Producer Kevin Shirley recorded much of Joe Bonamassa's recording sessions for his latest album The Ballad of John Henry. I think the goal is to include this footage on a DVD at some point in the future. In the meantime, you can watch the recording sessions for the song Stop! below. It's pretty cool to be able to watch a snippet of the recording process. You get a glimpse … [Read more...]
Blues Guitar Lesson from Billy Gibbons
The Reverend Billy Gibbons gives us a blues guitar lesson. In the lesson, he starts with the basics and shows how to embellish on top of that. Enjoy! … [Read more...]
Rory Gallagher “Off the Handle”
One of the things that I like to do when I "discover" a new artist that I like is to trace their roots. You can learn a lot about a guitar player based on who they cite as influences. Joe Bonamassa has often cited Rory Gallagher as a major influence, and Bonamassa has even covered Gallagher on his albums. Gallagher is a fairly well-known, but (in my opinion) under … [Read more...]
Gary Moore Playing ‘Red House’
This is a fiery rendition of Henrix's "Red House" by Gary Moore. The video was recorded at the Wembley Arena as part of the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Fender Stratocaster. While Moore is best known for playing Les Pauls, he's playing a Strat in the video. Note that not only is Moore a master of the guitar, he's also a master of the guitar face, as this video attests. … [Read more...]
Eric Johnson Discussing His Amp Setup
Below are a couple of videos of Eric Johnson discussing his amp setup. In the videos, he explains the types of amps he's running and how he uses them. He also discusses the effects he's using with the amps. Here's part 1: And, here's part 2: … [Read more...]