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Add your comments to the guestbook below, using the comments field. All I ask is that you keep it clean. I have readers of all ages on this site. Comments containing profanity will be rejected automatically.
August 31st, 2008 at 11:03 am
I listened to you “what pick videwo”. I was wonder what gauge of pick do you use?
August 31st, 2008 at 9:55 am
Hi!
I’m Joakim from Sweden. Hope you had a great time in Sweden.
You and your site have helped me so much with my playing lately. And i haven’t even bought a lesson yet!
Also, i have an idea - get up a forum running! Something for us SRV-fans and every other guitarplayer around the globe.
Thanks,
Joakim
August 27th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Hey Anthony,
Just wanted to say thanks for presenting such great lessons. Also wanted to let everyone know that your customer support / follow up really impressed me (especially these days when it seems like most people could care less once they have your money). Keep up the good work!
Thanks, Joe
August 26th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Hi Anthony
If you do ever get a chance to travel, drop me a note.
My wife and i would love to take you Walleye fishing on one of Minnesota’s best Walleye lakes, Big Winnie.
The offer is open and we have plenty of room.
Latter, Doug
August 26th, 2008 at 11:46 am
Anthony,
I started playing guitar about 30 years ago and, until recently, have never learned to play lead. I’ve always been pretty much a singer-songwriter (James Taylor/Neil Young) type player. I’ve found your lessons to be very helpful and well done.
I, like you, am an electrical engineer and I’m very visual. The “boxes” diagrams have really helped me to see the shapes on the fretboard and that’s what works for me. I’ve tried to learn from other players that have more of a theory based technique. That just doesn’t sink in for me.
The other thing, I’ve found that a lot of guitar players, especially electric, who teach others are not so much interested in teaching as they are in proving how great they are. They will go on a 5 minute solo rant that’s just an ego trip and doesn’t help. I find that really annoying. I appreciate that you don’t have that approach and that you seem genuinely interested in teaching other to play the same way you learned.
Keep up the good work. I’m glad I stumbled upon your website.
Rick
August 17th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
Anthony,
Nice job with your youtube and website, I am 55 years old and still enjoy playing and learning from the good people like you
who choose to share, keep up the nice work……
sincerely,
Mike
Connellsville Pa.
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on August 30th, 2008:
Hi Mike,
my highest density of viewers on Youtube is in your exact age range
Who says you’re ever too old to learn 
August 16th, 2008 at 4:13 am
Hi Anthony,
I’ve learned a LOT from your “Pride and Joy” lesson. You’re a great player and I love your playing. And Holy Smoke rock! You guys are great 
I just wanted to say “thank you”.
If you have the time please check out my myspace page or just type “bxrrr” on youtube to see clips. I’ll be grateful.
Keep rockin’
…Thank you
August 13th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Thanks for all the hard work here. Been playing the guitar here and there for about 10 years, always learning new things. I could play fast and accurately, but I never knew where on the neck to play, or where to move, so the speed didn’t do me much good. Your videos was the piece that completed the puzzle and they have started a new era in my guitar playing. Now I play every night and can’t get enough! I can’t thank you enough! Thanks for everything. I plan on buying a DVD to help support you!
Lick Requests:
Blues at Sunrise - 2:18 - 2:25
Little Wing - 3:35 - 3:43
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on August 14th, 2008:
Hi Justin,
Glad to help you find a new set of challenges. I can’t make any promises on requests, but you never know
August 11th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Just wanted to say I really enjoy your sight and teaching. I have subscriptions to two other sites that dont even compare to your teaching. I have been playing for a while but have hit a rut when it comes to progressing. I just seem to play the same old thing and get bored and quit for long periods of time. Your style of instruction deals with picking up the guitar and making something happen. Not a bunch of mumbo jumbo about this note that note octave bla bla bla. I am a big SRV fan. I have several DVD’s of his and enjoy studying him while he is playing. Blues is my thing and you are a great blues player. One more thing. I live in Wilmington NC . We have a blues festival here in October and Johnny and Edgar Winter will be playing here. Can’t wait. They are great blues players also. Come on over. Would enjoy having you. Anyway….Thanks
July 22nd, 2008 at 10:14 am
You are the man, I love how you have broken theses scales down into boxes. Just changing the word scales to boxes made it a little less intimidating. Now I can think inside the box, lol!!! I mainly play guitar in church, I’m known as the Blusey church boy lol, but people seem to like it and listen to me anyway. You have taught me stuff I never could get, even from the SRV videos, which are limited to 3 of them. I can’t wait to learn more from you. I did have a question about the backup tracks you use, The bass and drums, Were can a guy get himself some? It would make it easier with backup verses playing alone. Keep on keepin on. Thank you very much, I’m glad I was bored at work one day and found you on youtube. Randal (Poteau,Ok)
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on July 22nd, 2008:
Thanks Randal,
There are those who disagree with my method, but I’ve found that it’s greatly appreciated by people looking for something a little more practical than scales.
