“Blues You Can Use” review: Learn Sizzling Electric Blues Guitar

Hello and welcome to my Blues You Can Use review. If you want to play blues guitar, Blues You Can Use will get you going right. The book is a comprehensive study of virtually all of the popular electric blues guitar styles from Gospel Blues to Texas Rock Blues, a la Stevie Ray Vaughan. The … Read more

The Secret to Effective Guitar Practice

The Secret To Effective Guitar Practice

Don’t even think about practicing your guitar without having a pad and pencil handy (or pen, if you prefer). The pad/pen complement the digital timer I suggested in Guitar Practice Tip: Use a Countdown Timer. See my post, How to Practice Guitar With a Metronome.First, I like to use a mechanical pencil, with a decent eraser. One … Read more

Common Rhythmic Mistakes – How Not to Lose your Audience

I recently submitted a Youtube video to an online Blues contest — called the Blue Noize contest — hosted by one of the heavyweights of the guitar blogosphere, Guitar Noize. The challenge was to create a solo over a blues backing track provided by the organizers and submit it to Youtube to be judged by a panel of musicians. Since … Read more