Jimi Hendrix: The Transcendent Titan of Guitar Music
Some artists come and go, leaving an easily forgettable footprint in the sands of time. Then there are those, like the great Jimi Hendrix, who thunder into exis...
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6 Free Space Age Rock ‘n Roll Guitar Lessons
Did you know Pop and Rock had their own "Renaissance?" That's right! "The Space Age," another fitting name for the '50s and '60s, was a time of reimagining musi...
TrueFire Artists Robben Ford, Sonny Landreth, Mike Stern, and Bob Wolfman to Record a Jimi Hendrix Tribute Album
Millions of people around the world are undoubtedly missing Jimi and his music, and are also wondering, "What would Jimi Hendrix sound like if he were alive tod...
8 Blues Guitar Lessons to Take Your Soloing to the Next Level
A great solo is an augmentation of the song you're performing. It's catchy, hummable, and it's a signature of the soloist. This is the way he or she tells a sto...
Expand Your Blues-Rock Soloing Palette with 4 Free Guitar Lessons from Jeff McErlain
The blues-rock genre has provided a stage on which some of the most legendary guitarists of all time have stood. Players like Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Jef...
Learn To Craft Sweet Solos Using Guide Tones With These 2 Guitar Soloing Lessons
Soloing over a song that is more complex than your standard twelve bar blues progression can be a challenge. Most players rely on playing the blues box, which w...
6 Desert Blues Guitar Licks You MUST Know!
If you dig deep into the origins of the blues, you’ll wind up in Africa. Dig a little deeper and you’ll discover many ‘World Music’ influences from northern Afr...
7 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All-Time
A guitar riff is defined as a cluster or sequence of notes or chords that are used in a song. It can be repeated over and over again, or it may only be heard on...
6 Free Down Home Boogie & Blues Guitar Lessons
The down home country blues grooves pioneered by legendary pre-war blues artists will live on forever, both in their original form and as the foundation for mor...
3 Free Slow Blues Soloing Guitar Lessons
Soloing over a slow blues is one of the most challenging things to develop for a blues guitar player. It not only requires the technical knowledge, but a comple...
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 ...