Double Your Mileage – Change Octaves
One of my mantras is "take what you know and learn to do more with it." I say this a lot because a lot of people get hung up on
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Practicing Without Your Guitar
I've often wondered about what your mind can do to improve your playing even when you don't have a guitar in your hands. As a teenager I remember vividly using
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New Technology Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Better Learning
I saw a story today about a new iPad app called "On The Music Path" (http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/on-the-music-path-ipad-app-offers-users-in-depth-one-on-one-lessons-taught-by-master-musicians-including-jackson-browne-ravi-shankar-and-richard-thompson-120766969.html) that provides music lessons from famous rock stars and musicians:
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Imagine taking in-depth, one-on-one
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Simple Arpeggio Playing
Arpeggios often cause a lot of confusion because I think most people believe they can't be that simple. In reality, an arpeggio is nothing more than breaking the notes of
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Resonator Style Acoustic Guitars For Blues
Personally, I've been on a hunt for just the right resonator style guitar now for a few months. I seem to have a lot of trouble finding the right balance
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Can You Teach Someone To Feel The Blues?
This is actually not mine. This post comes from a student, Richard, in Brea. He wrote this and was kind enough to let me repost it here. I think he
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I’m Tore Down… And Down… And Down… And Down
One of the elements of blues music I try to emphasize is the fact that it's kind of like puzzle pieces that you can put together into just about any
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BB King Featured On Steve Cropper Tribute To The “5” Royals
The "5" Royals were a Rhythm & Blues band popular in the early 1950's. Their sound was instrumental in the development of what would later be known as Soul music.
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Barre Chord Starter
Probably the biggest hurdle most guitar players go through is learning how to consistently play the barre chord shapes and actually get the notes to ring out.
I've finally figured out,
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Limited Edition Joe Bonamassa Fuzzface Pedal
Well since I recently found such a cool video with Joe Bonamassa talking about his new Les Paul, it seems fitting to post this video with a demo of the
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