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Five Tips for Enlightened Soloing
posted: June 29, 2012
OurStage, Guitar Player magazine, and Ernie Ball are teaming up this summer to offer aspiring guitarists a chance to win the ultimate Grand Prize. Enter the Guitar Player “Take The Lead” Competition by August 17…
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10 Minutes With Scott Seabock: Ernie Ball Blues Channel Winner
posted: July 8, 2011
The only thing that most guitarists enjoy less than changing strings is having to pay for them. When you add it up, all of those packs get expensive! That’s why we teamed up with Ernie…
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Backtracking Forward: Bucket O' Blues
posted: April 22, 2010
Throughout the first few decades of the 20th century, the raw, stripped-down sound of blues was played in various nooks and crannies as musicians from the north, south, east and west traveled the crossroads of…
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Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
posted: April 12, 2010
Zach Nichols grew up in Houston, learning how to play piano and guitar while cutting his teeth on the blues swagger of legends like Stevie Ray Vaughn and John Lee Hooker. At least that’s what…
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BACKTRACKING FORWARD: WHITE BOY BLUES
posted: September 3, 2009
When one thinks of blues music, images of cramped, smoke-filled bars and weathered black musicians belting out throaty songs as they fret on their worn guitars inevitably come to mind. The names Muddy Waters, Otis…
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