November 2019
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“It was like watching a Polaroid develop": An oral history of Stevie Ray Vaughan's earliest days on the road
By Alan Paul, Andy Aledort published
Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, Vaughan's former bandmates and more recall the development of one of the greatest guitarists of all time

Play better than ever with these 5 essential guitar warm-up exercises
By Stéphane Wrembel published
Gypsy jazz guitar master Stéphane Wrembel offers some terrific exercises that will help you develop fret-hand strength

Joe Bonamassa: "It’s easy to play marginally good blues. It’s very difficult to play great blues"
By Richard Bienstock published
The best living blues guitarist - as voted by you - shares soloing advice and the inside scoop on his next album

Learn to supercharge your blues solos by seamlessly switching between major and minor pentatonic scales
By Andy Aledort published
All of the greatest blues and rock guitarists - such as T-Bone Walker, B.B. King, Albert King, Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix - routinely incorporated this technique into their solos

Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram: “I can’t be the kid wonder forever”
By Alan Paul published
Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram is the future of the blues. Here, he discusses his fiery debut album

The Underground Thieves' Nick Perri on ignoring directives from Eddie Van Halen, and why he's more satisfied with his tone than ever before
By Jeff Kitts published
The former Silvertide man discusses his new band, and how he learned to stop worrying and love a simple guitar rig

Take your improvisation to the next level by listening to your own playing and reacting to it
By Dweezil Zappa published
Dweezil Zappa offers some phenomenal spontaneous soloing strategies

10 things you didn't know about Stevie Ray Vaughan
By Damian Fanelli, Andy Aledort published
Think you know everything there is to know about the late, great SRV? Read on!
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