Blues Headlines

Difficulty

30 mins per example

Tutor: Richard Barrett | Gear used: SSC, Hamstead Subspace Drive, Vox AC15 C1

The 80s Rock Ballad

looked at some of the various (and sometimes unlikely) places where blues influence finds its way, and this month we continue that tradition. During the 80s, guitar solos moved in an increasingly technical, even academic, direction. The blues element was less prevalent in