November 24, 2010182Comments

The Home From Work Blues

Nothing makes me happier as a guitar teacher than seeing a student really “get it” and run with it. In this case one of our fearless BGU forum moderators, Wayne,...

by Griff

Lessons

October 4, 2010104Comments

String Bending Lesson With Marty Schwartz

A lot of my readers probably also know Marty Schwartz. I had never met Marty personally until just after the Play Crossroads competition several months back. As it turns out,...

by Griff

discussion

August 24, 2010248Comments

Learning Blues Guitar Solos

One of my favorite parts of Blues Guitar Unleashed is the member forum. I try to get over there pretty much every day and join in on the discussions about guitar learning. And...

by Griff

Lessons

July 24, 2010216Comments

Speedy Pentatonics

If you’re into the fast, blues/rock sounds of Joe Bonamassa, Walter Trout, Gary Moore, or that kind of weird Griff Hamlin guy, then this video is for you. Buckle your...

by Griff

Lessons

July 6, 2010180Comments

Jimmy Page Style 4 Note Pulloffs

Today’s video is all about a pentatonic 4 note sequence involving pulloffs. This has been stolen from Jimmy Page by pretty much everyone at some point. I don’t...

by Griff

Live Clips

December 3, 200982Comments

The first clip from the live event!

Back in October, my friend Bob Murnahan and I did a live clinic here in So. Cal. Here’s a clip of us jamming for a while during that show. Check out Mr. Spunk burning it...

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discussion

December 3, 200920Comments

Griff & The Moderators…

Here’s another inspirational one for you. About a year ago, a guy named Chuck came on board BGU. He was one of the first onto the BGU Member Forum when it started, and...

by Griff

Lessons

October 23, 2009170Comments

Blues Box 2

Now that we’ve spent a fair amount of time with box 1, let’s take it up the fretboard a bit into the next 4 fret region which is commonly called box 2.

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Lessons

October 15, 200997Comments

Blues-Tricks-And-Tweedlies

Alright, let’s cut to the chase… there’s a really cool trick that almost every blues player does, and here’s how you do it….

by Griff

Lessons

July 13, 2009195Comments

Muting Unwanted Strings

Lately I’ve had a lot of questions regarding muting out unwanted strings on your guitar when doing bends or playing single notes. I actually made this video to include...

by Griff