The three hole bends are really good to work on. It helps me lot. That's my weak spot  I uploaded me playing the Horton Shuffle. I would appreciate it if you would check it out for...

I devoted this entire lesson to the V lick from verse 6 and the resolution that comes after it. The reason I did it this way is I want to make sure you can come as close as...

In this lesson we will focus on how to start singing along with the slide.  We talk about the techniques you need to make the slide sound like an extension of your voice. Take...

Hello Folks, This week We are starting on one of my favorite slow blues songs by Freddy King. This is not one of his most well known songs but I've always felt one of his best...

Hello Jean Michel. Very nice! You are caputuring the spirit and I really am enjoying your lyrics, off the cuff and from the heart. I kike it! Good feel. Duke 

ok great I figered I had a setting wrong thank's Mike

Hi Frank --- welcome back.  The Blues A Rama and Swingin The Blues lessons are in an older format that doesn't support full screen mode.  We plan to update these lessons to the new...

Cross picking practice is going slow but its going. Doesn't sound quite like the lesson but I've never tried it before this lesson. Am I on the right track ... I will continue...

stephane y'a aucune problem...ton anglais est tres bon...yes the bottleneck is rounded at the top...not quite closed...there is a small hole at the top...for air I guess. You can...

great advice Tom thanks for sharing

Can any one tell me why I can oly view the Video in Example 1 and not the full screen like example to. It used to work fine when I was here at sonic junction before. And Mike I...

regarding Stephane's question.....I find a couple of bottles I like from the recycleing center and saw the necks off until one "speaks" to me.  Might try a tile cutter or take it...

thanks Corey for your answer. your bottleneck seems to be closed at the top, i think it's really practical, but i don't find any like yours. otherwise, i'm new on this site....

Dear Duke, You asked for a video and here’s my best effort! Don’t look at the mess behind me please, my wife already criticize me about it ! It’s  kind of sloppy, I didn’t want...

Hi Antonio - Nice mic - It's crazy how rare they've become. When I was first playing, I could buy them in electronics stores for $12.00!

Cotton's got his own way of milking the maximum emotion out of the harp. He always gets to me in a big way.

I love it when you make a "mistake".  Something cool just seems to slip out from somewhere inside.  On the rare occasions when that happens to me I'm like, whoa, where'd that come...

Thanks for the encouraging feedback! I'm glad it's working for you Bill - My teaching methods are, I'm sure, a little different in that I've not previously focused much on...

   Hey Critter! I applied your lesson to Carolina Star. Let me know what you think!

Dear Duke, You asked for a video and here’s my best effort! Don’t look at the mess behind me please, my wife already criticize me about it ! It’s  kind of sloppy, I didn’t want...

Thanks for shining a light on some of the things that make James Cotton's playing so powerful and unique.  He's long been one of my heroes.

Thanks, Duke!! That's really great to hear! With your guidance I'm having more and more FUN playing guitar; I guess that's coming through. And I *LOVE* this Les Paul. My wife asked...

Hey Bruce, Sounds good and good spirit to it. I likes! That's much more the groove of the tune. Nice Les Paul too!

Hey again, Duke! So here's another take, more appropriate tempo and now with singing. There is something so hypnotic about the JLH thing. I can't keep that groove completely locked...

Thanks Duke . Nice stuff .    

Hey Kip, I believe the video in question was a medley of a fiddle tune called "Whistlin' Rufus" into a John Hartford song called "Let Him Go On, Mama."

  In the latter half of the 1st solo - I feel compelled to play it like I do in take # 2 and # 4 of this short video but I believe you want me to play it the way I do in take #1...

Thanks Duke. John Lee Hooker is where it all began for me. I could listen to stories about him all day and night long. Will work on this great number and make a video within a...

That's a great story about your 1st guitar, Duke! I imagine you must have a special place in your heart for Teles, like a first love. My first electric was a red '69 Harmony...

Hey Kip,  it might be a little tricky at first, but like anything, with a little practice it'll become second nature. Really try to focus on the up/down flow in your hand and arm....