Blues Guitar Lesson: “Stormy Monday” Genealogy
By David Hamburger There used to be a blues club on the upper East side of Manhattan called "Manny's Carwash," which the New Yorker magazine routinely dismis...
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Recording Digitally: 7 Helpers for Guitarists
by Rich Tozzoli Whether you’re on your laptop running freeware or laying down tracks on a $75,000 digital rig, take a few tips on computer-based recording. ...
Fireside Chat: Mike Stern
A legend among modern jazzers yet still a hard-working musician, Mike Stern is a rare breed of guitarist. Even those who don't know his name have probably heard...
77 Awesomely Weird Guitars
If we told you that there's a guitar shaped like the ol' twig and berries called the Wangcaster you'd probably believe us. You're a guitar player for god sakes;...
Metal Guitar Licks: #5 Sequencing the Exotic
This Metal Licks free weekly guitar lesson series is by Scott Allen, who currently has an interactive TrueFire classroom called the "Metal Shop." Tune in there ...
Metal Guitar Licks: #3 Next Level Tapping
This Metal Licks free weekly guitar lesson series is by Scott Allen, who currently has an interactive TrueFire classroom called the "Metal Shop." Tune in there ...
7 Quick Tips for Recording Great Amp Sounds
Very simple recording techniques that have a huge, positive impact on the guitar/amp sound you lay down....
Larry Carlton’s Blues Guitar Motifs
This guitar lesson is likely responsible for more blues guitar epiphanies than any other single guitar lesson on the planet. Larry Carlton shares insight and an...
Amps vs. Amp Simulators
by Rich Tozzoli By now you’ve probably had a chance to run your guitar through one or more of the available amp simulators on the market. With hardware and s...
The Clinical Condition
by Debra For most guitarists, playing face-to-face with a musician you worship is the stuff of daydreams. But what if someone gave you the opportunity t...
Robert Johnson On Speed?
By Steve "Red" Lasner Much controversy has arisen about whether or not the recordings of Robert Johnson we have been listening to for years were speed altere...