# guitarist (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 8 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover guitarist. Page: Feed: --- ## [Little Miss Nasty - BUS INVADERS Ep. 2229 \[VIDEO\]](https://www.digitaltourbus.com/features/little-miss-nasty-bus-invaders-ep-2229-video/) _2026-08-21 · Joshua Weidling · Digital Tour Bus_ Join us as Little Miss Nasty shows you around their tour bus. ## [Flawed Mangoes, TX2, Little Miss Nasty, & Oxygen Destroyer](https://www.digitaltourbus.com/flawed-mangoes-tx2-little-miss-nasty-oxygen-destroyer/) _2026-08-20 · Joshua Weidling · Digital Tour Bus_ Members get first access to our videos, so subscribe to watch them all before anyone else. ## [Saying farewell to Levon Helm](https://jokerandthethief.substack.com/p/saying-farewell-to-levon-helm) _2026-08-19 · The Joker and the Thief · The Joker and the Thief — Newsletter_ For almost 50 years, Levon Helm brought me something that went beyond mere pleasure. He was a musician I loved and admired, in fact a heroic inspiration. ## [From the Feed: Brad Barr Plays a Fluttering Arpeggio Study](https://adamperlmuttermusic.substack.com/p/from-the-feed-brad-barr-plays-a-fluttering) _2026-08-18 · Adam Perlmutter · The Eclectic Guitar_ A transcription of Barr’s recent Instagram reel, plus his thoughts on the etude’s technique and harmonic language, and the Gibson ES-175 he filmed it with. ## [Alternating Current in G: Travis Picking the Four Chords You Already Know](https://guitarweekly.substack.com/p/alternating-current-in-g-travis-picking) _2026-08-17 · Steve · Guitar Weekly Substack_ This week’s Guitar Weekly member thread turns G, D, Em, and C into a fingerstyle workout for thumb independence, movable triads, and clean one-string lead playing. ## [I Set My Friends On Fire - BUS INVADERS Ep. 2228 \[VIDEO\]](https://www.digitaltourbus.com/features/i-set-my-friends-on-fire-bus-invaders-ep-2228-video/) _2026-08-17 · Joshua Weidling · Digital Tour Bus_ Join us as I Set My Friends On Fire gives you a tour of their tour bus. ## [chokecherry’s Jackie Lillian - STAGE THREADS Ep. 28 \[VIDEO\]](https://www.digitaltourbus.com/features/chokecherrys-jackie-lillian-stage-threads-ep-28-video/) _2026-08-16 · Joshua Weidling · Digital Tour Bus_ Join us as chokecherry’s Jackie Lillian shows you the clothing she wears onstage. ## [The Rare Occasions’ Brian McLaughlin - GEAR MASTERS Ep. 647 \[VIDEO\]](https://www.digitaltourbus.com/features/the-rare-occasions-brian-mclaughlin-gear-masters-ep-647-video/) _2026-08-15 · Joshua Weidling · Digital Tour Bus_ Join us as The Rare Occasions’ Brian McLaughlin shows you the guitar gear he uses onstage. ## [Shyeye - BUS INVADERS Ep. 2227 \[VIDEO\]](https://www.digitaltourbus.com/features/shyeye-bus-invaders-ep-2227-video/) _2026-08-14 · Joshua Weidling · Digital Tour Bus_ Join us as Shyeye takes you on a tour of their tour van. ## [I Set My Friends On Fire, The Rare Occasions, Shyeye, & chokecherry](https://www.digitaltourbus.com/i-set-my-friends-on-fire-the-rare-occasions-shyeye-chokecherry/) _2026-08-13 · Joshua Weidling · Digital Tour Bus_ Members get first access to our videos, so subscribe to watch them all before anyone else. ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ZamGdAGf0JgF) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [The Resurrection of Michael Bloomfield](https://jokerandthethief.substack.com/p/the-resurrection-of-michael-bloomfield-1e9) _2026-08-12 · The Joker and the Thief · The Joker and the Thief — Newsletter_ He was without question one of the greatest guitarists. ## [From the Feed: Matt Munisteri and His Number One Guitar](https://adamperlmuttermusic.substack.com/p/from-the-feed-matt-munisteri-and) _2026-08-12 · Adam Perlmutter · The Eclectic Guitar_ Munisteri shares the fascinating history of his 1930 Gibson L-5, and the ideas behind his arrangement of “My Blue Heaven,” transcribed here in addition to Snoozer Quinn’s “Telephone Blues.” ## [Velvet Lines in C: Make a Simple Progression Sound Like Jazz](https://guitarweekly.substack.com/p/velvet-lines-in-c-make-a-simple-progression) _2026-08-10 · Steve · Guitar Weekly Substack_ This week’s Guitar Weekly thread turns C-Am-Dm-G into rich chords, floating sixths, and a smooth single-note lead. ## [Bleed From Within - BUS