31 Results for "blues"

Why Are Scales Important on Guitar? Secrets You Should Know

Why are scales important on guitar? We don't like learning them, but they sure are good to know! Let's take a closer look.

Crazy Tube Circuits Venus: A Real Tube Overdrive Pedal with Options

Boutique overdrive coming in! The Crazy Tube Circuits Venus is modeled after one of the most legendary drives - at more compact form factor.

UAFX Enigmatic ’82 Overdrive: Dumble Stomp comes to UA

The new UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive from Universal Audio is a nod to the legendary Dumble amps, while also packing in some modern features.

Halcyon Blue Overdrive: Responsive 90s Feel for Today’s Players

This Halcyon Blue Overdrive from Origin Effects gives players a boosted midrange and more distortion. Perfect addition to your pedal board?

How John Mayer brought the Blues back

John Mayer is one of the most influential guitarists of today. Not only is his playing instantly recognizable, he also brought the Blues back. How did he do that?

Why Jeff Beck was this good on guitar

Jeff Beck was both a genius and a virtuoso. He has left a huge gap that no one will be able to fill so quickly, even today.

Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton Interview: Fire and Passion

While on tour in Europe, we trade stories with Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton and talk about their latest record, Death Wish Blues.

Joanne Shaw Taylor Interview: Back On The Road

In this interview, we find out more about blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter Joanne Shaw Taylor, as she shares some key career moments.

Eric Gales Interview: Playing Through The Pain

We catch up with Eric Gales, a guitar virtuoso who has worked with artists like Mitch Mitchell, Eric Johnson, Santana, and Joe Bonamassa.

Robben Ford Interview: On the road with George Harrison & Eric Clapton

Legendary guitarist Robben Ford shares some of his personal experiences on tour with Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, and Eric Clapton.

Harley Benton Delta Blues Resonator: Mississippi Delta tones

The Harley Benton Delta Blues Resonator is a classic square neck lap-style with a single cone. Perfect for slide guitar and open tunings

The Epiphone B.B. King Lucille model is finally out!

Eight months after we first got to see it, the highly anticipated Epiphone B.B. King Lucille model has now hit the store shelves.

Gibson’s new Slim Harpo “Lovell” ES-330 is a beautiful blues machine

Gibson honours blues musician James "Slim Harpo" Moore with new Slim Harpo "Lovell" ES-330 Artist Model in Vintage Sunset Burst.

MXR Eric Gales signature Raw Dawg overdrive pedal is out for blood!

The new MXR Eric Gales signature Raw Dawg overdrive pedal has started appearing on dealer sites - this hound should sound pretty sweet.

Lucille! BB King’s legendary Gibson ES-345 guitar to be auctioned

A crucial part of BB King's career was played by a certain Gibson ES-345 that he named "Lucille". Now, a prototype he used in his later career is to be auctioned in September 2019.

Joyo O.M.B – A One Man Band with looper and drum pattern generator!

Joyo carries on its determined assault on the cheaper end of the pedal market with the O.M.B., a looper pedal for combining overdubs with drum patterns to create your own sounds and song ideas.

Epiphone John Lee Hooker 100th Anniversary Zephyr: A tribute to a blues legend

Epiphone is releasing a limited and modestly priced edition of the legendary 1961 Zephyr played by John Lee Hooker, who was famous for his Boogie Woogie blues style.

Gibson Gary Clark Jr. Signature SG in Vintage Cherry!

Gary Clark Jr has a great taste in SGs and his signature model is now available in a very traditional Vintage Cherry finish, which is handy as the last version in yellow sold out worldwide.

NAMM 2018: JHS Bonsai – 9 Tube Screamers in one pedal?

How many Ibanez Tube Screamer overdrive pedals can you squeeze into one box? Apparently, the answer is nine and so JHS pedals have gone and done just that!

NAMM 2018: Lunastone to launch four natty new boutique drive pedals

Swanky looks, tasty marketing descriptions and a heritage that includes the TrueOverDrive: These four new pedals by Lunastone have certainly got us interested in hearing more. Sound examples, please!

Gibson USA 2018 Gary Clark Jr Signature SG Gloss Yellow

This new Artist Series signature model guitar for Gary Clark Jr certainly stands out from the crowd in its bright yellow finish and triple P90 layout.

Okko FX Gregor Hilden Diablo Signature Overdrive – Mr Smooth

Known as 'Mr Smooth', GregsGuitars YouTube channel owner Gregor Hilden gets his own signature Diablo overdrive pedal for 2017, which includes some nice additional touches and controls.

Radial Hot British V9 and Texas Pro pedals announced, sans valves

Once famous for their valve-driven guitar pedals, Radial now believe the way forward is to drop valves altogether. How will the Texas Pro and the Hot British V9 stack up against other valve-based units from ...

Mad Professor revs up for NAMM with Big Tweedy Drive

Due in early 2017 and inspired by classic American valve amps, the Big Tweedy effect pedal is the result of Mad Professor's latest lab experiments...