Guitabulary: Blues Sixths & Jimi Hendrix
Chances are good that when Jimi Hendrix was playing timeless blues intros like the opening notes of Red House - he wasn't consciously thinking. I'm now fret...
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Guitabulary: 15 Days to Better Chops – Part 1
Want to be a better player? Of course we all do. That's why we practice. So why does it seem like all that practice time isn't paying off? It could be because y...
Rock Gets Religion: An Easter Special
Rock & roll and religion: two strange bedfellows if ever there were a pair. Yet, there they are mingling together onstage, not only in the music of “shredd...
Weekly Kindling: A Web Comic, RIP Jim Marshall, and Guitar Murder
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 ...
Daylight Savings
By Charlie Doom We’re still adjusting to the time change here, it’s been hard going. The coffee machine is down for the count; the tech says it wasn’t design...
Weekly Kindling: Jimi Henchicks, Guitar Smashing, and “Real” Guitar Video Games
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 ...
Course Blog: Blues Rock Road Trip – Part 1
TrueFire Course Blogs are created by students who post summaries of their learning experience as they work through a particular TrueFire course. While an indivi...
50 Blues Guitar Licks You Must Know – Honeybeez
Face it--we love to play in E minor and so does your guitar. With a 22 fret neck there's E's abound ranging from the open low E string for raucous riffing all t...
New Jimi
by Rich Maloof The new Hendrix release is out today. Valleys of Neptune is based primarily on tracks recorded though never released by Jimi back in 1969. ...
Guitabulary: The Way to Ladyland
Revered as one of the best firebrand lead guitarists to ever strap on a Strat, Hendrix was also an innovative rhythm guitarist. Joe examines Jimi's chordal sens...
Guitabulary: Voodoo Blues Scale
There's one fistful of notes that never gets old, it's the blues scale. Once it finds its way into the hands of a young, inspired guitarist, it typically stays ...
7 Killer Guitar Gizmos You MUST Have
I’ve met some purists who claim the only gear they need is their guitar and amplifier. I don’t trust those people. Gear isn’t about what you need, gear is about...