I hear from a decent amount of viewers that they play in church. I don’t talk about it much here, but I developed a HUGE amount of my rhythm technique by doing just that. I’m just getting back into playing on a somewhat regular basis at church again, after 6 long years of running the soundroom
July 22nd, 2008 at 10:14 am
Hey Tony, great site you have! I wish I had more time to devote to my own lesson site…
Anyway, good job on the SRV stuff. I would love to jam with you.
Regards,
Robert
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on July 22nd, 2008:
Time is certainly a form of currency for me these days. I’ve cut out just about everything that’s not absolutely essential to me and my wife in order to invest in this and I still wish I had more time
Once I’ve gotten this site to the point where I feel it’s “done” in terms of design and presentation and a few big lesson projects out of the way, I look forward to possibly traveling more and having a chance to interact with viewers and other guitar teachers. We’ll see how that goes…..so much to do…
July 22nd, 2008 at 8:48 am
I love Stevie’s music and started playing his stuff years ago. I drifted from his music and my guitar for a while. I cam across your site and i inspired me to start playing again. THANK YOU for such a great resource for all us SRVanna-Bees!!!
BTW - Your playing is awesome…keep up the great work!
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on July 22nd, 2008:
Hi Carl,
Your story is one that I keep hearing from viewers all over the world, and I never get tired of hearing it.
Rock on…
July 21st, 2008 at 1:13 am
When are you going to make a site called JohnnySnacks.com and have Johnny winter tutorials??? haha…think about it.
andrew reply on July 21st, 2008:
hope so
July 20th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Excellent lessons- I am looking forward to learning much more from you! Keep up the good work!
Thanks,
Dwayne
July 19th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
really impressed with your site and your teaching style, cant wait to get started with your program thanks!
July 18th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Great stuff .. just found you on You Tube and this is right down my alley .. looking forward to reviewing all your lessons and enhancing my technique. Some of the best You Tube lessons I have seen so far ..
Thanks,
PD Thomas (aka “Nozmo King”)
Skillman, NJ
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on July 19th, 2008:
Hi Nozmo King,
As you explore the site, let me know if you have any questions. My organization of stuff is a work in progress
July 15th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Hey… First of all I want to say that your guitar playing is awesome… and second of all your guitar videos are awesome as well… When I was looking at some of them (like the grip and the rake) I realised I already played alot like that) I also play with the thumb quite abit (although that was something I actually picked up from John Mayer who’s main influences are Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton)… Also do you reckon you could do a lesson on pinch harmonics or is there already one out there?
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on July 17th, 2008:
I haven’t done a lesson on this, but you can find just about anything on YouTube
Thanks for the kind words too.
July 14th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
Hey Anthony, Great site. I love all of your videos, they are great. My father saw Jimmie Vaughan in an outdoor concert the other day and got him to sign the back of my Strat and I actually got to talk to him on my father’s cell phone. I just thought that i was mind blowing that thought that you’d like to hear
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on July 17th, 2008:
That’s pretty wild my friend! It’s funny where life takes you…
July 8th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
i love your site thanks
July 7th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
To start YOU are an amazing guitar player, and teacher. I just want to thank you for all you hard work. I will gladly spread the word. Your lessons are the best Ive ever seen on the web. Keep up the good work, and i cant wait to see what you have in store for us next.
Thanks again
July 7th, 2008 at 9:32 am
Just wanted to say how fantastic your lessons are, i’m a huge fan of the blues and SRV even though i’m only 15 and your website has improved my playing hugely, especialy with improvising. Keep up the great work!
