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John Mayer Says You Shouldn’t Learn Blues Solos Note-for-Note: "It's Like Playing Last Night’s Lotto Numbers"
More important, the PRS-wielding rock star says, is getting into the "same spirit" as the player who authored it.
Five Incredible Under-the-Radar Blues Guitar Solos by Fender Stratocaster Players
From Jimmie Vaughan, Doyle Bramhall II and Kenny Wayne Shepherd to Robert Cray and Bonnie Raitt, these deep cuts are bound to have you reaching for your Strat
“I’ve Dedicated My Life to the Blues, and a Lot of Other People Have, Too. What Did We Do to Be Treated Like That?”: Buddy Guy Has, Most Definitely, Still Got the Blues
“I’ve kept doing it so people don’t forget Muddy and Wolf, B.B. – all the rest of ’em,” says the Strat-toting blues guru
Watch Joe Bonamassa Play Blues Legend Albert King’s Flying V
Video JB honored the great bluesman on his Three Kings tour with a knockout rendition of "I'll Play the Blues for You"
Watch Gary Moore’s Stunning “So Many Roads” Performance with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
Video Strapped with a Les Paul, the Irish guitarist defines the sound of blues rock
“When I Heard Pavarotti Sing It, I Thought, All This Is Is Sophisticated Blues”: How Jeff Beck’s Unlikely “Nessun Dorma” Cover Earned Him a Grammy
Along with an interpretation of the Beatles’ “A Day in the Life,” the guitarist’s oddball tribute tunes have earned high praise
“In a Lot of Cases, Cheaper Guitars Sound as Good or Better Than Expensive Guitars”: Warren Haynes Shares Some Invaluable Tips for Blues and Rock Guitarists at Every Stage of the Game
How do you get a great blues-rock sound on a budget? Why is it important to play in front of an audience? The Allman Brothers Band guitarist and Gov’t Mule founder answers these questions and more
“Rick Rubin Said We Needed One More Song for the Album”: Billy Gibbons Explains How ZZ Top Melded Hip Hop and Blues Rock With “I Gotsta Get Paid”
“We had this great meeting of the minds,” says the frontman
“It Was Like Starting All Over Again, Like I Had Never Played the Guitar Before”: Tired of Recycling the Same Old Blues-Rock Riffs and With Nothing to Lose, Jeff Beck Turned to Jazz-Rock Fusion
By following his heart, the guitarist was unexpectedly rewarded with his most commercially successful album ever, ‘Blow by Blow’
