ric Clapton is one of the few guitarists who can craft solo after solo using nothing more than the minor pentatonic scale. Like the blues legends who influenced him (B.B. King, Buddy Guy), improvisers such as
ERIC CLAPTON COCAINE
JOE PERRY “Anyone Who Plays Guitar Will Understand That You Don’t Always Know Where A Riff Comes From. You’ll Just Be Tapping Your Foot, And Suddenly You’re Playing, And You Just Hope The Tape Is Running Because You’ll Probably Forget It!”
Joe Perry is a guitar hero with a simple philosophy. “Guitar,” he says, “is a means to an end. So many players get hung up on technique, sometimes losing the forest for the trees. You can learn all these scales and tricks, but it only comes together
