10 'Cleanest' 1980's Riffs (no distortion)
Video | 2 months ago
So in this video I'm playing 10 awesome 'clean' riffs from the 1980's. Totally clean except for a little chorus and delay on some tracks. This is another for my 'clean' riffs series. Apologies if you were expecting any 'clean' 80s rock or metal. This is mos...
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10 'Cleanest' Sonic Youth Riffs (No Distortion)
Video | 2 months ago
When most people think of Sonic Youth they think of noisy, dissonant art rock. In this video I'm playing 10 of the more cleaner riffs that they played. I didn't change any of the strings for this video, so it may sound slightly out of tune and 'slack' in pl...
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15 'Cleanest' Post-Punk Riffs (No Distortion)
Video | 3 months ago
Another video in my 'clean' riffs series. Here are 15 'post-punk' riffs that are played 'clean' with no heavy distortion. I did use a little bit of chorus effect on some of them but I think they can still be classed as 'clean' for the most part. Also worth ...
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15 'Cleanest' Alternative Rock Riffs (No Distortion)
Video | 3 months ago
Here is another 'clean riffs' video including bands from more of an 'alternative rock' area. What is alternative rock exactly? For me it was always a broad term to tie together various '90s, mostly American, rock bands of different genres and those that did...
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16 'Cleanest' Grunge Riffs (no distortion)
Video | 3 months ago
Following on from my previous video, I thought I'd take a look at some other 'clean' grunge riffs. Here I've included the likes of Alice in Chains and Nirvana but also some 'post-grunge' and 'grunge-adjacent' groups such as Stone Temple Pilots, Silverchair ...
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12 'Cleanest' Nirvana Riffs (No distortion)
Video | 4 months ago
In case you haven't got a distortion pedal yet and you're learning some Nirvana riffs, in this video I play the cleanest of clean Nirvana riffs. When filming this video I kept thinking about how I've been wearing the same clothes, playing the same guitar an...
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4 Angine De Poitrine Riffs (Part 2)
Video | 4 months ago
No microtonal guitar? No problem! Here are 4 more Angine de Poitrine Riffs played on a standard guitar (Part 2!) Yeah it would have been better if I had a looper pedal, a microtonal guitar, a kick ass drummer and some skill, but I think even in this simple ...
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The Velvet Underground - Ride Into The Sun (tutorial with tabs)
Guide | 4 months ago
Here is another Velvet Underground tune called 'Ride Into The Sun'. This is a simple song and you can probably pickup what I'm playing without tabs but I've included some anyway. I'm not actually sure which version of the song is the 'definitive' version as...
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Iggy Pop - Five Foot One (Guitar tutorial with tabs)
Guide | 4 months ago
So here is a little demonstration of how to play Iggy Pop's 'Five Foot One' from the New Values album. Most of the guitars on this album are played by Scott Thurston and this is quite an interesting one that seems to incorporate elements of post-punk, ska a...
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The Velvet Underground - There She Goes Again (Tutorial with tabs)
Guide | 4 months ago
(DGCFAD) Little demonstration of how I play 'There She Goes Again' by The Velvet Underground. I'm basing this mostly on how Lou Reed played it live in the '80s with his band. He was playing it in standard tuning but the Velvets played it tuned down a whole ...
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18 Classic Iggy Pop Riffs
Video | 5 months ago
After the recent Coachella performance, I thought I'd run through some Iggy Pop riffs! Iggy worked with many guitarists throughout his career including the likes of Ron Ashton, James Williamson and Scott Thurston to name a few. I've tried to include one or ...
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Jack White - G.O.D And The Broken Ribs/Derecho Demonico
Video | 5 months ago
Playing the two new Jack White riffs. Loved the last album and have been enjoying these two new songs. New album coming soon?? SUBSCRIBE - http://bit.ly/1YzT9us PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/bloxsy INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/bloxsy_/reels/
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