For those of you who dig the Piedmont fingerstyle of the North American East Coast here is traveling bluesman Jim Bruce showing you how to play the Doc Watson version of Deep River Blues. Jim makes his living traveling and playing on the streets of Europe. This lesson is intermediate to advanced and showcases a […]
For those of you who are new to the guitar here are some general pointers regarding guitar strings and how to choose them. I`m going to use the sets provided by Ernie Ball because I’ve been using them for 20+ years but also because they offer sets of strings in convenient readily available configurations that […]
Here are some great shots of Mark McKenzie`s stratocaster. Check him out on Songpond. As you can tell by both his face and his guitar accoutrements (that`s the pick ups, and the bridge fellas) Mark`s a bloody good player, an amazing teacher and his amps go up to eleven!
INTONATION: Okay so here`s the deal regarding intonation. Intonation problems are created when the length of the guitar string is not precisely matched to the length of your guitar. Why does this matter? Well, when you play a guitar you are dividing the string into different lengths in the process of fretting notes, this causes […]
Bukka White jammin` hard. Just so everybody knows where Hendrix is really coming from. If you really like Bukka then shell out some brass for the ultimate recording The Legacy of the Blues: Legacy of the Blues