July 5th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Dude, i love you lol… man ive always wondered about that part of texas flood never really understood it, thank you for another wonderful lesson
June 25th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT. did I mention this stuff is EXCELLENT. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on July 5th, 2008:
Thanks Bud, I do appreciate it.
June 25th, 2008 at 11:05 am
You freakin’ ROCK my freind!
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on July 5th, 2008:
Somebody told me I blues one time
June 24th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
You’re great, Anthony. I just got into playing guitar about a year ago, and before that I thought that the SRV DVDs my dad watched were super boring. But now I have been enlightened by the the blues. I found your website and learned the begginer solo, and my father was amazed. Stevie Ray is now one of my greatest influences. Thank you for helping me learn to play like him.
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on June 24th, 2008:
It’s funny you mention thinking that those DVDs were boring. I used to listen to rap and techno in high school, but got turned on to classic rock, and eventually to the blues. So it’s been a long strange trip for me too
June 23rd, 2008 at 6:56 pm
just wanted to drop a line to say Thank You
your site is really helpful, oh and thank you for showing the picking side along with some of your lessons, man, just cant get enough 
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on June 24th, 2008:
If there’s anything else I can do to improve the lessons, just let me know. The picking angle was something that someone suggested, and I realized that it does make a big difference to see that side of things, so I’m open for more helpful tips
June 20th, 2008 at 6:30 am
Well hey there Anthony,
Ha, just wanted to take a second and thank you for this website and its lessons. It’s nice to see how many people still appreciate this music and style. I grew up with my guitar listening to Albert King, Hendrix, and SRV, and its really awesome to see other people who share the same inspirations for music and building their guitar skills. Anyways, rock on man. Keep on playin’!
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on June 24th, 2008:
I keep hearing rumors of the blues dying, I’ve yet to see signs of that
June 18th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Anthony,
I’ve been visiting your site and taking advantage of the free lessons almost daily for a few weeks now, and I wanted to take a minute to thank you for providing everyone with such useful, informative stuff! I’ve been playing rock/metal for a few years now, and have always loved SRV (I have just about every CD and DVD that he and Double Trouble released), but have never really taken the time to learn the Texas Blues “style”. Your web site - and method of teaching - has really opened doors for me, and sparked a new passion for playing the guitar - so much so that I recently purchased the Strat that I’ve been wanting for years! Anyway, you’re doing great, I love your playing (”Just another love song” is awesome!), and please keep up the good work! Thanks for putting some free material out there, I will be purchasing several of your lessons in the very near future - $5 per lesson? Sounds good to me!
Thanks again!
-Brian
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on June 18th, 2008:
They’ll be here when you’re ready. DVDs coming soon!
June 17th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Hi Anthony..
I just wanna say that “justAnotherLoveSong” is the absolute best “Prozac” i ever heard..
10000000 thanks….
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on June 18th, 2008:
Awesome man…thanks so much for the kind words.
June 13th, 2008 at 9:43 am
Hey Anthony,
I want to thank you for your hard work to helping me learn SRV’s songs. So thanks for everything and I am looking forward to seeing you play at Thunder in the Valley 2008.
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on June 18th, 2008:
We’ll see you there!
June 11th, 2008 at 9:44 am
Anthony,
Concerning the 1/2 step down tuning. Is there a reason that I can’t go through the beginner lessons in standard tuning, and play everything one fret up the fretboard? I am playing a lot of different things right now, while learning, and just don’t want the hassle of tuning down just for SRV type stuff. I actually do have a second Strat I could tune that way, but just for convenience, and for an at home player, what is the problem with doing this?
Johnny M reply on July 16th, 2008:
Hey Dave, Anthony may be too busy but he will probably agree that beyond not being able to hit the ‘open’ Eflat, most strats will just sound different from the intonation perspective. I can play the ‘Lenny’ chords but they just sound different with harmonics and all when you tune down. Same for alot of Hendrix songs too - that open Eflat is there and the harmonics too.
June 8th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
What a great site. Brilliant stuff. Thanks.
June 7th, 2008 at 12:18 am
Hi Anthony,
thanks for the lessons
and best regards from Brazil !!!
