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Richard Barrett is on a mission to make you a better blues player – with full audio examples and backing tracks

After quite a few playing hours under its belt, Dave Burrluck gets the Epiphone Oxblood back into the garage for a bit of a tinker and a tune-up

The blues-rocker recalls the gift of a precious pedal from an old friend and a recent Hendrix-inspired guitar purchase

Two albums recorded 50 years apart – the gear might have stayed the same, but the recording experience is completely different

Decorated with accolades from the Grammys to the Academy Of Country Music, the legendary Nashville sessioneer has played on over a thousand records. Here, he shares his go-to gear, why he surrendered to the metronome, and how “letting the emotion escape” is the key to nailing that first take

This month, Richard Barrett explores how a chord can sound completely different when its basic note order is rearranged