Blues Shuffle In G
Started recording some stuff this afternoon, intended on laying down a clean version of Freddi King’s Hideaway on my recently purchased Blues Deluxe Amp, but it just wasn’t happening. Then I ended up in this G Blues Shuffle that sounds not bad – a few mistakes along the way, but not a bad version – […]
Top 10 New Blues Guitar Players – Agree?
Gibson recently published a listing of their top 10 list for current/new blues guitar greats…obviously this is subjective, and I wanted to give my opinion… First, let’s look at their list: 1. Joe Bonamassa 2. John Mayer 3. Jack White 4. Eric Gales 5. Don Auerbach (The Black Keys) 6. Davy Knowles 7. Kenny Wayne […]
JW Jones Blues New Video Release
Great local Ottawa, Ontario blues guitar talent JW Jones released his new video for “Aint Gonna Beg”, shot in Ottawa it features a ton of local Ottawa scenes in the background including: Classic Mayfair Theatre, Metropolitan Brasserie, Karters Corners Go-Carting…pretty cool when you can fit your hometown landmarks into your own video. Oh ya, pretty […]
Son House and Buddy Guy…Blues Guitar
One of the most important parts of listening, understanding, enjoying and playing the blues is respecting the past. The blues is a living and breathing evolution in the human condition as reflected through the instruments and voices of blues music through the years. To really understand and be able to play blues guitar, you’ve got […]
Happy 50th Rolling Stones!
It’s hard to imagine any band lasting 50-years largely still intact but it is especially incredible when that band is a rock & roll band and even more fascinating when you consider it is the Rolling Stones! Though not nearly the vital influence on Rock & Roll they once were, the Stones have managed to […]
Tedeschi And Trucks Band Impresses At Ottawa Bluesfest
I always make it a top priority to catch Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi each time they come to town, happily each time I am more impressed. Formed back in 2010, this Royal Couple of the guitar blues combines skill, dedication and passion to their craft…definitely a situation where 1+1=3 Two things I noticed at […]
Funky Blues Shuffle On My Strat
Here’s a funky little blues guitar shuffle in E I put together earlier today…this is my Stratocaster played through an older Fender “The Twin” amp with a Blue Daddy Goudie FX box boosting the gain and tone notch. I played this with my fingers so I could gets some simultaneous base line walking with fills […]
Johnny Sansone with MonkeyJunk Review
It’s Christmas time here in Ottawa again! What? Christmas in July? Christmas time for Blues Junkies like me – it’s Ottawa Bluesfest time again…and even though the Festival gets bigger and more diverse each year, there are still some great blues moments I’ll be taking in. One of those happened on Thursday evening when hometown […]
Jimmie Vaughan’s Guitar Setup
Came across this video sharing the details of Jimmie Vaughan’s guitar setup…if you are a fan of Jimmie you know that he is a minimalist (that’s what they called Steve Jobs by the way…so nothing wrong with that!) I’m a huge fan of Jimmie Vaughan’s simple, clear, biting tone – but find at times he […]
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Texas Shuffle
I have to admit – a great Texas Shuffle a la Stevie Ray Vaughan or Freddie King before him just gets my blood pumping. I have a son that is just now learning guitar, and though today’s generation is into all of this Electronic Dance Music stuff, I have to admit he even taps his […]