June 5th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Hello Mr. Stauffer. Just wanted to say thanks for the great site. You by far have nailed Stevie better than any I have seen and have really inspired me to attempt to comp this style that I had previously thought only possible by a select few. I was wondering if you might cover vibrato in a bit more detail in a future lesson. Specifically bending vibrato. I’ve been playing a few years now but am a relative beginner when it comes to playing blues techniques such as bending and vibrato. I can finally bend in tune with some degree of accuracy but when I go to add vibrato the note goes to hell. Is this a common area to struggle with and did it take you a while to develop it smoothly? It’s easy to get discouraged with it…..guess I just want to hear that I am not the only one who struggled with it in the beginning. Thanks for any input and keep up the awesome playing. Truly great!
Jordan
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on June 5th, 2008:
Hi Jordan,
I could name about 10 players right now that are far closer to SRV’s sound than I am, but the devil’s in the details as they say. I certainly appreciate the kind words
Vibrato is a tricky thing no doubt, with or without bending. I still can’t reliably hit vibrato the way I want to on bent notes. The key thing here is hand strength. If the bend itself is maxing out your hand strength, there’s not much left for controlling vibrato. Stevie had very strong hands, and that’s why he could make vibrato on a bent note look so easy.
I suggest doing those spider exercises regularly, and also working with a grip exerciser to make your hands as strong as possible. The vibrato thing will take care of itself
June 4th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Hey Mr. Stauffer thanks for the great lessons and all the great videos you’ve opened my eyes up to a whole new fretboard and I can’t thank you enough for continuing the love that stevie started thanks again long live SRV
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on June 5th, 2008:
Rock on!
May 31st, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Hi,
I just want to thank you again, I’m one of your big fans. I pass 2 or 3 times week to check whats new on steviesnacks.com. I like your way to explain, it’s easy to understand and very useful. I play bars sometime and i feel good with my guitar but you help me to go higher and faster. I have now my custom Strat built by a local luthier and it’s an incredible machine, I use your suggestions to build the best guitar possible, curly mapple, swamp ash but I prefered the Rio Muy Grande pickups (I suggest you these incredible sounding pickups with a lot of gain). I wish a long and creative life to you and your projects and I wish to play with you one day! Montreal, it’s not so far!
See ya
Sebastien
Montreal, Qc, Canada
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on June 1st, 2008:
Hi Sebastien,
You were one of my first viewers from Facebook so you’ve been supporting this from the beginning and I certainly appreciate it
I don’t have any plans of touring Canada, but 8 months ago, I didn’t have plans of teaching guitar lessons online, so I guess anything can happen…
May 24th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Hi Anthony,
I’ve been playing for 25 years and the improvement I’ve made since I started snacking on your Stevies has astounded me. Like many others I wish I’d had this kind of resource way back when!
It’s just amazing what you do here. And to give up so much of your time and put so much effort into these lessons is a credit to you. I hope you’re making a buck out of the store and can continue to expand the site.
Cheers, Damian
Melbourne, Australia
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on May 27th, 2008:
Hi Damian,
That’s so encouraging to hear. Feedback like this is the only way that I know for sure that my slightly non-traditional approach to guitar playing is actually a teachable method. Thanks so much for taking the time to let me know it’s working.
Anthony
May 22nd, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Hi Anthony,
This is a great website. I love the detail that you go into about the recordings. This is precisely the kind of information guitar players are looking for, and when it is combined with such wonderful, tasteful playing the overall effect is killer. I have been using an old 1964 Deluxe for the last twenty years, but, even though i have had maintenance done, it has gotten unreliable–crackling noises, the usual old Fender amp stuff. But now I am going to check out a Blues Junior and a Grosh. Wonderful tone. This is my blog, where I have clips I mainly recorded at home with garageband, along with writing and pictures.
http://newtonsgraz.typepad.com/october_rain/
Keep up the great work.
All the best,
Steve Newton
Hamburg, New Jersey
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on May 27th, 2008:
Hi Steve,
I used to use old Fender amps as well, and while they are built like tanks, they do require a bit more attention to keep them running at full steam. An old Deluxe is a wonderful sounding amp, no doubt about that, however I’ve found the Blues Junior to be a worthy substitute for a vintage amp and a heck of a lot cheaper
May 21st, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Hi Anthony,
I’m relatively new to SRV fandom, even though I was a teenager when he was at his best. In fact when I was taking guitar lessons in ‘86 and ‘87, my guitar instructor used several SRV inspired chord progressions for me to solo over It was just recently I realized the chords were a mix of Cold Shot and Tell Me. Try as my teacher might to get me turned onto SRV, I was hooked on Yes and Rush, and view the Blues as “too simplistic.” Now, I regard the Blues as a high art form, and Stevie Ray is the Master.
