@Forrest...don't forget to post a video so we can see how you're doing.   Thanks.

@Mike...you are getting it.  Try a lighter touch and it will sound better.  Also don't forget the bass...sometimes I am playing a damped bass that implies a line.  I will try and...

Thank you Tim , I love the old style of stating the melody first before the vocal. 

Songs from this era provided two songs for the price of one! (Long instrumental intro)     We don't have the attention span these days to wait for the vocals to come in.  The DR...

After a  brief  introduction that Billie Holiday speaks before her performance of "Fine and Mellow"; " I don't think I ever sang it the same way twice. I don't think I ever sang...

Roger, Anything you can pickup out of these lessons will be helpful somewhere in your playing. It's not necessaary that you pickup every little thing I do. If you do great if not...

That's why I play it on a strat guys. On the Guitar Groove a Rama version I use a Rickenbacker Ithink the model is a 361? It's a hollowbody with a thin fast neck which helps a lot!

Thanks Mike and Duke for your kind comments. Posting the first video for everyone else to see was very stressful, but also a very enlightening way to critique my own playing that I...

Duke,   Great lesson, but wow - very challenging. I better get to work on this !

Hy Mike...thanks for the upload...I love this tune...I don't have a really big knowledge on electric blues Take a look at this. He's a great friend of mine. He's called Emanuele...

Hey Mike.....Great Job!!!! It's so much better with the acoustic guitar....is that a Martin 000? It Sounds really good!!!! Have eyou ever tried using a thumbpick I'll upload...

You are very welcome. Getting better is the goal right? Glad you are enjoying them.

Just wanted to say thank you for giving your time Duke. I really enjoy it and yes I am getting better at the age of 62. God Bless

Hey Roger, Very good. Your execution is very good on something that has become a bit of a pain for me to play at this point in my career. It seems though I am improving in more...

Hey Roger ... GREAT !!  I saw your video last night and it got me practicing Cookin' for an hour.  I dropped the thumb on the 13th chord as Duke suggested .. and I noticed you were...

Hi Duke. Sorry for the technical difficulties. Thanks to Mike my Cookin' video is now up. Looking forward to your feedback. Thanks!

Hy All, why don't we share some music here on Sonic Junction Uploading videos of our favourite songs and artist? I start with one of my favourite tunes of Mr Robert Johnson. It's...

OK .. video is live here http://sonic-junction.com/users/duke-robillard/posts/105-cookin-lesson-2 we will look into how to make this easier for everyone.  Thanks for your patience...

Mike I followed these instructions and tried to upload my 3.72 mb mov file and after more than an hour it still said "uploading...please wait." The middle screen never changed...

Hi Duke .. great advice "Each player should pick what works for himself and use that. Lester Young, one of my all time favorite musicians, once said; A musicians style is made...

My next album, "Wobble Walkin' " has a few spots where I turn off the pickup and chunck rhythm with the bass during a drum solo. 

Yeah man! 78s!My favorite form of sound recording. Listening to music on 78 RPM records through a good tube system with a diamond needle is an experience that cannot be equaled...

This is truly a beautiful song and my favorite version. Love the intro here whic,h chord wise, has nothing to do with song which is great. Most of  the earlier Billie Holiday...

Hi Mike, The thumb thing doesn't work for everyone. It's just an added little accent, certainly not needed for the groove or part. A lot of my little tricks or accents are just a...

Hello Roger, The first time I tried to watch your video it wouldn't play for me. Now it appears to be deleted. Would love to see it. Duke

@Mike Hy Mike, Yes, It would be great if you could upload also something with your acoustic guitar!!! and It's great too to have blues mates...well this is the spirit of sonic...

Thanks Mike. I'll give it a try later today. I believe that I did follow these steps but perhaps the progress bar in step 3 did not get all the way despite waiting 15-20 minutes...

@Corey...Hy corey, thanks again for the feedback. As I was sayin to Mike I still don't feel very comfortable and I have to work a lot with the touch but it's a matter of time...