In this episode I talk to Blues & Rockabilly guitar virtuoso Ruzz Evans from Ruzz Guitar's Blues Revue. Ruzz is a hugely accomplished musician and we catch him just on the cusp of a mammoth US tour. Dates can be found here Ruzz has also been honoured by being officially endorsed by Gretsch Guitars since 2016. He used as the front cover image for UK Rock’n’Roll Magazine with a three page feature on the band and 2020 saw the band receive a two page feature in the 'Blues In Britain' magazine. This was a great conversation and a great insight to the story behind one of the U.K's best touring guitarists. Become a Blues Guitar Show Member: https://www.buzzsprout.com/950998/subscribe Shoot me a question to cover in the upcoming episodes by emailing ben@thebluesguitarshow.com Follow me on instagram @bluesguitarshowpodcast Make a small donation at 'Buy me a coffee' https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bluesguitarshow Acoustic Blues Guitar Course: https://www.udemy.com/share/1086SM/ Support the show

Subscriber-only episode Today we are looking at moving our licks from last week to different root. notes across the first three strings. We do this to allow us to play through the chord changes in a blues, not only does this make our solos sound better but it also massively helps develop a great understanding of the fretboard. If you're already a subscriber, grab this episodes TAB here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1_WwAzYBpLKQBRAz942uqQb4u-C3PcvYz Topics were covering are: | Minor Pentatonic Scale Basics | Minor Pentatonic across the neck | Learning the blues board | Using Minor Pentatonics for Solos | Creating solos using Scales | Using MP Scales across chord changes | Playing the changes | Effective soloing using the scale | Learning and developing licks | Introducing the major pentatonic | Major pentatonic shapes | major pentatonic across the neck | Soloing using majors | playing over what | using short shapes | mixing major and minor | playing over a blues | how to meld the two over 12 bars | Improvising as a solo player | Improvising in a group | Playing over tracks | How to make it sound like you | Connectivity in your soloing

In this episode I take you through my top 10 acoustic blues albums, I play a bit from each one and talk about why I think it deserves a slot in my top 10. Let me know what your top 10 are by leaving a comment, review or shooting me a message! Become a Blues Guitar Show Member: https://www.buzzsprout.com/950998/subscribe Shoot me a question to cover in the upcoming episodes by emailing ben@thebluesguitarshow.com Follow me on instagram @bluesguitarshowpodcast Make a small donation at 'Buy me a coffee' https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bluesguitarshow Acoustic Blues Guitar Course: https://www.udemy.com/share/1086SM/ Support the show

Subscriber-only episode Today we are looking at some blues licks. We are building upon our knowledge of the 3 main scales the minor pentatonic, major pentatonic and blues scale to look at some 'looping' licks and how we can use them in an improvised solo. If you're already a subscriber, grab this episodes TAB here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1_WwAzYBpLKQBRAz942uqQb4u-C3PcvYz Topics were covering are: | Minor Pentatonic Scale Basics | Minor Pentatonic across the neck | Learning the blues board | Using Minor Pentatonics for Solos | Creating solos using Scales | Using MP Scales across chord changes | Playing the changes | Effective soloing using the scale | Learning and developing licks | Introducing the major pentatonic | Major pentatonic shapes | major pentatonic across the neck | Soloing using majors | playing over what | using short shapes | mixing major and minor | playing over a blues | how to meld the two over 12 bars | Improvising as a solo player | Improvising in a group | Playing over tracks | How to make it sound like you | Connectivity in your soloing

In this episode I talk about the new range of Squier guitars and give some insight into what guitar you should add to your collection. Become a Blues Guitar Show Member: https://www.buzzsprout.com/950998/subscribe Shoot me a question to cover in the upcoming episodes by emailing ben@thebluesguitarshow.com Follow me on instagram @bluesguitarshowpodcast Make a small donation at 'Buy me a coffee' https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bluesguitarshow Acoustic Blues Guitar Course: https://www.udemy.com/share/1086SM/ Support the show

Subscriber-only episode Today we are looking at the 5 shapes of the Minor Pentatonic scale, now that we have a good idea of the notes and intervals within the scale we can start to look at the traditional shapes you may have seen before across the neck to find all the notes we have available to us in this scale. If you're already a subscriber, grab this episodes TAB here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1_WwAzYBpLKQBRAz942uqQb4u-C3PcvYz Topics were covering are: | Minor Pentatonic Scale Basics | Minor Pentatonic across the neck | Learning the blues board | Using Minor Pentatonics for Solos | Creating solos using Scales | Using MP Scales across chord changes | Playing the changes | Effective soloing using the scale | Learning and developing licks | Introducing the major pentatonic | Major pentatonic shapes | major pentatonic across the neck | Soloing using majors | playing over what | using short shapes | mixing major and minor | playing over a blues | how to meld the two over 12 bars | Improvising as a solo player | Improvising in a group | Playing over tracks | How to make it sound like you | Connectivity in your soloing

