February 2009 Archives

I'm sitting here waiting for the President to give his first speech to a joint session of Congress watching the Stones in Austin during the Bigger Bang tour a couple of years ago on DVD.  Rather than getting wound up in the angst of all the talking heads, I'm fooling with one of my guitars trying to follow along with Keef (almost impossible for those who know).  He's got a technique that is more instinct...

Yesterday, I wanted a break from politics, so I wrote about one of my favorite guitarists, Keith Richards.  My "Friday Keef" piece got me thinking about the other guys.  One of my readers mentioned Stevie Ray Vaughan and that led me to a no-politics all music weekend on GST.  Today, SRV, as suggested.As I pulled up some of my old stuff on Stevie, I went to old reliable youTube and ran across a bunch of...

If you have been reading this blog for a while, you already know that I love guitars and have favorite guitarists, Eric Clapton and Keith Richards topping the list.  Clapton and Keith couldn't be more different, but they are both masters of their craft; Clapton with his precise, slow-hand solos and Keef with his grinding straight forward rhythm riffs.Keef's guitar technique has been evolving for over 40 years, and his early attempts were blues and,...