Guitabulary: Slash and Burn
It's an amazing sight. Armed exclusively with a twangy 6-string resonator-an instrument most audience members associate with the likes of Son House and accompan...
Guitabulary: Joni Mitchell Opens Up
Just a few weeks ago the LA Times ran a piece on Joni Mitchell, who was interviewed side by side with the guy who has been performing an all-Joni tribute in dra...
Guitabulary: John Lee Hooker
Few guitarists become so strongly identified with a genre of music as John Lee Hooker and his timeless boogie. Hooker laid down his share of classics, such as "...
Guitabulary: The Blues/Metal Connection
Even metal icons like Metallica's Kirk Hammett go searching for the roots. This lesson deals with his recent interest in the blues and how using blues style can...
Weekly Kindling: TrueFire Toon #2, Top 30 Guitarists, Top 10 Slow Solos, and Juiced Blues
Weekly Kindling is a new feature on The Punch-In and will feature the latest guitar news, tricks, tips, and inspiration. Check back at the end of every week or ...
Guitabulary: Eric Johnson’s Texas Chainsaw
Eric Johnson has a deep bag but this lesson concentrates on his aggressive combinations of single-note and chords, which, he says, adds a "potent yin-yang tensi...
Weekly Kindling: TrueFire Toon #1, How to Set Up a Gibson Les Paul, and More Secret Sauce
Weekly Kindling is a new feature on The Punch-In and will feature the latest guitar news, tricks, tips, and inspiration. Check back at the end of every week or ...
How To Play Like Dickey Betts
The Allman Brothers Band has served as breeding ground for some of the greatest guitarists around, namely Duane Allman, Warren Haynes, and Derek Trucks. While t...
7 Basics of a Home Recording Setup
by Rich Tozzoli It doesn’t matter whether you have a $20,000 recording rig or the free version of GarageBand that came with your laptop: You need a comfortab...
Guitabulary: Tal Farlow
He's one of the most under-heralded geniuses of the jazz guitar. After cutting his teeth on the NYC bebop scene of the late '40s, and building a rep with vibrap...
Weekly Kindling: Slash’s Love Letter, New Jeff Beck Album, and Secret Sauce
Weekly Kindling is a new feature on The Punch-In and will feature the latest guitar news, tricks, tips, and inspiration. Check back at the end of every week or ...