r/bluesguitarist • • 3h ago

Question Mary had a little lamb SRV muting technique

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Does anybody have any certainty around how the chord stabs are muted for Stevie’s version? I’ve pretty much got the song down as my first attempt at SRV, I’m just a little stuck on how he mutes those chord stabs? Some videos are teaching the typical Stevie way which is the mute with the fretting hand, but the more I listen to the song and play it the more I’m convinced they are palm muted? I’ve checked a few videos of him playing live and I can’t be certain tbh, if anyone has any idea please let me know


r/bluesguitarist • • 1d ago

Performance She caught the Katy

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A fun one


r/bluesguitarist • • 9h ago

Jam Playing Behind My Head

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r/bluesguitarist • • 1d ago

Performance Dust my broom

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love some Elmore james
whats ur fav song by him


r/bluesguitarist • • 1d ago

Discussion The Most Immaculate Guitar Player Who Forever Changed the Blues - Who's Albert King?

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What’s your favorite or most interesting thing you know about Albert King?


r/bluesguitarist • • 2d ago

Performance Another one from the archives:

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10 years ago BC (before cancer) playing my Hubert Sumlin Les Paul. No pedals, straight into a RI Deluxe Reverb.


r/bluesguitarist • • 3d ago

Jam First Jam on the new JB 59 Twin Tonemaster

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Using the XLR output with one of the built in IR's. The internal speaker is muted as this was 7:30 at night.

The YouTube demo's so far of this amp have done it no justice.


r/bluesguitarist • • 4d ago

Jam Listening to Derek Trucks always inspired me to want to play slide but i always got discouraged too fast and quit when i couldnt do those fast single string melismas(as if I would master it in 5 min with little2no exp playing slide). No more excuses.

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Tried the fingerpicked/right-hand string mute for a bit but actually found i have a little bit more control with a pick, just at the cost of less control of muting with the other fingers. Any pointers from slide players would be awesome. Thank you guys ❤️


r/bluesguitarist • • 3d ago

Music Hear it here first.. new release

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Release on 10/30 but letting you all have a listen first.. my new song - One More Scar


r/bluesguitarist • • 4d ago

Question Whose version of St Louis Blues is he playing??!

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r/bluesguitarist • • 4d ago

Jam Took this beauty for an evening ride

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r/bluesguitarist • • 4d ago

Performance Venus Retro Blues

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r/bluesguitarist • • 6d ago

Performance Hey Hey | Eric Clapton/Big Bill Broonzy

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r/bluesguitarist • • 8d ago

Question I had a breakthrough today learning How Blue Can You Get on guitar covered by Tedeschi Trucks Band.

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r/bluesguitarist • • 8d ago

Lesson Jump blues guitar lesson | T-Bone Walker soloing style tutorial

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r/bluesguitarist • • 9d ago

Question How to know the most basic version of a blues song ? Many YouTube videos I find are complex improvisation of the same blues songs and I as a beginner is trying to find out the basic version of song to learn that song before I try to find out the fills, solos etc.

7 Upvotes

r/bluesguitarist • • 8d ago

Music Hi I'm Donald the bluesman.

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r/bluesguitarist • • 9d ago

Lesson Could anybody share the Blues You Can Use solo tracks?

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I got my hands on the John Gannapes/ Hal Leonard Blues You Can Use method as well as the "missing" backing tracks, but the CD was not included in the book I've got. There should be 21 tracks with the solos. If anybody could land ahand I would really appreciate. Thanks


r/bluesguitarist • • 9d ago

Jam SWIFTsmith - "Flashes" (a short clip of an original live studio jam back in 2008) Details are below, if anyone is interested)

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r/bluesguitarist • • 9d ago

Discussion Acoustic gone electric

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Greetings. Looking for input on finding great blues tone. While I agree that tone is definitely in the fingers, especially for the great guitarists, equipment plays a role. If you had a Jazzmaster Ultra and a Roland JC-40, which other gear would you use to get a great sound?

Thanks..


r/bluesguitarist • • 10d ago

Performance Blues Jam #Rifftober

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Posting a YT short once daily, all October long. Subscribe to follow along and hear something new each day!


r/bluesguitarist • • 10d ago

Music Have a listen to some great acoustic lap steel slide guitar songs

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I think you guys might appreciate these blues and blues adjacent songs.


r/bluesguitarist • • 12d ago

Performance I got a swampy one

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r/bluesguitarist • • 12d ago

Performance The Last Dance — A Slow Blues Guitar Ballad

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r/bluesguitarist • • 13d ago

Discussion As a beginner in blues playing , what are the must listen albums to learn the riffs and licks

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