Jon Finn is a lucky guy. Well, that is according to him. However, when you dig deeper, it isn’t just luck that has kept him on the guitar faculty at Berklee Col...
It’s not uncommon for me to bring Andy Aledort’s name up in conversation with a fellow player or music enthusiast and then be asked, “Which Andy Aledort?”
Th...
I first set eyes on a Nik Huber guitar in a crowded booth on NAMM’s main floor. Nik had about 15 guitars on display - all of them already sold by noon of the fi...
Here ye, here ye! Audiophiles, guitar aficionados and enlightened children of the ‘Fire — prepare thy ears and hearts for magical music from the artists and...
As a kid, I remember those paint-by-number paintings in my dentist’s office or at some relative’s house. They were usually pretty ugly, but playing-by-numbers w...
Guitar virtuoso, brilliant recording artist, passionate educator, and gifted composer, Pete Huttlinger passed in January of this year of heart failure after yea...
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Hi there, my name is Shane Theriot. I’m a professional musician and guitarist. I like stories. I mean I REALLY like stories. Over the yea...
I remember the first time I saw Eric Johnson play “Cliffs of Dover” on Austin City Limits on a VHS tape my roommate had. It was a life changing moment for me. T...
When I was learning music I was influenced in two different ways: by the book and on the street. By this I mean that I had everything that I learned from my the...
One of the most useful applications of practical music theory is the concept of Intervals. Being able to both hear the Intervals and see them on the fretboard p...
I’m always interested in new things that are pretty simple, but sound cool. Once I get a basic version of a technique together, I’ll try and imagine how many di...
I could fill this entire edition of Riff with my impressions, accolades and studio stories about Robbie Calvo. There are so many facets and colors to his ta...
Everything about Pat Martino is “extraordinary” in the fullest sense of the word. At age 15, Pat was already playing professionally on the jazz circuit. Since t...
We’ve produced over five hundred courses with pro artists and educators here at TrueFire. Our artists come from varying musical backgrounds and walks of life, e...
In the world of music, musicians in bands typically occupy one hemisphere, while the DJs occupy the other. However, for Freekbass and DJ Logic, the fusing of th...
You hear that familiar “click” as a tube amp turns on. Then, just a single A chord, followed by a simple blues lick. But that’s all it takes to make you think, ...
As a working musician for over twenty years (blimey, has it already been that long?), I am not overly thrilled with the way the music industry has changed in re...
I always enjoy taking simple ideas that students already know and framing it in a way that is useful and can be easily implemented. Most players know chords and...
So you have had a few gigs and now consider yourself a “road warrior.” Before getting the tattoo, you might not want to compare your grueling gig schedule with ...
Frank and I go way back. We started working together on TrueFire projects fifteen years ago and became fast friends almost immediately. Everyone loves Frank, an...
“Brothers from another mother,” is how Robben Ford described Andrew Ford to me. We had just finished Robben’s first series of TrueFire sessions and Robben asked...
Here ye, here ye! Audiophiles, guitar aficionados and enlightened children of the ‘Fire — prepare thy ears and hearts for magical music from the artists and...
Quick: Name the notes across the 8th fret, from low E string to high E. Include sharps and flats. Ready. Go! One one thousand…two one thousand…If you cannot ra...
While the banjo has often been associated with movies and television that caused some disrespect, it’s a new age of banjo respect thanks to Bela Fleck, Tony Tri...