I found your site quite by accident, on YouTube, which I guess is where many others find it as well. I was looking for SRV videos, and found one of you playing something from Voodoo Chile. Your video lessons have since helped me out tremendously with my Blues playing. Your Foundational lessons are spot on, especially the Rake, the Shuffle, and the Grip.
Doing these seems to give you joy, and they are extremely helpful to guys like me, so please keep doing it as long as you can and want to!!! With a little help and a lot of work, I’ll be playing the best I’ve ever played, and hopefully for years to come!
Thanks again!
Chris
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on May 27th, 2008:
Hi Chris,
I find the funny thing about blues is that many people consider it an “easy” artform. I’d have to agree in some part that it’s easy, but only that it’s very easy to be mediocre at it, which unfortunately is where some people stop learning. But like a lot of things in life, the beauty is in the details, and those kinds of things can take a lifetime to learn.
I’ve gotten so much positive feedback from these lessons that I think it’s safe to say I’ll be teaching them for a while to come
May 20th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
Hi Anthony,
I just wanted you to know that Steviesnacks has got me interested not only in learning to play the blues but also to picking up my guitar again and getting to work on my God-given love for music.
I started playing in a high school band back in Manila. When I moved to Vancouver 11 years ago, I sorta forgot about my guitar but picked it up every now and then. I started playing again a few months ago when I was asked to lead worship in church a few times and since then have had a hunger for learning more. Your site has helped me a lot with that and I believe has inspired me to take my playing to a different level. Progress is a bit slow I guess (as I have slow fingers), but still progressing none the less.
Thank you so much again. I’m thinking the next project (aside from getting a decent, but affordable, amp) for me would be to incorporate blues and Christian music. Just wondering if you’ve ever thought of that.
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on May 21st, 2008:
Hi Makki,
If you google Anthony Stauffer & Holy Smoke, you’ll find a CD that I put out with my last band called “Smoke Signals Glory”, it was a live CD that we did at my church, and much of the music on there combined blues with a positive Christian message. It has that song Covenant on it that I wrote for my wife, as well as some other pretty good blues stuff, as well as some other stuff that’s not straight ahead 12 bar blues. I’ve found the blues sound to be a great expression of my faith. I don’t talk about it much here because I want this site stay focused on guitar playing, but it is a big part of my life, and the motivator behind all that I do.
Best wishes in your playing
May 19th, 2008 at 7:41 am
I just wanted to say glad to see you keep updating your lessons! I have a Fender Blues Jr.Amp as well and I love that sound!
Keep the lessons coming just wanted to say THANKS!
May 17th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Hey Stevie,
first of all i want to thank you for your cool lessons. I just read your tribute to SRV and explenation why you love him so much: it really touched me. To me, music means much more than entertainment too. You nailed it in your lines. Keep up the fantastic work! Cheers mate
(i’m from germany, so please have mercy with my english :))
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on May 17th, 2008:
Hi Alex,
My name is actually Anthony, the Stevie is for SRV of course. You don’t have to worry about your English here, I’m always glad to hear from people in other countries. Thanks for taking the time to write,
Anthony
May 15th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Had (& still have) a 1979 Strat in 1981. Played a bunch. Saw SRV live in Houston in 1983. Had to learn that stuff man. Wish you had been around along time ago. Could have saved me years of practice. Hahaha. I love to play his stuff everyday, I suppose the same reason others do. It just speaks to me and is a great body of work with the tastiest and most meaningful wide combination of blues influences ever put togeather. Man, and that TONE! I sure miss that SRV. Keep up the good work, I’ll be around. Kelly P. Conroe, TX.
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on May 17th, 2008:
Must have been quite an experience to see him live, I of course never got that chance, but I’ve heard from others, like you, who were fortunate to catch him while he was here, and it left quite an impression.
