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Hello Folk, This week we are learning the intro for Texas Flood and then we go over playing behind the voice and soloing. Next week we will work on some different aspects of...

Hello Guys, Regarding Strat pickups, I alwaya recommend Lindy Fralin or Seymour Duncan pickups. For a fatter sound the Fralin blues specials produce a bigger sound which is nice...

I use different gauges on each of my guitars. My Telecaster, which I use mostly for country and 60s soul, has .9s on it. My Epiphone Sheraton, which I use for 335-type blues, has...

Guys, I am currently playing a strat with Fender Custom Shop '54 pickups.  Looking for ideas on other pickups for another strat I'm putting together.  The 54s are very weak single...

Steve H, Good job on it so far. Sounds like you have it together already! I could see how Texas Flood  would be an "anthem" in Austin easily! Duke

Jerry, thanks so much for the note by note breakdown on this.  I find that very helpful for where I'm at and when starting a new tune.  The on-line tabs are not always accurate...

Hi Peter --- good catch.  Yes, you're exactly right. My apologies for the error.  I've updated the chord chart  

Cool lesson Duke!  Get "Free Bird" level of requests playing in Austin for this one...   Guess I should learn it... Thanks, Steve

Hi Scott, Yeah, Fenton was BAD! Glad you're able to get the lessons from Japan! Thanks, Duke 

Great lesson!  Getting it from Ibaracki, Japan thanks to the internet.  A little bit of home.  Happy New Year all !

I dig Fenton Robinson!

Thanks Boyd and Preston. Glad you're liking what we're trying to do here at Sonic Junction.   Roz - You're right. The accompanying recording of Walter playing Blue Midnight is...

Thanks Mattia! Duke 

Peter, Thanks, When I recorded Texas Flood I was using a Gibson ES-150 Charlie Christian guitar and I got a very clean sound which I wouldn't use now for that song. Fenton Robinson...

Dear Jerry, I was looking over all the lessons so far and I'm really thankfull for your no nonsense approach to teaching and also the songs you have selected are all the classic...

Thanks for great tune

Jerry, don't know if my ears are deceiving me, but the pitch on the Little Walter recording seems slightly flatter than what I'm playing on my B-flat harp. My pitch seems to match...

Ha, I just noticed the CD cover on the video Duke posted, where it says "The First Album"!  I had the orignal album on vinyl,  before CDs, and I don't think it said "The First...

Hi Stevieboy, Yes that was our first album indeed! Thanks,  Duke 

The first time I ever heard Texas Flood was on the Roomful of Blues album, their first I believe, with of course Duke on vocals and featuring his guitar playing.  Great!

LOL, very true and well said, Duke. My current way of playing is to give each of them a week, so they don't get lonely, and I don't forget how cool they all are.

Hello Folks, This week we are starting a new song, the blues classic "Texas Flood". We're basing the lessons on the original Larry Davis version. This weeks lesson is of course the...

Thank you Duke!!!!! it's always a pleasure read your comment!! you make my day!!! i 'm workin hard , listenin your cd and tryin with the backin track!! Wobble Walkin it's an...

Hi Markod, When I learnt this I wanted to sing it and G was the vocal key that worked for me. That's why I do it in G. I recorded it for my Wobble Walkin' album in Db and it was...

Hi Mattia, That's a very good start! A few of your licks I'd like to learn! Looking forward to hearing more. Ciao, Duke 

Well Bruce, As BB King said. You can only play one at a time! Duke

I'm thinning down - like DaddyRay says, the right guitar for the material. Also trying, finally, to become a better guitar player (thanks for the inspiration, Duke, and that Zephyr...

Hello & Thanks , I would like to learn "Pops Staples" style guitar . It is a minimalist style and I like it a lot . Here are three songs that I especially like:...

 Hello everybody,Hi Mr. Duke! this is my first step of puttin all together..hope jou enjoy..chin chin ;)