well OK, I'm just relaying my own experience and extrapolating. What the majority of players would say about thick picks and picking speed I don't kno...

Well read if you want. There's nothing wrong with reading, per se, but it only gives you the skeleton of what was played. There is so much information...

As soon as I started playing guitar tone was important to me. The first person whose tone I dug was Clapton. My friends and I called his tone "tubular...

Sorry about the typo in the previous post. I was trying to say that if your pick is too thick it will limit your picking speed because of the flexibil...

The main thing about picks is how thick they are. The thicker, the more bass will be in the tone and that can add depth to your tone. That being said,...

Don't read. Listen. Listen to Tal Farlow, Johnny Smith, Wes Montgomery, Scott Henderson, etc etc, whoever sounds good to you. There are any number of ...

John Lee Hooker was not an advanced gtr player but he had a very stylized sound. I recorded him in my studio and I played one gig with him. The best w...

I took about three lessons from Robben Ford in 1976. Then in 1980 I took a couple from Tower Of Power gtr player Bruce Conte. I haven't taken a lesson...

Whenever you are learning a new figure practice it at whatever tempo allows you to make every move without error. Pay attention to each movement of yo...

<<I think we can forgive you as long as you actively contribute to the forums and pass some of that vast experience on ....y'know, a few tips h...