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The Slash Record Review

SuperGenius guitarist Slash — of Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver fame — released a new album this week called, genuinely enough, “Slash” and it is the number one selling album on iTunes right now.

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David Gilmour Signature Red GHS Boomers Review

We recently reviewed the David Gilmour Signature GHS Boomers and I should have added this subtitle to that review: “The Blue Package for Stratocasters.”  I knew there was a “Red” version of the Gilmour Boomers, but for some reason, I thought the Reds were for acoustic guitars.  They are not.  The Reds are for Les Paul electric guitars!

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe Sings the Gospel Blues

Sister Rosetta Tharpe is a musical whirlwind of a stepping stone between Gospel music and The Blues.

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Freddie King and the 1966 Beat

We love Freddie King and his classic DVD — “Freddie King The!!!!Beat 1966” — is an instant classic that deserves your rabid attention and ultimate devotion.

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Gibson Brite Wires Review

My D’Addario strings review is one of the most popular articles here on BolesBlues.com, so I decided to crack open my Anvil flightcase and share more of my guitar strings experiences with you.  Today, we’ll take a look at Gibson Brite Wires.  These strings are installed by default on all new Gibson Les Paul guitars.  When your Les Paul Standard is the guitar headstock shown on the Brite Wires packaging, you begin to get the idea that Gibson especially wants you to use these strings on that guitar.

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Gibson Builds the Keb' Mo' Bluesmaster

Gibson have created a fantastic new acoustic Blues guitar called the “Bluesmaster” to honor the great Keb’ Mo’.

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Robben Ford and Rhythm Blues Guitar

Robben Ford has been around The Blues forever and he’s written lots of guitar books about The Blues and he has a deep and rich teaching catalog on DVD.  In “The Art of Blues Rhythm” Robben teaches us that not every guitar needs to play the lead.

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