend. Alan was known to many as BB Chung King,

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discussion

July 10, 201572Comments

Three Times A Fool

So there's a great tune by Otis Rush called Three Times A Fool. I actually came across the tune because I heard Joe Bonamassa do it... but then I stumbled

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discussion

July 8, 201568Comments

A Rose By Any Other Name…

I always get a kick out of the fancy music theory names for stuff... Modes are a perfect example... Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, and Locrian - and they all

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Gear

June 27, 201580Comments

Why I Love Gear…

I love guitar gear - amps, guitars, pedals, slides, picks, strings, straps, cases, cables... you name it, I'm into it. But guitar gear can be a frightening thing if you're new

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Lessons

June 18, 201559Comments

Ask Me No Questions – SRV Rake Lick

Fellow BGU'er and my good friend Lloyd (Paparaptor on the forum) asked me about this particular technique that SRV uses in many places, but it's really obvious on this tune

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Lessons

June 16, 201592Comments

Clapton Sweet Home Chicago

There's a version of Clapton doing Sweet Home Chicago that I've always really dug from his Robert Johnson Session back in 2004... (hopefully this will stay up, sometimes the Youtube copyright

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discussion

June 7, 2015131Comments

Rhythm Vs Lead

Q: You know the difference between the rhythm guitar and the lead guitar? A: Where they stand on the stage... (cue laugh track) I know, bad joke, but it makes a good

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Lessons

June 1, 201569Comments

Hendrix Style Bend Licks

I love this sound and I've always associated it with Jimi Hendrix as I believe he does it in "All Along The Watchtower." Of course, as I was listening further I

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Lessons

May 24, 201578Comments

Slow Blues Trick – In And Out Of Time

Recently I spent a lot of time listening to Red House by Jimi Hendrix, as well as slow blues by Johnny Winter, SRV, and Gary Moore... And I found a really

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Lessons

May 19, 201587Comments

How To Attack A Note

One of the subtle things about playing guitar has to do with articulation, or how you attack a note. Sure, you can pick it, but there are a lot of other

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