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A still from Corey Congilio's video lesson
“Resolving with a more conventional blues phrase sounds really cool and satisfying”: Corey Congilio on how to add harmonic depth to your solo improvisations

By Corey Congilio Published

Congilio’s Blues Extensions column continues with a lesson in playing a five-minor-7 arpeggio over a dominant 7 chord

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Rhys John Stygal
Teen blues prodigy reunited with his stolen Stevie Ray Vaughan Strat

By Matt Owen Published

Rhys John Stygal received support from Joe Bonamassa after his Number One guitar was stolen in Austin, Texas, last month

Guitarists
Brian Setzer and Stevie Ray Vaughan
Brian Setzer on what he learned playing Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Stratocaster

By Matt Owen Published

Stray Cats hit the road with the blues legend back in 1989, giving Setzer the chance to learn the truth behind the SRV tone rumors

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Guitarists
Philip Saye
Philip Sayce on the greatest Strats, his tone secrets – and why he always has a Silver Sky in the mix

By Charlie Wilkins Published

The tone gourmand talks new vs vintage Strats, hiring SRV's amp tech, and the guitar he calls Big Daddy

Guitarists
Stevie Ray Vaughan
The legacy of Stevie Ray Vaughan, and what could have been

By Amit Sharma Published

How SRV followed Texas Flood, wrestled blues guitar from the club to MTV and became the guitar hero everyone wanted to copy – all before passing too soon

Guitarists
English rock guitarist Jeff Beck and Ron Wood on bass guitar performing on stage as the Jeff Beck Group.
How Ronnie Wood began his path to rock royalty with a stolen Fender bass

By Ed Friedland Published

Long before he was a Rolling Stone, Ronnie Wood played bass guitar on a ragged 12-bar blues with Jeff Beck

Bassists
Devon Allman during the Allmans Fanily Revival tour stop in Denver, CO. on December 8. 2019.
Devon Allman on his worst onstage moment – and three all-star encounters he’ll always remember

By Andrew Daly Published

The guitar tells the story for blues-rock dynasty son – who says the secret to great playing is switching off your mind and painting the sky

Guitarists
Slash poses with a Gibson ES-335
Slash on what made him finally change up his sound – and why we’re living through a renaissance for blues guitar

By Andrew Daly Published

With his live album and concert film out now, Slash explains why he's still got the blues and that ain't bad

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Jeff Beck at World Rock Festival at Kohrakuen Baseball Studiam in Tokyo, Japan, 7th August 1975; and Keith Richards performing with the Rolling Stones,circa 1976.
“Keith asked me to come over and play. They wanted me to join”: Why Jeff Beck turned down The Rolling Stones

By Steve Rosen Published

The late guitar hero thought he’d been invited to jam for a weekend in the mid ’70s. He didn’t realize Keith Richards wanted him to replace Mick Taylor, as told in this exclusive book excerpt

Guitarists
Marc Ribot is seated and plays a Fender Jaguar [left]; Chuck Berry plays a red Gibson ES-335.
Marc Ribot reveals just how hard Chuck Berry was on other guitarists

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Berry was a real live wire but when backing him up, session great Ribot and his band were ready for anything

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