Charlie Starr

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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Charlie Starr on how to make open G tuning work for you

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In his inaugural Guitar World column, the Blackberry Smoke guitarist declares his love for a tuning that he learned, aged 12, when checking out Honky Tonk Women

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