2010 TrueFire Survey Results
According to our 2010 Survey, odds are you are a 50 year-old intermediately-skilled male guitarist who has been playing mostly blues and rock guitar for 10 or m...
Kings of Tone
From the very first moment we plug in our guitar, we begin our quest for the Holy Grail of Tone. With an Indiana Jones-like tenacity we explore the digital and ...
7 Deadly Session Sins
by Rich Tozzoli The ease and affordability of home recording technology has made it simple to produce music at your own pace, on your own terms, and on your...
Thumb Fun
If you're an acoustic player, Chet Atkins is one of the godheads. In this beefy 10-part audio guitar lesson, get into the legend's style of using the thumb to k...
Become a Blues Legend in 4 Easy Steps
by Charlie Doom Is your only purpose in life to play the blues, but nobody wants to listen? Did you sell your soul to the devil in exchange for legendary gu...
How “Sweet” It Is! 7 Tasty Vids From Sweetwater
Sweetwater has always been one of our favorite places to get gear for the studio and our own rigs because they pretty much have everything we need, their pricin...
Acoustic Blues Handbook
Every guitar player experiences a major turning point early on in their education. After the requisite, and often times, frustrating period of getting comfortab...
3 Questions – Joe Satriani
Where does your melodic sensibility come from?
I grew up listening to every kind of music: classical, jazz, Motown, rock and roll, funk, blues, rock and heavy ...
Cure Those Summertime Blues!
Bluesorrhea
Symptoms: Disoriented lines, weak pentatonic tendencies
Treatment: Apply sound advice liberally to affected area
Doctor Recommends: Blue Grooves,...