INVADERS Ep. 2226 \[VIDEO\]](https://www.digitaltourbus.com/features/bleed-from-within-bus-invaders-ep-2226-video/) _2026-08-10 · Joshua Weidling · Digital Tour Bus_ Join us as Bleed From Within gives you a tour of their tour bus. ## [The Strike’s Jay Tibbitts - GEAR MASTERS Ep. 646 \[VIDEO\]](https://www.digitaltourbus.com/features/the-strikes-jay-tibbitts-gear-masters-ep-646-video/) _2026-08-09 · Joshua Weidling · Digital Tour Bus_ Join us as The Strike’s Jay Tibbitts shows you the drum gear he uses onstage. ## [Help get 'Silver Cross' to the finish line and receive a signed CD of the album](https://jokerandthethief.substack.com/p/help-get-silver-cross-to-the-finish) _2026-08-09 · The Joker and the Thief · The Joker and the Thief — Newsletter_ Many of you come here for the Dylan content so I fully understand if you wish to file this one away, I already greatly appreciate you as readers and subscribers. ## [Where are all Bob Dylan's black fans?](https://jokerandthethief.substack.com/p/where-are-all-bob-dylans-black-fans) _2026-08-08 · The Joker and the Thief · The Joker and the Thief — Newsletter_ A deep dive on the phenomenon of the Bob Dylan black reaction-video community on YouTube and their refreshing take on classics and rarities. ## [girli - BUS INVADERS Ep. 2225 \[VIDEO\]](https://www.digitaltourbus.com/features/girli-bus-invaders-ep-2225-video/) _2026-08-08 · Joshua Weidling · Digital Tour Bus_ Join us as girli takes you on a tour of her tour van. ## [L.A. Story: Meg Duffy’s Expanding Guitar World](https://adamperlmuttermusic.substack.com/p/la-story-meg-duffys-expanding-guitar) _2026-08-07 · Adam Perlmutter · The Eclectic Guitar_ Duffy on falling in with a community of players and builders in the city, guitars as orchestration tools, and a mysterious Rick Beato book. Plus, transcriptions of “Good Person” and “Graves.” ## [Scro - GEAR MASTERS Ep. 645 \[VIDEO\]](https://www.digitaltourbus.com/features/scro-gear-masters-ep-645-video/) _2026-08-07 · Joshua Weidling · Digital Tour Bus_ Join us as Scro shows you the guitar gear he uses onstage. ## [Licensed Dispensaries, Pay with Crypto (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/MVMpHbtFnpWW) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Search verified licensed dispensaries and pay with Bitcoin, Lightning, or stablecoins. ## [From the Feed: Alex Skolnick on Getting to Know a Prized D’Angelico](https://adamperlmuttermusic.substack.com/p/from-the-feed-alex-skolnick-on-getting) _2026-08-05 · Adam Perlmutter · The Eclectic Guitar_ Skolnick shares what it’s been like to bond with a 1949 Excel, on loan from the Archtop Foundation. Plus, a transcription of his improvisation on the historic guitar. ## [I Saw Death Cab for Cutie Live. Here Are My Thoughts](https://arikoinuma.com/blog/2026/08/i-saw-death-cab-for-cutie-live-here-are-my-thoughts/) _2026-08-05 · Ari Koinuma · Ari Koinuma_ I recently went to see Death Cab for Cutie at the Armory in Minneapolis. I m not like a diehard DCFC fan, though the Plans album I listened from beginning to end over and over. I knew they were coming out with a new album, but I didn t know about the ## [Playing Alone Is Practice. Playing With Others Is Music.](https://guitarweekly.substack.com/p/playing-alone-is-practice-playing) _2026-08-03 · Steve · Guitar Weekly Substack_ Why learning guitar in isolation will only take you so far ## [The Basement Tapes: The songs Dylan didn’t write](https://jokerandthethief.substack.com/p/the-basement-tapes-the-songs-dylan) _2026-08-03 · The Joker and the Thief · The Joker and the Thief — Newsletter_ They remind us that Dylan’s oft-repeated act of reinvention and creativity then and even now was not just to invent a new musical language, but to create through the rediscovery of an older one. ## [Old-Time, Reimagined: Sophie Wellington Finds Her Own Voice in Tradition](https://adamperlmuttermusic.substack.com/p/old-time-reimagined-sophie-wellington) _2026-07-29 · Adam Perlmutter · The Eclectic Guitar_ The guitarist, fiddler, and percussive dancer reflects on the collaborations and communities that have shaped their artistry. Plus, a transcription of their DADGAD arrangement of “Scolding Wife.” ## [Most Guitar Players Don’t Play in Time — and It Never Occurs to