How you ever wanted to learn how to play slide guitar? I was searching YouTube a couple of months ago and came across some educational slide guitar videos by John Tuggle, who is a guitar teacher in Athens, GA and owner of Learning Guitar Now. John sells several blues guitar instructional videos on the site, including four that are focused on helping you learn how to play slide … [Read more...]
Dan Auerbach’s Solo Album Keep It Hid
The Black Keys guitarist and vocalist Dan Auerbach will be releasing a solo album titled Keep It Hid tomorrow, Feb. 10. Unlike the Black Keys' music, which is just Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney, Auerbach says that Keep It Hid is more of an ensemble effort, including organs and bass along with drums and guitar. There are samples of the new album on Auerbach's MySpace … [Read more...]
How Electric Guitars Are Made
Earlier this week, I posted a video about how amps are made. I thought I'd follow that video up with a two part series about how electric guitars are made. These videos are from the Science Channel's show How It's Made, and they highlight Godin Guitars. Part 1 discusses the crafting of the wood, and part 2 discusses the electronics. Part 1: Part 2: As a bonus, … [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...]
John Mayer Showing His Approach to Blues
John Mayer posted a video on YouTube talking about how he approaches some blues licks based on listening to some earlier blues players. Basically, he gives some advice for breaking out of the pentatonic box. Check it out: … [Read more...]