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August 6, 20261Comments

How To Sound Like David Gilmour (for normal people)

David Gilmour's tone is amazing, there's no denying it... There's also no denying the total rabbit hole trying to copy his tone can be... But in the process of making my How

by Griff

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August 22, 202323Comments

What’s The Best Electric Guitar For Blues?

While this is FAR from a comprehensive list of the kinds of guitars you could use for blues playing... I did my best to give you a little taste of some

by Griff

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April 3, 202317Comments

Moving Into Modern Learning And Practicing

Yes, I'm set in my ways and have practiced, worked, and learned in a very "old school" fashion for over 40 years... I finally got a looper, and I've been using

by Griff

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January 30, 202317Comments

Fancy New Practicing Tool

As you may know, I'm a big fan of a product called Video Surgeon... I've been using it for years... As a teacher, it's a life saver when it comes to

by Griff

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October 25, 202224Comments

Choosing A Guitar And Why I Use What I Use

The one email I answer more than any other has to do with choosing an electric guitar for playing the blues... To go along with that, I'm often asked why I

by Griff

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April 12, 202233Comments

Stacking Overdrives For Levels Of Gain

Not so much a lesson in technique or style as tone chasing... As much as I love a cranked up vintage or modern amplifier, that's not often practical and I've come

by Griff

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April 10, 202039Comments

How Do You Get That Tone?

Above all else, the one question I hear time and time again is... "How do you get that tone?" Surprisingly, my video studio rig is very simple, and very inexpensive... probably not

by Griff

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March 22, 202028Comments

Pedalboard Rundown 3-21-2020

Since I can't go out, I've been doing some updates to gear and I thought it would be a good chance to show you what I'm running currently, and why. Signal

by Griff

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October 28, 201922Comments

How To Create Slapback Delay

Many folks have asked what "slapback" is and how you get it... It's a pretty simple trick with a delay pedal of just about any type, and it can be a

by Griff

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January 26, 201844Comments

NAMM 2018

If you're a gearhead... this is for you! NAMM (the National Association of Music Merchants) is where all the new music gear is announced for the year. It's pretty chaotic, but

by Griff

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