Fantastic! I love the low lick at the very end just before the final chord. Super surprising but super cool! The B-part could be refined a bit, but that's being nitpick-y. 0:16 is...

This is a J.J. Cale song called "The Breeze."  I've never heard an acoustic version of this song, let alone a slide-resonator version, but the song seemed to lend itself to this...

Okay, finally got a good enough internet connection to get a low res video uploaded tonight.  I have a few more, I'll see if I can get them up here.  This is a song by Leroy Carr...

 Loving this song more and more with each lesson! I've always wondered what Tony and other amazing bluegrass guitarists (including you) do to get that bluegrassy sound. Thanks so...

Here's something that I've been working on. It's not blues but you'll recognize it. The cool thing is that I really did not have to learn any new chords or progression concepts...

Jerry, Once again I am drawn to this incredible recording.  I have the opportunity to try to mimmick your amazing harmonica solo in an upcomming gig in Greenwich Village in NYC....

Cool stuff, Steve! Here's one of my works in progress. It's Cliff Gallop's first solo from Race With The Devil by Gene Vincent. Those opening double pull-offs triplets are still...

Dave and Alex: thanks for the supportive comments.  Yeah, I like to try and capture the feeling and groove on a song, and let that carry me through the rest of the notes.  As I...

Great Job, Steve on one of my favorite guitar instrumentals! Duke

Always great (and a learning experience) to see you perform this one!

Great Job, Steve on one of my favorite guitar instrumentals! Duke

Bill Jennings, Big Boy, intro and 24 bars of solo at 1/2 speed. A work in progress.  Signing off cuz the pups are up.    Steve

Thanks for this and the other nice feedback, Vinny! Very much appreciated. 

That was great Steve! That's not an easy song to play. Correctly that is! and you nailed it. Nice Guild! Duke

Ha...!!! I thought I sounded lousy... I thought you guys would be all over me for being out of tune and off tempo... I sound like a drunk bluesman... but I don't drink.    

I like it...the sound of your guitar is authentic...Dave said right...you play well and you play from your heart..not a thing for everybody :)

I do apreciate it Duke. Many thanks!

many thanks my friend :)

wow, that excersice actually was REALLY mentally challenging me on how to think about being a more economy of motion picker. Its helping a ton already, Thanks a ton! Also, this may...

Hello Duke! These swing chords were completely new to me when I first came to SJ, but they are beginning to feel like familiar friends now. However, it's still not always easy for...

Hi James, nice job! You totally nailed the essence which is the most important part. Based on the rhythm that you're playing the pick strokes do get turned around on the 2nd note...

I'm not sure if my up strokes are correct and would love feedback on that. Also I recognized I sped up towards the end, so I will get a metronome to that bad boy ahah

Great lesson!

This week we are still working with the song, 'Baby What You Want Me To Do', by Jimmy Reed. The first week we covered the left hand and the second week, the right hand...

This month we're going to return from instrumentals back to the land of song. The song, Banks of the Ohio, is a classic psychologically twisted murder ballad. It's also musically...

Here I go again... I got the Pandora Radio on in the background and I'm jamming along with Little Walter and Eddie Taylor... This is how I keep busy around here...

Thanks, Duke!

Hey Vinny,  you play from your heart and keep it driving,  I like it like that!