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About TrueFire’s Website Update and Redesign
by Jeff Scheetz, TrueFire's Director of Education There are over 300 million websites and a countless amount of data online. Some of it is good, some of it m...
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...
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...
New TrueFire Headquarters & Studio
by Tommy Jamin, Director of Studio & Production It’s the beginning of a new era here at TrueFire. As many of you already know, we moved into a new office an...
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...
7 Deadly Sins of Rehearsing
by Rich Maloof 1. No agenda
Make the most of the band’s time together by knowing what you plan to accomplish. Is it a writing session or a performance rehea...
“Diddie Wa Diddie” Guitar Lesson
More than 60 years after its recording, Blind Blake’s rambunctious “Diddie Wa Diddie”--a double-entendre ragtime-blues--still stands as a fingerpicking classic....
How to Get Great Guitar Tone: David Gilmour’s Pedal Tweaks
by Jeff McErlain We all could learn a lot from David Gilmour, and personally I have! I am always striving to be as melodic as he is. His vibrato is so beauti...
5 Guitar Scales & Modes That Matter
by Chris Buono Looking to expand your palette of single-note tonal colors? A great way to do so is to delve into modes and alternative scales. While that's a...
How to Get Great Guitar Tone: Jeff Beck’s Guitars
by Jeff McErlain Let’s talk about one of my favorite players, Jeff Beck, and how he gets his tone via guitar selection. When we think of Jeff Beck we think o...
Amazing Grace Guitar Lesson
by Joe Dalton Performing Amazing Grace on the guitar with the proper feeling is what makes it work. The second chorus adds harmonies in sixths. In the third ...