Them](https://guitarweekly.substack.com/p/most-guitar-players-dont-play-in) _2026-07-27 · Steve · Guitar Weekly Substack_ Everyone learns their favorite songs. Almost nobody plays along with them. ## [A Musician’s Experience with Sudden Hearing Loss](https://arikoinuma.com/blog/2026/07/a-musicians-experience-with-sudden-hearing-loss/) _2026-07-23 · Ari Koinuma · Ari Koinuma_ On May 19, 2026, Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSNHL) affected my left ear. I initially thought it was a temporary ear infection and did not make a big deal. But I went to ENT (ear, nose, throat) urgent care two days later, and they took it very seriously. ## [Bob Dylan goes deep on the recording and writing of John Wesley Harding](https://jokerandthethief.substack.com/p/bob-dylan-goes-deep-on-the-recording) _2026-07-22 · The Joker and the Thief · The Joker and the Thief — Newsletter_ What the songwriter does, is just connect the ends. The ends that he sees are the ones that are given to him and he connects them. ## [On the Record: Two Jim Hall Takes, Same Tune](https://adamperlmuttermusic.substack.com/p/on-the-record-two-jim-hall-takes) _2026-07-20 · Adam Perlmutter · The Eclectic Guitar_ How a pair of versions of “The Night Has a Thousand Eyes” with the Paul Desmond Quartet reveal the jazz great’s endless inventiveness. ## [10 Things That Separate Intermediate Guitarists from Beginners](https://guitarweekly.substack.com/p/10-things-that-separate-intermediate) _2026-07-20 · Steve · Guitar Weekly Substack_ The real skills that actually matter — and how to know when you’ve crossed the line ## [Finnish Seedboxes — Up to 20Gbps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/YMYecJX5bXxc) _2026-07-20 · **Sponsored**_ Private Finnish seedboxes with 1–20Gbps speeds, RAID storage and 14‑day refund ## [Van Morrison, Keep Me Singing](https://jokerandthethief.substack.com/p/van-morrison-keep-me-singing) _2026-07-18 · The Joker and the Thief · The Joker and the Thief — Newsletter_ Van Morrison has always been about finding that indefinable magic moment. ## [Beyond Borders: Marisa Anderson Reimagines Music from Folklorist Harry Smith’s Global Record Collection](https://adamperlmuttermusic.substack.com/p/beyond-borders-marisa-anderson-reimagines) _2026-07-17 · Adam Perlmutter · The Eclectic Guitar_ The exploratory guitarist discusses listening across cultures and rethinking tradition. Plus, a transcription of her arrangement of “Sarvi Simin,” originally performed on Badakhshan rubob. ## [What Paul Simon really thinks about Bob Dylan](https://jokerandthethief.substack.com/p/what-paul-simon-really-thinks-about) _2026-07-16 · The Joker and the Thief · The Joker and the Thief — Newsletter_ To me, the person who wrote the most moving lyrics was Bob Dylan, in the early days. ## [The journey to Newport — how Bob Dylan never really abandoned folk music](https://jokerandthethief.substack.com/p/dylan-at-newport) _2026-07-15 · The Joker and the Thief · The Joker and the Thief — Newsletter_ Who is that guy under that cowboy hat? And what’s that hair in a ponytail? That wasn’t there last night in Worcester, and neither was what appears to be a pretty long beard. ## [From the Feed: Stash Wyslouch and His Atonal Flatpicking](https://adamperlmuttermusic.substack.com/p/from-the-feed-stash-wyslouch-and) _2026-07-15 · Adam Perlmutter · The Eclectic Guitar_ A look inside an unconventional take on “Fiddler’s Dream,” with the guitarist’s own explanation and a downloadable transcription. ## [A Major Toolkit: Chords, Groove, and Melody in One Free Guitar Lesson](https://guitarweekly.substack.com/p/a-major-toolkit-chords-groove-and) _2026-07-13 · Steve · Guitar Weekly Substack_ A free Weekly Thread from Guitar Weekly that turns the key of A major into something you can actually play. ## [Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler live in Philadelphia, November 19, 2012](https://jokerandthethief.substack.com/p/bob-dylan-and-mark-knopfler-live) _2026-07-11 · The Joker and the Thief · The Joker and the Thief — Newsletter_ Listen to the show and read Peter Stone Brown’s review — He can still deliver when he wants and tonight he made a huge arena seem like club and that’s no easy trick. ## [From the Feed: Wolfgang Muthspiel’s New