The Montreux Jazz festival has become the most compelling musical event of the year. The festival attracts more and more great and upcoming talent than any other musical event in the world. With that being said, in 1967, the first Montreux Jazz Festival came to life. The festival was held at Montreux Casino. It lasted [...]
We all want the same action Stevie Ray Vaughan had. I mean guitar action, string height, neck relief, fret level. I’m talking the way the action on his guitar is set up. Why would someone want a guitar setup like Stevie Rays? Well for one thing, he is one of the best blues guitar players [...]
When it comes to practicing your guitar, there are literally thousands of teaching methods available. Basic, logical and effective practice habits are an essential building block for any guitarist. You can’t get away from the concept of dedicating a certain amount of time everyday with out any excuses to practice your discipline. Guitar tools considered [...]
Here is an exclusive tip from the late great Stevie Ray Vaughan. Players like Stevie Ray bend strings use a playing technique where you bend the strings with your left hand, for right handed guitarists that is. It is part of the particular style of music most blues players use, which is a staple of [...]
There are thousands of scales, literally. Removing the rhetorical crap we hear about what scales to use, we can boil it down to these essential scales. Simply put we intend to leave you with a handful of realistic scales, ones that are useful and can be put into action. When you consider that the most [...]
