Latest about blues
Joe Bonamassa explains why varying your pick attack is a fundamental part of your playing style
Want to find your voice? Switch up your pick attack and put some character into your phrasing
How rhythm and lead techniques can combine for the ultimate blues solo – especially in a trio
This lesson presents an improvised blues solo as a launchpad for your own improv
“If it had failed and sold nothing, I still would have been happy with it”: Martin Barre on the making of Jethro Tull’s Benefit
It was 1970. The British prog institution was in transition, full of inspiration, and ready to do what it takes. No-one saw what came next
Joe Bonamassa has a new Martin signature – and he's already played it live with a guitar legend
Two new models are inspired by Bonamassa’s prized 1937 00-18 Shade-Top
Why Jeff Beck said no to replacing Eric Clapton in the Bluesbreakers
From the Archive Beck was asked to follow Slowhand’s footsteps out of the Yardbirds and into the Bluesbreakers before he decided to go solo
Up close with the Les Paul Custom that both Paul Kossoff and Eric Clapton owned
Dubbed the ‘Fretless Wonder’, the Les Paul Custom waltzed onto the scene in 1954. This particular mid-’50s model found its way into the hands of two guitar heroes
“It was like seeing an instrument from outer space": The story of Eric Clapton's Cream guitars
Beyond the tales of Clapton’s lost ’Bursts, the guitarist reached for a variety of instruments during his tenure in Cream, from the iconic ‘Fool’ SG to a mid-’60s ES-335
The story of Muddy Waters’ “The Hoss” Telecaster, the guitar that helped define the sound of electric blues
Played by Waters throughout the final two decades of his career, this bright red Tele has been displayed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Metropolitan Museum of Art
