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Joe Bonamassa with Lowell George's Dumble Overdrive Special

Joe Bonamassa explains why he sold all his Dumble amps – and why he’s now got more than ever

By Phil Weller published

After making some big changes to his live rig in 2014, the guitarist now owns eight Dumbles and isn’t looking back

Kenny Wayne Shepherd performs onstage during the Jim Irsay Collection Exhibit and Concert at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on January 11, 2024 in Los Angeles.

“When you start with a crappy guitar, it begins the cycle of gear addiction.” Kenny Wayne Shepherd explains why every player should start out with a cheap guitar

By Phil Weller published

Shepherd also says Jimi Hendrix's gear reveals how he was ahead of his time

Gibson ES-335 on top of a case

Best Blues Guitars 2024: Play Away The Blues With Our Top Choices From Gibson, Fender, Duesenberg, PRS, And More

By Daryl Robertson last updated

We hope you have your best pentatonic licks at the ready because with blues guitars this good, you're going to need them!

B.B. King performing in 1969.

"You Don’t Want to Play Like B.B. King or Somebody Else. You Want to Be You": Some Collected Words of Wisdom From B.B. King Himself

By Michael Molenda published

"Try to ‘borrow’ a little bit from each guy. And, like that, you become you," said the King of the Blues

Erja Lyytinen

"Open C Tuning With a Slide Gives It a Whole New Approach": Watch Blues Rocker Erja Lyytinen’s Up-Tempo Live Rendition of Jimi Hendrix’s “Crosstown Traffic”

By Rod Brakes published

Video The Finnish guitarist’s latest track appears ahead of new double live album, ‘Diamonds on the Road – Live 2023’

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Christone "Kingfish" Ingram performs in concert during Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 16, 2023 in Manchester, Tennessee.

"Blues Music Is My First Love": Christone “Kingfish” Ingram Reveals Five Life-Changing Riffs

By Jim Beaugez published

Video The Fender signature artist and Grammy-winning bluesman talks vital influences from Albert King and B.B. King to Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Hazel

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Eddy Clearwater poses for a studio portrait in 1975, holding a Fender Telecaster guitar, in the United States.

Ten of the Greatest Chicago Blues Songs

By Guitar Player Staff published

Return to the source of inspiration with these Windy City blues guitar classics

Bonnie Raitt performs on stage at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, on August 6th, 1977. She is playing a Fender Stratocaster guitar.

Five Incredible Under-the-Radar Blues Guitar Solos by Fender Stratocaster Players

By Guitar Player Staff published

From Jimmie Vaughan, Doyle Bramhall II and Kenny Wayne Shepherd to Robert Cray and Bonnie Raitt, these deep cuts are bound to have you reaching for your Strat

Samantha Fish performs with a white Gibson SG guitar in the documentary film 'Love Letters: Samantha Fish Live from New Orleans'

Watch the Essential ‘Love Letters: Samantha Fish Live from New Orleans’ Documentary Concert Special

By Christopher Scapelliti published

Video This unmissable film offers an intimate look into the life and career of one of today’s most vital blues artists

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Blues Hall of Fame inductee Charlie Musselwhite, guitar detail, performs onstage at Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts at Pepperdine on January 17, 2023 in Malibu, California.

The Mixolydian Blues Scale Could Be the Most Useful Scale of All

By Guitar Player Staff last updated

This scale reigns supreme as the chief source for carving those major/minor blues-based licks that sound so good over dominant 7th chords

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