@bruno...Thanks for your comment.  Would it help if I were to slow it down?  You are right to focus on getting the groove.  When I learn a song, I spend a lot of time (several days...

Indeed... gives it that slippery, almost drunk feel at times. Love it!

Yes actually true and the open strings mixed with the fretted ones are the key to Slim's sound.

Just amazing lessons Duke. You have been an inspiration for many many years and I thank you. One suggestion. The tab has all the 1st frets notated but if you capo at the 1st they...

The Joe Pass, with a 16 inch lower bout, is a bit smaller than the other recent, affordable Epiphone jazz boxes, like the Emperor Regent and the Broadway. It also has a slightly...

Thanks Roger, I appreciate it. I am enjoying doing them and like any teaching experience, it crystalizes the musical ideas for me as I teach them. There is alway something you...

Duke, these lessons are so helpful. I just want to say how much I appreciate you taking the time to do these. Great lessons. THANK YOU !

This is the original version of Cookin with my 80s band The Pleasure Kings. We did several takes and the producer ke pt going over the same peice of tape to save money. So what we...

Mike, mine is surprisingly good, but honestly not good enough to replace a good acoustic or to do acoustic gigs with. Otherwise it meets all my needs for electric jazz and blues.

Mike, thanks for posting this. I remember when this GP issue come out. I played it over and over. Great tune !  

Nice lick! I was able to get the lick pretty quickly, but tying it to the turnaround and getting the timing right was tricky for me. I found it helped to focus on getting the...

@Roger & @Bruce .. I'm going to have to check out a Joe Pass guitar.  I've always wanted a larger hollow body guitar.  How's the acoustic tone @Corey .. Yeah, that parlor guitar...

Hi Corey .. The groove you have on this song is unbelievable.  I have it totally stuck in my head.  This is going to be a great one to learn.  For me .. the hardest part will...

Here's a video of Cookin' .. Duke Robillard & Jimmie Vaughan .. 1986

HEY GREG, HOW YA DOIN?

My favorite new piece of gear is my new Evans RE200 amplifier. It's small, light and has 200 watts of power. It's solid state but has unusual extra tone controls that give you tube...

Sure cookin is a good one!

Hey Duke! I love a tune from one of your earlier albums called Cookin'. Great song. If you get around to it, how about a lesson on Cookin'?  Thanks

I am in love with my Epiphone Joe Pass. It's only about a year old. I followed Duke's advice and found one that just felt the best  to me and had it professionally set up. I...

Lately my favorit piece of gear is my gernandt parlor guitar that you all have seen me playing in the lessons.  I really dig it.  It is made by Bob Gernandt of Bryson City, NC.  He...

That is a hard question to answer. I have several guitars, and for very different reasons I like them all a lot. Just about the same is true for amplifiers, though I don't have...

My favorite is the Roland Street Cube.  I like the fact that you can get a lot of good tones at room volume .. and switch so easy between them.  The sounds isn't as good as good...

You got it Mike. Thanks C H

I sincerely hope you all enjoy Corey and my lessons her at Sonic-Junction. I am open to all suggestions as to what you would like to learn and I will do my best to give you the...

As we're entering the Holiday season I thought it would be a good time for each of us to share a little about our favorite piece of gear.   It can be an amp, software, effect...

Hi Corey .. I'm enjoying those turnarounds / endings.  Especially the first more harmonic one.  Great series .. will try and post a video in the next couple days for your feedback...

sounds good Mike! It's simple but melodic.....