Latest about Jared James Nichols
Jared James Nichols teaches you the wild drop D blues stomp he wrote with Tyler Bryant
Learn Hard Wired, a fingerstyle blues-rock riffing masterclass that has groove for days
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
Jared James Nichols on Albert King's electric fingerpicking
Albert King played upside down, in a weird tuning, and influenced SRV and Hendrix alike, and he did it without a pick. So it's no surprise Nichols is a huge fan – he breaks down King's magic
Jared James Nichols explains why we should all be using the blue note in our solos
The irrepressible Mr Nichols pays tribute to the flatted 5th, and explores the myriad ways that he uses it in his playing
Jared James Nichols on the art of the riff and what Eddie Kramer told him about songwriting
The fingerstyle blues-rock phenom shows us how open drone strings and simplicity can be used to write a riff that you can build a whole song around, just as he did on Honey Forgive Me
Jared James Nichols on adding fingerstyle “snap, crackle and pop” to your sound with banjo rolls
Here's a blues power-up for your fingerstyle technique, as the big man combines chicken pickin' with snappy pops on the strings
“We’re all looking for new inspiration. These P-90 pickups work really well”: Warren Haynes on the P-90 renaissance
Need some fresh sounds? The Allman Bros guitarist says P-90s are "instantly the tonal change I’m looking for"
By thumb-picking bass notes while playing a melody, you can be your own rhythm section – Jared James Nichols shows you how
The pickless blues-rock powerhouse demonstrates some picking hand independence strategies that gets it working up a rhythm that works a treat for the solo musician
