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Charlie Starr teaches how to write a song within a solo on his Fender Esquire
Charlie Starr on why choosing the right guitar for the song makes all the difference

By Charlie Starr Published

The Blackberry Smoke frontman on how sometimes it’s the guitar's tone that’ll unlock the secret to the song

Artist Lessons
Charlie Starr plays a Martin acoustic in this still from his latest column in Guitar World.
Charlie Starr on how the acoustic guitar can play a vital role in songwriting

By Charlie Starr Published

Strumming a few chords is all it takes to open up a world of possibilities for new songs, and here the Blackberry Smoke frontman shows us how

Artist Lessons
Charlie Starr teaches how to write a song within a solo on his Fender Esquire
How to write a “song within a song” with your guitar solos

By Charlie Starr Published

Blackberry Smoke frontman Charlie Starr demonstrates how the solo really can serve the song – by being the song

Artist Lessons
GWM605 Charlie Starr Lesson
Charlie Starr on how to turn a simple, catchy riff into a killer song

By Charlie Starr Published

The Blackberry Smoke guitarist pays tribute to the power of the almighty riff in his latest GW lesson

Artist Lessons
Charlie Star performs live with an acoustic guitar.
Charlie Starr on how to play “Piedmont” fingerstyle guitar

By Charlie Starr Published

The Blackberry Smoke frontman goes unplugged to give us a lesson in the fingerstyle techniques he applies in his day job

Artist Lessons
Charlie Starr wears shades and plays a Gibson Les Paul Junior onstage with Blackberry Smoke
Charlie Starr on the magic of the B-Bender – and 5 bender-inspired licks you can play on any electric

By Charlie Starr Published

The Blackberry Smoke guitarist gives us a lesson in how to sound like you've got a B-Bender, even if you don't

Artist Lessons
Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke performs live with his custom Tele
Charlie Starr on the origins of the B-Bender – and how you can play those licks without one

By Charlie Starr Published

No B-Bender, no problem, as the Blackberry Smoke frontman shows us 9 licks for that faux pedal-steel sound

Artist Lessons
Charlie Starr takes a slide solo when playing a custom-tooled Telecaster onstage with Brandon Still of Backberry Smoke
How to play slide guitar in standard tuning

By Charlie Starr Published

Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke demonstrates how slide playing in standard and drop D tuning can be the best of both worlds

Artist Lessons
Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke wears shades and a brown leather jacket as he plays his TV Yellow Gibson Les Paul Junior live onstage.
Charlie Starr’s open G slide soloing masterclass

By Charlie Starr Published

In his latest GW column, the Blackberry Smoke guitarist shows us how open G frees us up from the same tired old note choices

Artist Lessons
Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke performs onstage with a TV Yellow Gibson Les Paul Junior. He wears a brown leather jacket and dark sunglasses.
Charlie Starr on guitar collecting, his vintage Juniors theory – and the time he was gifted a ’58 Les Paul

By Andrew Daly Published

The Blackberry Smoke guitarist reveals his greatest guitar triumphs, the pitfalls and blessings of his Les Paul Junior addiction, and his outright disdain of “bad amps”

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