Latest about blues
Jack Moore on lessons learned from his father, Gary
Having one of the world’s most revered blues guitarists for a dad meant Jack Moore couldn’t get away with bad technique. And he learned that the hard way
That time Stevie Wonder jammed with Stevie Ray Vaughan... and played SRV's number one Strat
The two musical giants traded licks before Wonder picked up Stevie's guitar
He was idolized by Stevie Ray Vaughan, and remains one of the most overlooked Telecaster slingers of all time
Extracting inimitable, stinging tone from his Tele with just his fingers, Albert Collins carved a hugely influential sonic path for himself, though he's still often left out of discussions of the greatest blues guitarists of all time
Muireann Bradley is keeping country blues blues alive – and she's still a teenager
Bradley's interpretations of original country blues songs are causing quite a stir among players, and breathing new life into a form of music that’s nearly a century old
Jimmie Vaughan says your fretboard choice doesn’t make a difference – and SRV is his proof
SRV played Strats with rosewood and maple fingerboards, and although he's more commonly associated with the former, his brother says he performed the same on both
How to weave crosspicking and Carter picking into your acoustic guitar playing
In this lesson inspired by Molly Tuttle, Trey Hensley and the O.G. of acoustic folk playing Maybelle Carter, we'll make one guitar sound like two with arrangements alive with rhythm and melody
Norman Harris on the unlikely rise of Norman’s Rare Guitars and the birth of the vintage guitar market
Just in time for a new Netflix doc, GW sits down with Norman Harris – owner of Tarzana, California’s iconic Norman’s Rare Guitars – to discuss 50 years of sales, his kinship with Joe Bonamassa, and what the future holds for the guitar institution
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John Mayer and Bob Weir reflect on 10 years of Dead & Company – and why the Sphere forced them to reassess everything
In this exclusive interview, Bob Weir and John Mayer break down the Sphere experience, latest gear adjustments and their ever-evolving musical partnership and float the possibility that they'll enter the studio one day
