hi Friend, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” That’s a quote from one of my favorite movies (Ferris Bueler’s Day Off). I only thought of it just now because… dang… it’s the weekend already. Seems like it was just Saturday only a …
Here’s another sample clip from “Rockin the Blues & Slide Guitar”. Here, we get into some important subtleties of playing slide guitar. Check it out!
Texas Flood is perhaps the finest blues album recorded by one of the best blues guitar players ever. This is an essential recording that should be in every blues guitarist’s collection. The blues album kicks off with Lovestruck Baby, which is a high energy tune that demonstrates Stevie’s ability to incorporate double stops into his …
Blues guitarist Howard Duane Allman was born in Nashville, Tennessee on November 20th of 1946. Duane was a lead guitarist for and co-founder of the classic southern rock group The Allman Brothers Band. He was also a sought after session musician. He is mostly known for his soulful slide guitar work and great improvisations. In …
Blues guitarist Robben Ford was born in Woodlake, California on December 16th of 1951. He started with the saxophone at 10 years old and first picked up the guitar at 13 years old. Robben formed a band with his brothers Mark on the harmonica and Patrick on the drums. They called the group the Charles …
The Late Great Jeff Healey Blind Canadian Jazz,Blues Rock, Vocalist And Guitarist was born on March 25th of 1966 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Jeff Healey grew up in Toronto’s west side. At eight months old, a rare cancer of the eyes took Jeff’s sight. His eyes were surgically removed and he received artificial replacements. Healey …
hi Friend, We always got something new poppin’ here at Guitar Control. What’s next? I’ll tell you what’s next — Evolution. Evolution of a Pro Guitarist. It’s a new website from our good friend Jimmy Dillon, the San Francisco session pro. This is a very unique video series as Jimmy shares his insider secrets that …
hi Friend, I did it. I got up super early today and practiced. Actually 2 days in a row now. I should tell you that it’s been some time since I got up early for anything – it seems I’ve become a bit of a night owl as of late. I used to get up …
Friend, Happy Saturday. Hope your weekend is going swimmingly. So check it out… over the past couple years I’ve had a few requests for lessons on *slide* guitar. But we never really offered slide guitar lessons, UNTIL NOW… It turns out that there was an overwhleming response to Jimmy Dillon’s “Soul of Acoustic Guitar” course, …
Hey folks…got a brand new DVD course called “Rockin the Blues and Slide Guitar”. It’s all about… well, blues guitar and slide guitar.