Latest about blues
Eric Johnson reflects on his early session career with Carole King and Christopher Cross – and getting fired by Donald Fagen
While the Texas virtuoso loved session work, he preferred to take more time over his creations – and his experiences paved the way for him to become one of guitar’s all-time greats
Paul McCartney guitarist Robbie McIntosh on the time he mistook John Mayer’s guitar playing for Slowhand’s
McIntosh joined Mayer’s band and played a starring role on his acclaimed live album, Where the Light Is
Sue Foley shows you how to nail blues turnarounds
Turnarounds come around within the last four bars of a 12-bar blues progression and getting them right puts the cherry on top of the sundae
Why Walter Trout uses a metal setting to dial in his blues guitar tones
The American-made amps are sometimes associated with far heavier genres, but Trout insists they are perfect for the blues
Remembering Mick Ralphs, the highly innovative founding guitarist of Mott The Hoople and Bad Company
The trailblazing English guitarist passed away on June 23 and left a formidable legacy, influencing the likes of Joe Bonamassa and countless others
Glenn Hughes has worked with some of guitar’s all-time greats – now he’s named the best he’s ever played with
The rock legend has revealed how he’s split the difference between two superlative players to claim the top spot
Jared James Nichols on how to play behind and ahead of the beat in the blues
Taking what he learned from Leslie West, Eric Clapton and Paul Kossoff, Jared James Nichols shows us just how to work the pocket and give our playing the personality it needs
How Tommy Shannon broke a 7-year cycle of jail and halfway houses to record his most famous bassline with Stevie Ray Vaughan
Shannon played an Olympic White 1962 Jazz Bass tuned down a half-step to match Vaughan's Eb tuning
