Stevie Ray Vaughan
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Demystifying 13th chords, the voicing that Stevie Ray Vaughan used to stunning effect in Lenny
By Richard Barrett published
This primer in 13th chords will give you five voicings to use in your playing – and an explanation on how they get their name

Bernard Allison grew up surrounded by blues legends – and hid the fact he was learning guitar for years
By Andrew Daly published
Luther Allison’s son played with Stevie Ray Vaughan for his 16th birthday, toured in a band where pedals were forbidden, and achieved his ambition of being in his father’s band, and even leading it

How Stevie Ray Vaughan surprised the son of blues royalty at his 16th birthday
By Phil Weller published
Allison thought he’d lost the chance to jam with his hero, then he noticed a tour bus passing the venue

Larry McCray on rubbing shoulders with blues royalty and playing through Joe Bonamassa’s epic rig
By Amit Sharma published
Living blues legend Larry McCray is keeping on keeping on and keeping the blues alive, and on his latest LP, Heartbreak City, he's taking his guitar to places his voice can't reach

Veteran bluesman Larry McCray recalls the night Stevie Ray Vaughan died
By Janelle Borg published
The famed Strat wielder passed away at the age of 35 in a helicopter crash outside East Troy, Wisconsin

How to use triads in blues solos like Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix
By Richard Barrett published
When you’re the only guitarist in the band, triads are your best friends in a guitar solo – and Hendrix and SRV were the masters

What Guthrie Trapp learned while escaping the country player label – and how the fretboard can change your life
By Amit Sharma published
The session ace explains what’s wrong with modelers, why anyone emulating SRV is doomed to fail, and how he nearly missed out on jamming with Billy Gibbons

Why some of the most famous Fenders are so heavily worn, according to a Custom Shop Masterbuilder
By Matt Owen published
Dale Wilson attempts to solve the mystery of why vintage Fenders played by big-name artists have so much gnarly wear
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