The Blues Guitar Show
Ben Martin
Welcome to The Blues Guitar Show! Your free audio guitar teacher, focusing on all things blues guitar, records, rocking music theory and gear.
Covering all the genres in the Blues world from Delta to Rockabilly.
Each Monday I release an episode packed with information, exercises, songs, licks and interviews with some of the best players around to give you Passion, Practice and Perseverance for your guitar playing journey!
I'm a born and raised blues guitarist, studio musician and teacher on a mission to help you master the music you love.
Through this chart-topping podcast and interviews with some of the worlds best, our mission is to help dazed and confused blues pickers like you grasp the skills you need to go from ‘campfire’ to on fire.
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Website: www.thebluesguitarshow.com
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Episode #216 Vintage VS6 Guitar Review
The Blues Guitar Show
02/17/25 • 16 min
In this episode I'm reviewing the Vintage VS6 (SG style) guitar.
The Vintage VS6 ReIssued Series is a solid body, double cutaway guitar that can turn its hand to anything. Be it rock solid rhythm chords providing the engine room for your sound, drop tunings soaked in fuzz, or soaring lead guitar solos which steal the spotlight, the VS6 will astound you with its versatility and vivid array of diverse tones.
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🔒 Lesson #73 How to USE the Minor Pentatonic
The Blues Guitar Show
09/06/24 • 10 min
Following on from last weeks lesson today we are finding new ways of mapping and using the king of all scales - The minor pentatonic
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Lesson #72 Improvising on a 12-Bar Using the Pentatonics
The Blues Guitar Show
08/30/24 • 11 min
This is a great 'hack' for playing better improvisations using the minor pentatonic scale. We start with a chord shape - build the scale off it and move it to different areas of the neck to open up our lick possibilities.
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🔒 Lesson #77 Baba 'O Riley - The Perfect beginner SOLO
The Blues Guitar Show
10/04/24 • 10 min
As Promised this week we're looking over the perfect beginner solo from Pete Townsend.
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Episode #208 Christmas Jazzy Blues
The Blues Guitar Show
12/23/24 • 9 min
In this episode I take you through a fun jazzy 12-bar using triad shapes and partial chords.
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🔒 Lesson #98 The ONE note you should add to position 1
The Blues Guitar Show
02/28/25 • 10 min
In this episode I'm talking you through a single note to add into your minor pentatonic scale to transform how it sounds......crazy right!? But it works! I promise.
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Episode #187 Take it Easy Solo Lesson
The Blues Guitar Show
07/29/24 • 11 min
In todays episode I'm taking you through the iconic solo for Take it Easy by The Eagles. It's a super fun solos to play and is chocked full of reusable major pentatonic licks.
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Episode #192 3 BIG Lessons I learned from going to Music College
The Blues Guitar Show
09/02/24 • 16 min
In this episode I'm taking you through some of the lessons I learned form being at music school. This was in response to a question sent in from Steve in Dallas.
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Episode #5 Fretboard Visualization Part 2
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05/09/20 • 16 min
Even more great tips and ideas to help you unlock the fretboard and improve your transposing, improvisation and compositions.
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Episode #199 My Honest Thoughts Clapton and His New Record
The Blues Guitar Show
10/21/24 • 16 min
In this episode I'm giving you my honest thoughts on Claptons new record 'Meanwhile'
Let me know what you thought of it.
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FAQ
How many episodes does The Blues Guitar Show have?
The Blues Guitar Show currently has 330 episodes available.
What topics does The Blues Guitar Show cover?
The podcast is about Classic Rock, Beatles, Music, Podcasts, Music Interviews, Musician, Music Commentary and Guitar.
What is the most popular episode on The Blues Guitar Show?
The episode title 'Episode #216 Vintage VS6 Guitar Review' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Blues Guitar Show?
The average episode length on The Blues Guitar Show is 20 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Blues Guitar Show released?
Episodes of The Blues Guitar Show are typically released every 4 days.
When was the first episode of The Blues Guitar Show?
The first episode of The Blues Guitar Show was released on Mar 23, 2020.
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