In this episode I talk about the BB King Box, what it is, how we can best use it and how it can make us better guitar players. Become a Blues Guitar Show Member: https://www.buzzsprout.com/950998/subscribe Shoot me a question to cover in the upcoming episodes by emailing ben@thebluesguitarshow.com Follow me on instagram @bluesguitarshowpodcast Make a small donation at 'Buy me a coffee' https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bluesguitarshow Acoustic Blues Guitar Course: https://www.udemy.com/share/1086SM/ Support the show

Subscriber-only episode Now we are looking at the Blues Scale. We look over how we can add just one note to our already familiar minor pentatonic scale to make it an absolute beat to solo with. We look at the scale itself, a couple of licks and the theory behind why this is such a useful one to master. If you're already a subscriber, grab this episodes TAB here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1_WwAzYBpLKQBRAz942uqQb4u-C3PcvYz Topics were covering are: | Minor Pentatonic Scale Basics | Minor Pentatonic across the neck | Learning the blues board | Using Minor Pentatonics for Solos | Creating solos using Scales | Using MP Scales across chord changes | Playing the changes | Effective soloing using the scale | Learning and developing licks | Introducing the major pentatonic | Major pentatonic shapes | major pentatonic across the neck | Soloing using majors | playing over what | using short shapes | mixing major and minor | playing over a blues | how to meld the two over 12 bars | Improvising as a solo player | Improvising in a group | Playing over tracks | How to make it sound like you | Connectivity in your soloing

A special episode for this week with my review of the Artist Guitars Brownburst DLXL Thanks to Artist guitars for sending this absolute beast over for me to play. You can check out the specs and get your hands on one here: https://www.artistguitars.co.uk/products/artist-brownburst58dlx-semi-hollow-electric-guitar-17821 Become a Blues Guitar Show Member: https://www.buzzsprout.com/950998/subscribe Shoot me a question to cover in the upcoming episodes by emailing ben@thebluesguitarshow.com Follow me on instagram @bluesguitarshowpodcast Make a small donation at 'Buy me a coffee' https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bluesguitarshow Acoustic Blues Guitar Course: https://www.udemy.com/share/1086SM/ Support the show

Subscriber-only episode We continue our look over the minor pentatonic scale and how we can apply it to create and play better guitar solos. In this lesson we cover the scale degrees, intervals and a few useful tips on how to approach playing a solo without start on the root note every time! These lessons are going in sequence so be sure to go back and listen to the previous episodes as I'll be referring to them each week. If you're already a subscriber, grab this episodes TAB here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1_WwAzYBpLKQBRAz942uqQb4u-C3PcvYz Topics were covering are: | Minor Pentatonic Scale Basics | Minor Pentatonic across the neck | Learning the blues board | Using Minor Pentatonics for Solos | Creating solos using Scales | Using MP Scales across chord changes | Playing the changes | Effective soloing using the scale | Learning and developing licks | Introducing the major pentatonic | Major poenttonic shapes | mejor pentatonic across the neck | Soloing using majors | playing over what | using short shapes | mixing major and minor | playing over a blues | how to meld the two over 12 bars | Improvising as a solo player | Improvising in a group | Playing over tracks | How to make it sound like you | Connectivity in your soloing

In this episode we look at 'call and response' in guitar solos and how you can use the skills you already have to play better guitar solos today! Become a Blues Guitar Show Member: https://www.buzzsprout.com/950998/subscribe Shoot me a question to cover in the upcoming episodes by emailing ben@thebluesguitarshow.com Follow me on instagram @bluesguitarshowpodcast Make a small donation at 'Buy me a coffee' https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bluesguitarshow Acoustic Blues Guitar Course: https://www.udemy.com/share/1086SM/ Support the show

Subscriber-only episode In this first episode of the new subscription we are focusing on all things blues solos and improvisation. Over the course of these episode we are following a series of lessons we're looking at how we can build your skills as a player when it comes to playing guitar solos, improvising over a blues and finally getting to grips with the fret board. If you're already a subscriber, grab this episodes TAB here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1_WwAzYBpLKQBRAz942uqQb4u-C3PcvYz Topics were covering are: | Minor Pentatonic Scale Basics | Minor Pentatonic across the neck | Learning the blues board | Using Minor Pentatonics for Solos | Creating solos using Scales | Using MP Scales across chord changes | Playing the changes | Effective soloing using the scale | Learning and developing licks | Introducing the major pentatonic | Major poenttonic shapes | mejor pentatonic across the neck | Soloing using majors | playing over what | using short shapes | mixing major and minor | playing over a blues | how to meld the two over 12 bars | Improvising as a solo player | Improvising in a group | Playing over tracks | How to make it sound like you | Connectivity in your soloing

