Latest about Eric Gales
Gales’ genre-mashing guitar style is rooted in the blues but takes exhilarating detours through his expansive musical vocabulary. This primer establishes the mood with some jazz chord melodies before tackling his lightning quick picking
The king of blues-rock talks influences, signature gear, and the message behind his songs, and explains why any good guitar player must stamp their own personality on their sound
Gales signature pedals abound, of course, but what does the blues guitar ace do with his TC Electronic Ditto looper pedal?
Hear the swampy lead single featuring Sonny Landreth, 8 Ball Lucy, now
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“I told him my name was Eric Gales and he said, ‘I'm very aware of who you are!’”
We chart some of the most inspiring southpaws to ever pick up a six-string
The event will also benefit the National Blues Museum, which has appointed Gales as the newest member of its board of directors
A young Gales featured alongside his godfather for a blistering five-minute performance, which included all the hallmarks of what would become his own brand of blues
The undisputed champ of electric blues guitar unpacks the styles and inspirations behind his latest album, the Joe Bonamassa-produced tour-de-force aptly titled Crown
