Hey, practice makes perfect! Also, on a more serious note, Tony does play with a good deal of tension. In a way, that’s part of his sound, but the kind of tension that he employs...

Hmmm ... I know you're a renowned picker and great performer and teacher and what not but in this case I'm gonna call you dude. Dude ... got any Mary had a little lamb licks I...

YES! Awesome! This has so much more flow to it! How does it feel?

Hi Markus, It is just so hard to tell anything useful about a guitar without playing it in person. I have absolutely played a 70s Yamaha that beat the pants off of a 50s D-28 that...

Hi Jack,  Thank you for the kind words! I do definitely use pentatonic scales. Quite a lot actually. I guess I don’t really think of it in terms of “now I will play a pentatonic...

Great story. He was right!

Jerry Reed was one of the all time greats. Have you ever heard the story about the recording of his song Guitar Man? Elvis was in the studio and his guitar player just wasn't...

Jerry was always composing, and rarely taking great care of the thing afterwards. One day Jean-Philippe Lalanne, good fingerstyle player who knew Jerry played something in front...

Ha! I love that!

Adam, This looks so much more relaxed and it SOUNDS so much better. There’s a really nice flow to the way you’re playing it here. Excellent. Now, try to apply some of that same...

Ha! Thanks Darren!

Man it's good to be back. This song is so groovy! Those bends... you so funky Chris!

Hey Kip,  Sounding really great and musical, as always. I like the tempo where you are playing this - it suits the way you play it and the vibe that you’re getting. That’s an...

Anyone have any tips for improving my cross pick accuracy? I’ve got this solo down pretty well, but when I speed it up I always run into problems with the notes played after the G...

There will be more, I have plennty more in store...stay tuned!!

Very cool. I've heard Magic Sam's version quite a bit, but don't think I ever heard Milton's--there's always something new to learn, even if it's old!    Besides the guitar stuff...

We're re-issuing one of Duke's most popular lessons with re-mastered video and updated loop points. From Duke: We are starting off the new year with a great blues song by Little...

We're re-issuing one of Corey's most popular lessons with re-mastered video and updated loop points. From Corey: In this third lesson I focus on reviewing last weeks lesson by...

We're re-issuing one of Jerry's most popular lessons with re-mastered video and updated loop points. From Jerry: Backing track for Little Walter's "Just Your Fool".  D harp in key...

Those are great questions that I am curious about too!

I'd passed over this lesson initially and I just came back to it and I'm glad I did.  More and more I've been trying to be mindful of tension during live performance and all of the...

I'd passed over this lesson initially and I just came back to it and I'm glad I did.  More and more I've been trying to be mindful of tension during live performance and all of the...

Hey Duke! I must admit, after learning the original riff, I kind of like that better, but it is really hard to get the Buddy Guy/Junior Wells version out of my head. It kept...

Duke, When I practice rhythm by myself I tend to play a chord and then strum the muted strings to keep time. Is this a really bad habit ? So for example if there are four beats to...

Thanks Duke! Our band opens with 'Mean Old World' but it never, ever feels right!It's exactly as you say, simple but not easy!

Hey Bruce - thanks so much my friend (and sorry for the late 'thanks'! Only just seen your kind comment)

👍🏽!!! See you real soon 

Hi Rick !! thank you for the advice , right now on the bends , i think is the best that I can do, I will continue to focus to be more precise on them , I ll get there maybe soon...