Guitar players
Epiphone posts arpeggios guitar lesson
Epiphone has posted a second video guitar lesson from Emile Minasche teaching how to play arpeggios. I’ve posted it below, and along with it, the first video in the series. Have fun.
Learn how to play a BB King Style blues guitar lick.
I’m a sucker for a great blues lick. Blues is easily my favourite kind of music to play, and BB King my favourite blues guitar player. This excellent video from John Truggle features John teaching you, and me, how to play a lick from BB’s Sweet Sixteen.
Les Paul 1915 – 2009
By now you’ll have heard the very sad news that Les Paul has died, aged 94. There’s little I can add here to the glowing tributes that have already come from some of the biggest names in the business. Except to say this: stop for a moment and try and imagine how the last fifty [...]
Hendrix ‘was murdered by manager’
Chris and Danny both have posts on a claim made by James “Tappy” Wright, a former roadie for Jimi Hendrix, that Hendrix was murdered by his manager, Michael Jeffrey. According to Wright’s claims, made in a new book, Wright had an insurance policy on Hendrix’s life and killed him to cash in. Wright says Jeffrey [...]
Video Guitar Lesson: BB King – Thrill is Gone
I’ve said it many times before on Fretboard, but BB King is one of my favourite guitar players. In fact, if I was forced to choose my No. 1, I reckon BB would get the nod. There’s just something about that lovely warm tone from his Lucille, the way he strips it right down to just the clean note and uses vibrato to wring everything he can from the strings. I’ve seen him live a couple of times, and he’s sensational.
How to play slide guitar in Standard Tuning | Learning Guitar Now
I love slide guitar, particularly blues slide. And some of my favourite players played slide, from Elmore James and Muddy Waters, to Duane Allman and Bonnie Raitt. I have to confess, though, I’ve never mastered bottleneck slide, and I’ve only ever tried it using open tunings. In this lessson, however, John Tuggles demonstrates How to [...]
Guitar recording tips from the pros
Music Radar has28 more guitar recording tips from the pros which give a fantastic insight into the way professional guitar players capture their riffs and solos. From Bryan Borcherds’ Guitar Rig tips to Rusty Cooleys’ description of how he mics his amps, they’re worth a read.
Total Guitar
Total Guitar has news of a concert on 1 August, the anniversary of the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh, to honour George Harrison. The concert will take place at At George’s Hall in Liverpool and run alongside an exhibition which is described as the largest collection of George Harrison memorabilia. The exhibition will run until 18 [...]
Video Guitar Lesson: Joe Bonamassa
Guitar Lifestyle picked up on Guitar Center’s posting of a number of videos from Joe Bonamassa’s recent instore guitar clinic.
In the clip below, Joe discusses his slide technique and how corny eighties movie Crossroads, and specifically the Ry Cooder soundtrack piqued his interest in slide guitar. Watch as Joe discusses his slide technique:
(Via Guitar Lifestyle.)
Epiphone Casino Ltd Edition with Bigsby
The Epiphone Casino Ltd Edition with Bigsby is a special custom version of this ubiquitous Epi. It was launched at Namm in early 2006 and shipped throughout that year. If you’re quick, and very lucky, you’ll still be able to pick one up from a dealer. If not, you’ll have to resort to second hand [...]
