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Mastering BB King’s Vibrato

If you have listened to BB King and tried to reproduce his playing, then you already know that his vibrato is one of the most difficult things to reproduce. Simply put, if you can’t vibrato like BB,...

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Do This One Thing and Your Guitar Playing Will Get Better. I Guarantee You!

Sounds like a bad late night infomercial huh? Well, I can guarantee that this will work, but I can’t guarantee that it will be easy. This pretty much goes against the PLAY THE GUITAR OVERNIGHT OR YOUR...

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My Top 5 Duane Allman Guitar Solos

Duane Allman has been one of my biggest influences since I started playing guitar. Back when I first put Live at the Fillmore East on, I became immediately obsessed with trying to learn how to play...

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Are You Practicing Without a Guitar?

I would say that most of the time people associate practicing the guitar with sitting down, grabbing their guitar, and then practicing scales, licks, and other things that the person wants to improve...

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7 Tips to Get You Out of that Guitar Playing Rut

I have heard so many people tell me that they feel they are stuck in a rut with their guitar playing and don’t know what to do to get out of it. In this blog post I want to give you 7 tips to getting...

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3 “Must Have” Skills When Playing Blues

About a week ago I asked everyone on Facebook this question. I got a lot of great answers ranging from heart, soul, space, feeling, tone and more. I have thought about this question a lot and after...

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“I Practice Guitar But I Don’t Get Any Better.”

Do you find yourself saying this over and over again? If you are already thinking that this phrase sums up your guitar playing experience, then reading this post may bring some long needed answers to...

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How to Set and Achieve Goals with Your Guitar Playing

It’s the new year and I bet your super pumped that this WILL BE the year that you start playing blues and slide like you want to. You are probably really excited about the new gear you got for...

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Use These 4 Tips And I Guarantee Your Guitar Playing Will Improve

Last week, I decided to get back into squareneck Dobro playing. I used to have one about 5 years ago and learned to play to an ok level. Not anything amazing, but just to be able to play some cool...

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Should I learn how to play blues with my Pinky?

This is a common question I get on a regular basis, and some people on YouTube have given me flack for not playing with my pinky more when soloing. You know what? I could really care less if it’s the...

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Are You Playing Blues Guitar Like a Singer?

After listening to music for so many years, there is one thing I have realized when it comes down to feeling the emotion from a guitar performance. Almost every time, the most passionate blues solos...

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My Top 5 Duane Allman Guitar Solos

Duane Allman has been one of my biggest influences since I started playing guitar. Back when I first put Live at the Fillmore East on, I became immediately obsessed with trying to learn how to play...

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Are You Practicing Without a Guitar?

I would say that most of the time people associate practicing the guitar with sitting down, grabbing their guitar, and then practicing scales, licks, and other things that the person wants to improve...

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3 “Must Have” Skills When Playing Blues

About a week ago I asked everyone on Facebook this question. I got a lot of great answers ranging from heart, soul, space, feeling, tone and more. I have thought about this question a lot and after...

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“I Practice Guitar But I Don’t Get Any Better.”

Do you find yourself saying this over and over again? If you are already thinking that this phrase sums up your guitar playing experience, then reading this post may bring some long needed answers to...

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How to Set and Achieve Goals with Your Guitar Playing

[ Updated Jan 2nd 2016 ] It’s the new year and I bet you’re super pumped that this WILL BE the year that you start learning how to improvise blues and slide guitar more proficiently. I’ll assume you...

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Use These 4 Tips And I Guarantee Your Guitar Playing Will Improve

Last week, I decided to get back into squareneck Dobro playing. I used to have one about 5 years ago and learned to play to an ok level. Not anything amazing, but just to be able to play some cool...

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Should I learn how to play blues with my Pinky?

This is a common question I get on a regular basis, and some people on YouTube have given me flack for not playing with my pinky more when soloing. You know what? I could really care less if it’s the...

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7 Tips to Get You Out of that Guitar Rut

[Updated March 2014] I have heard so many people tell me that they feel like they are stuck in a rut with their guitar playing and they don’t know what to do to get out of it. In this blog post I want...

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Do This One Thing and Your Guitar Playing Will Get Better. I Guarantee You!

[Updated 2014] Sounds like a bad late night infomercial huh? I can guarantee that this will work, but I can’t guarantee that it will be easy. This pretty much goes against the: PLAY THE GUITAR...

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