Concert-worthy riffs and licks are laid out in sequence over every chord change in the standard 12-bar blues form.
This set covers scales, chord voicing, guitar chord progressions and rhythm figures. In addition it has section on all regional blues styles.
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars
Blues Factory is a great instruction book and CD for building riffs. You might have heard other guitarists play some of these riffs, but now you can tweak and link them into your own as part of your solos. The CD includes mp3 examples that you can link together into your own blues solos. It’s a great way to spend practice days.
4 Stars Break Out of the Box
This is a great book if you’re looking to break out of the proverbial pentatonic minor box position and make your soloing more melodic. Essentially, the book is a collection of licks that highlight “target” tones for the I, IV and V chords in the blues progression.
This set is packed with information, and the CD is a welcome addition that was notably lacking in Gress’s previous book.
You will need some discipline to work through this, but it will definitely help take the advanced beginner to the intermediate level.