When most people think about the blues, they think about the south and by south they mean southern US. Well, I live in South Africa and nobody here likes the blues. Especially not the more gritty styles. When they talk about the blues here they mostly mean jazz, which is fair enough - there are a lot of good jazz musicians here. I remember when I was at a gig one time and the lead singer, some chick in a kimono, opened with, "Who likes the blues?!" I sat at the bar, drinking my 5th or 6th droug...

About 8 years ago, I bought my first guitar. It was a black bodied, maple neck, Tanglewood Seagull I got second hand off of Gumtree. When I went to pick it up, I asked the seller to play it for me because I didn't know how. I was so embarrassed. I still hate buying instruments because I hate having to play in front of people in that setting. In any case, I went home with a guitar that to this day is still my favourite. We've been through a lot together. I've converted it to a slide guitar and ba...