When seeking to improve at blues guitar, the first port of call is usually learning some guitar solos, be it the swampy pentatonics of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Texas Flood or dynamic melodies of B.B ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Vintage blues is all about character and personality. The great guitarists ...

The mixture of minor scale notes with the notes of dominant 7 chords will give you an edgy, bluesy bite to your solos. Nearly every player from Buddy Guy and Albert King to John Mayer and Joe ...

Consistently rated as one of the most important guitarists of all time, Eric Clapton is oft-credited as a major influence on the changing sound of electric blues in the 1960s. And, after switching ...

Learn 5 classic blues licks that every guitarist should know, perfect for adding soul and expression to your playing. This ...

FENDER has been making great guitars for decades – but the Californian firm can now make you great at guitar too. I’m living proof that anyone (including complete novices) can quickly learn some ...

There's no denying that Jimmy Page is one of the most important rock guitarists of all time, as well as one of the most versatile. His playing is rooted in the blues, but also encompasses elements of ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Few things defined the genre of rock and roll more than the guitar solo. Sometimes powerful and loud, at other times gentle and orchestrated, the ...

93. The Edge on U2′s “Bullet the Blue Sky” “Bullet the Blue Sky” sticks out like a sore thumb on “The Joshua Tree,” an otherwise modest record in terms of its musical arrangements. The Edge’s guitar, ...

AC/DC guitarist Angus Young may be one of the unlikeliest guitar heroes in rock music, simply for the fact that he's not trying to be a guitar hero at all. Far from ...