You may not have heard of Tomo Fujita, but you've probably heard of at least one his students. John Mayer, while a student at Berklee College of Music, studied with Tomo. Tomo is not only an accomplished teacher, he's also an accomplished guitarist. He counts among his influences B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Larry Carlton, Jeff Beck, James Brown, and Ray Charles. Each of … [Read more...]
Five Amazing Guitar Licks You Never Thought Of!
Editor's Note: This is a guest post by Ava at the Jemsite Blog Forget Led Zeppelin and Metallica. Stairway to Heaven and Enter Sandman may have been cool once, but been there, done that. These guitar licks are hardcore and yet, somehow we've never thought of playing them! Take a look at the five awesome guitar licks you only wish you had thought of when you first picked … [Read more...]
Rory Gallagher “Off the Handle”
One of the things that I like to do when I "discover" a new artist that I like is to trace their roots. You can learn a lot about a guitar player based on who they cite as influences. Joe Bonamassa has often cited Rory Gallagher as a major influence, and Bonamassa has even covered Gallagher on his albums. Gallagher is a fairly well-known, but (in my opinion) under … [Read more...]
Gary Moore Playing ‘Red House’
This is a fiery rendition of Henrix's "Red House" by Gary Moore. The video was recorded at the Wembley Arena as part of the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Fender Stratocaster. While Moore is best known for playing Les Pauls, he's playing a Strat in the video. Note that not only is Moore a master of the guitar, he's also a master of the guitar face, as this video attests. … [Read more...]
Odair Assad in Concert
This past Tuesday night, Odair Assad played a solo concert performance at the Belmont Mansion. Odair is very well known in classical guitar circles as a member of the world famous Assad Duo. A solo performance from him is apparently fairly rare, so this was a real treat. Whenever I see a classical guitar concert, an anecdote I heard a number of years ago comes to mind. … [Read more...]