Guitar](https://adamperlmuttermusic.substack.com/p/from-the-feed-wolfgang-muthspiels) _2026-07-10 · Adam Perlmutter · The Eclectic Guitar_ The acclaimed Austrian jazz guitarist-composer introduces an unusual nylon-string archtop by luthier Theo Scharpach. Plus, a transcription of the free improvisation he plays on it. ## [Among Friends: Tal Mashiach on Deep Musical Community](https://adamperlmuttermusic.substack.com/p/among-friends-tal-mashiach-on-deep) _2026-07-08 · Adam Perlmutter · The Eclectic Guitar_ The longtime Anat Cohen collaborator discusses the joy of making music with friends, playing nylon-string guitar and upright bass, and a pair of note-for-note transcriptions from his latest album. ## [10 Ways to Get More Out of Your Scale Practice](https://guitarweekly.substack.com/p/10-ways-to-get-more-out-of-your-scale) _2026-07-06 · Steve · Guitar Weekly Substack_ Scales have a reputation for being boring. ## [From the Feed: Ethan Sherman’s Arrangement of “The Lakes of Pontchartrain”](https://adamperlmuttermusic.substack.com/p/from-the-feed-ethan-shermans-arrangement) _2026-07-02 · Adam Perlmutter · The Eclectic Guitar_ A closer look at a beautiful Instagram performance, with notation, analysis, and the guitarist’s thoughts on arranging the traditional ballad. ## [Top 10 Intermediate Guitar Songs That Will Actually Make You Sound Good](https://guitarweekly.substack.com/p/top-10-intermediate-guitar-songs) _2026-06-29 · Steve · Guitar Weekly Substack_ Stop grinding scales in isolation. These songs will level up your technique, timing, feel, and repertoire—all while being genuinely fun to play. ## [In the Shed: Courtney Hartman on Building Songs and a Musical Home](https://adamperlmuttermusic.substack.com/p/in-the-shed-courtney-hartman-on-building) _2026-06-26 · Adam Perlmutter · The Eclectic Guitar_ The guitarist and singer-songwriter talks about motherhood, musical community, and Bourgeois guitars, along with a transcription of her new song “Companion.” ## [Waiting to Be Asked](https://adamperlmuttermusic.substack.com/p/waiting-to-be-asked) _2026-06-23 · Adam Perlmutter · The Eclectic Guitar_ On my daughter discovering the guitar and exploring open-D tuning on a family heirloom, along with her requested transcription of the Longest Johns’ arrangement of “Fare Thee Well (Dink’s Song).” ## [New Weekly Thread: Build a Full Guitar Arrangement from One G Minor Groove](https://guitarweekly.substack.com/p/new-weekly-thread-build-a-full-guitar) _2026-06-22 · Steve · Guitar Weekly Substack_ This week’s Guitar Weekly lesson builds a full G minor groove from the inside out: solo box, rhythm part, and second-guitar layer. ## [Hearing Everything: Duck Baker Looks Back on a Long and Rich Life in Music](https://adamperlmuttermusic.substack.com/p/hearing-everything-duck-baker-looks) _2026-06-18 · Adam Perlmutter · The Eclectic Guitar_ The fingerstyle great reflects on a lifetime of pursuing whatever caught his ear—and where it has taken him. Plus, a transcription of his quirky arrangement of “Limehouse Blues.” ## [Remembering James Blood Ulmer (1940–2026)](https://adamperlmuttermusic.substack.com/p/remembering-james-blood-ulmer-19402026) _2026-06-16 · Adam Perlmutter · The Eclectic Guitar_ A few thoughts on a true guitar original, along with a transcribed excerpt of his piece “Page One: Grand Finale.” ## [How Musically Aware Are You?](https://guitarweekly.substack.com/p/how-musically-aware-are-you) _2026-06-15 · Steve · Guitar Weekly Substack_ Most people listen to music. Far fewer actually hear it. ## [Lady Day: An Unaccompanied Intro by Julian Lage](https://adamperlmuttermusic.substack.com/p/lady-day-an-unaccompanied-intro-by) _2026-06-05 · Adam Perlmutter · The Eclectic Guitar_ A free-time improvisation from Joe Lovano’s new Paramount Quartet album, transcribed here, showcases the guitarist’s melodic imagination, harmonic sophistication, and keen sense of direction. ## [A Blank Canvas: Matthew Stevens on the Fender Telecaster’s Chameleonic Appeal](https://adamperlmuttermusic.substack.com/p/a-blank-canvas-matthew-stevens-on) _2026-06-03 · Adam Perlmutter · The Eclectic Guitar_ The guitarist-composer discusses growing up in Toronto, the ideas behind his music, and playing an acoustic once owned by Elliott Smith. Includes a transcription of his new composition “SLMS.”