In this episode I take you through my top 10 classic rock guitar albums, I play a bit from each one and talk about why I think it deserves a slot in my top 10. Let me know what your top 10 are by leaving a comment, review or shooting me a message! Become a Blues Guitar Show Member: https://www.buzzsprout.com/950998/subscribe Shoot me a question to cover in the upcoming episodes by emailing ben@thebluesguitarshow.com Follow me on instagram @bluesguitarshowpodcast Make a small donation at 'Buy me a coffee' https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bluesguitarshow Acoustic Blues Guitar Course: https://www.udemy.com/share/1086SM/ Support the show

In this episode I respond to questions about pentatonic scales. We look at where they come from, what they are and how to best use them to make your solo playing sound great! Shoot me a question to cover in the upcoming episodes by emailing ben@thebluesguitarshow.com Follow me on instagram @bluesguitarshowpodcast Make a small donation at 'Buy me a coffee' https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bluesguitarshow Acoustic Blues Guitar Course: https://www.udemy.com/share/1086SM/ Support the show

In this episode I answer some of your questions from my email list including my 'mount Rushmore' of guitarists! Shoot me a question to cover in the upcoming episodes by emailing ben@thebluesguitarshow.com Follow me on instagram @bluesguitarshowpodcast Make a small donation at 'Buy me a coffee' https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bluesguitarshow Acoustic Blues Guitar Course: https://www.udemy.com/share/1086SM/ Support the show

In this episode I talk through the Music Radar top guitars of 2023 and give a little analysis on their list. We also look through Open D tuning and how to play a cool sounding 12 bar using slide. Shoot me a question to cover in the upcoming episodes by emailing ben@thebluesguitarshow.com Follow me on instagram @bluesguitarshowpodcast Make a small donation at 'Buy me a coffee' https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bluesguitarshow Acoustic Blues Guitar Course: https://www.udemy.com/share/1086SM/ Support the show

In this episode I cover what the 'blue' notes are and how to find them. This is a really useful trick for improving your improvising skills as well as your solo playing. Shoot me a question to cover in the upcoming episodes by emailing ben@thebluesguitarshow.com Follow me on instagram @bluesguitarshowpodcast Make a small donation at 'Buy me a coffee' https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bluesguitarshow Acoustic Blues Guitar Course: https://www.udemy.com/share/1086SM/ Support the show

Growing up outside of Boston, multi-instrumentalist David Hamburger first picked up a guitar at the age of 12. Through his first guitar teacher he was exposed to bluegrass music, and at home his father was turning him on to Tin Pan Alley pop. Through his teens, Hamburger was also becoming more interested in blues and jazz, incorporating the various styles into his playing. His interest in blues was further stoked while attending Wesleyan University when a friend taught him to play slide. A stint at Manhattan's School of Music where he was studying jazz composition didn't last, as Hamburger left the graduate program to play with a then-unknown Freedy Johnston. Hamburger was also playing with an R&B band as well as performing solo, finally gathering some of his favorite local musicians to help him record King of the Brooklyn Delta in 1995. Extensive touring helped him to build a live following around New York and New England, while he continued to contribute guitar, dobro, and pedal steel to the recordings of others. Indigo Rose, recorded in a little more than a week, arrived in 1999. As a solo artist, David has appeared at Merlefest, the Philadelphia Folk Festival and the Old Settlers Music Festival, and venues including Passim, Cafe Lena and the Cactus Cafe. He has opened for Dave Van Ronk, Jorma Kaukonen, Rory Block and Roy Book Binder and jammed onstage with Duke Robillard, Gatemouth Brown and Tinsley Ellis. As a sideman and session musician, David has recorded with Freedy Johnston, toured the U.S. with Joan Baez, and appeared with Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen on Springsteen’s remake of “The Ghost of Tom Joad.” David is also the author of two dozen instructional books and videos, including the award-winning Beginning Blues Guitar, which has sold over 100,000 copies and been released in a second edition after 20 continuous years in print. We talk all things acoustic blues, he even whips out a stunning sounding Martin and demos a bit for us so, not one to miss! Shoot me a question to cover in the upcoming episodes by emailing ben@thebluesguitarshow.com Follow me on instagram @bluesguitarshowpodcast Make a small donation at 'Buy me a coffee' https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bluesguitarshow Acoustic Blues Guitar Course: https://www.udemy.com/share/1086SM/ Support the show

In this episode I talk you through how to use 'scale runs' to play faster solos and get yourself from point A to B on the neck. I also go through this weeks Blues News. If you have any questions please email them to me ben@thebluesguitarshow.com and I'll get to them as soon as I can! Follow me on instagram @bluesguitarshowpodcast Make a small donation at 'Buy me a coffee' https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bluesguitarshow Acoustic Blues Guitar Course: https://www.udemy.com/share/1086SM/ Support the show

In this episode I talk about the UK Guitar Show and give a brief recap of my time there. I give you the low down on my newest guitar and talk you through a simple (yet powerful) blues lick you can play in any key and give an update on whats happening with the show in the coming months! Follow me on instagram @bluesguitarshowpodcast Make a small donation at 'Buy me a coffee' https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bluesguitarshow Acoustic Blues Guitar Course: https://www.udemy.com/share/1086SM/ Support the show