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Bopping blues and greasy grooves: Ally Venable's rhythm guitar tips and secrets

Learn how to boost your blues to pro levels of authenticity with a handful of great chords and a rock-solid rhythm technique

Guitar World · Mar 8

“It’s likein Harry Potter when the wand chooses the wizard. It’s the same thing with guitars, right?” Ally Venable on why the guitar is not a one-size-fits-all instrument – there’s a bit of magic to it

The blues-rocker recalls the gift of a precious pedal from an old friend and a recent Hendrix-inspired guitar purchase that has blown her mind

Guitar World · Oct 14, 2025

“I wanted to play like Stevie and see if I could break my guitar in half like he tried to do”: Ally Venable is spreading the Texas blues gospel via a deep-seated love of Stevie Ray Vaughan and her “Wounded Warrior” Les Paul

The Texas triple-threat on the importance of women’s rights, magenta Les Pauls and “facing your own blues”

Guitar World · Sep 17, 2025

“Honoring Jimi Hendrix, the greatest guitar player of all time”: The Experience Hendrix Tour is returning for the first time in 5 years, with a mega lineup including Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eric Johnson, Samantha Fish and Zakk Wylde

The all-star lineup will tour the US later this year, marking the 20th anniversary of the multi-artist celebration of Jimi Hendrix’s trailblazing guitar-playing

Guitar World · Apr 24, 2024

Inside Zakk Wylde's heartfelt celebration of Pantera's Dimebag Darrell – only in the new Guitar World

Plus! Neil Giraldo, the history of Aria Guitars, why Joe Bonamassa loves '54 Strats, Jesus Piece, Ally Venable, the life and times of Zal Yanovsky, a fuzz fiesta and more

Guitar World · May 17, 2023

Ally Venable on Les Pauls: “They’re not just one-trick ponies – if you experiment with the controls, you can get a lot of different tones out of them”

The Texan blues hot-shot talks Gibson's famous single-cut, the Wounded Warrior she calls her own and that time Billy Gibbons told her she was playing Sunshine of Your Love wrong

Guitar World · May 10, 2023