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Trying to play a Buddy Guy lick, but you're stuck with a guitar suited for Slayer riffs? Check out our tab, which identifies the best guitars for playing the blues from the bottom of your soul.
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Fender - Both the Fender Stratocaster and Telecaster have been staples since blues went electric. Available in a countless array of styles, updates, and remakes, both models are blues icons in their own.
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Gibson - The Gibson ES and Les Paul are as much a part of the blues tradition as Muddy Waters and Leadbelly. Like the Stratocaster and Telecaster, these Gibson models are available in a number of designs from the past and present and can be customized.
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National - Before electric guitars were invented, there was the National Resonator guitar, which, because it was made of metal, was three to five times louder than guitars made of wood. The National Resonator guitar could be heard above the nightly cacaphony of juke joints and tent shows. Even today it is still a standard amongst the blues inclined.
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Gretsch - Played by Bo Diddley, Jimmie Vaughan, and Chet Atkins, Gretsch guitars' rockabilly twang ads something extra to its bluesbreaking ability.
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Guitar Center - Guitar Center carries a vast assortment of electric guitars that are brilliantly suited for playing the blues. Use their website to buy online, or use their store locator to find a Guitar Center near you.
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Eric Clapton on Gibson vs. Fender - Throughout the 1960s guitar legend Eric Clapton played only Gibson guitars--an ES-335, a Les Paul, and an SG among them--but in 1969, he began playing a Fender Stratocaster, and since then he hasn't turned back. Presented here is an article that includes excerpts from interviews in which Clapton details his switch from Gibson to Fender.
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The Five Best Electric Guitars for the Blues! - The author counts down his top five favorite electric guitars for the blues and explains his controversial picks.
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Best Blues Guitar Thread - The MyLesPaul.com website debates the best electric guitar for playing the blues. It is worth noting how many responded that it is not the guitar that counts when playing the blues.
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What is the Best Guitar for Blues Music? - Yahoo Answers posts a thread wondering about which electric guitars are best suited for playing the blues. Pedal steel guitars are also discussed.
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A Brief History of the Blues - The author presents an overview of blues music in the U.S., explaining where it began, how it spread throughout the country during the twentieth century, and how it influenced a great deal of the popular music we know today.