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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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R.I.P. BB King
May 14, 2015 marks the end of an era...
BB King passed away quietly at his Las Vegas home, according to his daughter Patty. He had been in hospice for a
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