May 10th, 2008 at 11:34 am
I have been playing guitar 25 years. Most Rock/Metal. When i stummbled across your Voodoo Chile video on YouTube I was stunned. Not only in your ability to play the riffs to teach them equally as well. I have mastered techniques like Yngwie, Vai and Wylde, but I have always shy’d away from Blues/Vaughn style becuase it was so foreign to me. Now I think I have a great start with your site. I’ll be checking in daily I’m sure. Now I need to go buy a Strat!!!!!!
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on May 17th, 2008:
Hi Scott,
Blues does have a bit of a different feel than some of those other artists. A little more subtle at times, and I’ve found that to move people with less as opposed to more is a very difficult thing to master. Hope to be able to pass some of that along, and I’m glad the site is helping you absorb something a little different than what you’re used to.
Anthony
May 10th, 2008 at 7:31 am
I just wanted to thankyou for all the hard work youve done,making these lessons available to many people!Youre a great teacher and I enjoy the lessons!
May 5th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Thanks Anthony for sharing all of this. You say in one of your videos you’re blessed to be able to present them. I say we’re blessed that you did! I had been in a bit of a rut playing lately and in an afternoon my playing took on new life thanks to your insight. Keep up the good work!
God bless,
Ronny
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on May 5th, 2008:
Hi Ronny,
As much as these lessons are helping people, I really believe that I’m getting just as much out of this as anyone. I’ve heard people say they think they were created to play an instrument or make music, but sometimes, I get the feeling I was created to show people how to do stuff. To be able to see other people take what I had to learn on my own, and be able to make sense of it, and really apply it really awesome thing. Appreciate you writing
May 4th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Hi Anthony,
Found your website while sufing YouTube….Steviesnacks.com is awsome! I would like to extend my gratitude for all of your generosity and hard work. I just downloaded the OriginalBalladWalkthrough lesson and backing track and have been playing until my fingers are sore. Producing videos and running a website must be taxing on your time and I (and I am sure many others) genuinely appreciate it. Although there is tons of information on the YouTube versions, I will be purchasing the lessons in an effort to support your website……I am anxiously waiting for the OriginalBalladWalkthrough Chord Progression lesson!
Thanks again,
Bob
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on May 5th, 2008:
Hi Bob,
I think you’ll find that the full versions are well worth the money. I do try and put a lot of valuable stuff in the free versions because I figure if I’m going to ask people to spend money on anything, they ought to be able to know that what they’re buying is going to be worth it.
May 3rd, 2008 at 5:57 am
I have many diffenent books and dvd’s about how to play like SRV, but you get strght to the HEART of his solos and style and sound. Were the heck have you been the last 10 years? You totaly blow Greg Koch lessons out of the water! Oh, one more thing, stop calling your mex strat cheap. It may have been inexpensive, but when you make music from it the way YOU do…well, it becomes an instrument.
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on May 3rd, 2008:
Thanks John,
Like I’ve said before, I never took lessons or bought any DVD, so I honestly can’t comment on the quality or depth of any other resources out there. But I’m really glad that my lessons are working for you.
As for the Strat, I actually am kind of digging it again while my Grosh is in the shop, because I got those great Rocketfire pickups in it, and I switched to Daddario strings which are GREAT! I’ll try to not call it cheap anymore, just my “backup” mexi-strat.
April 30th, 2008 at 8:26 am
Hi Steve
I’m a 55 year old guy from germany and a very proud owner of the blues junior se (tweed). I just found your site and have to say: great job, that you’ve done. Your lessons are very well explained and very helpfull too.
I’m playing a 50th aniversary custom-shop strat and for pedal, i only use the bluesbreaker 2…
With this gear and my fingers, I’ve found my tone.
Thank you for your excellent job and : keep the fire burning!
best regards, George
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 30th, 2008:
Hi George,
My name is actually Anthony (the Stevie is for Stevie Ray Vaughan ).
I’m glad the lessons are helpful, and it sounds like you’ve got some great gear to use with them
April 30th, 2008 at 5:17 am
Hello anthony.
I’ve just find your site. It’s great ! The lessons are very helpful, so are the step by step SRV licks !
I think i’m gonna to use it a lot. Already 3 hours but i had to stop for letting the fingers getting cold !!
Thanks for your amazing job and for this, nice, well built , easy-to-surf site.
You’re great.
Antoine from bordeaux, France
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 30th, 2008:
When the hands start freezing or the fingertips start stinging, it’s time to take a break
April 29th, 2008 at 10:30 am
Hey Anthony! Great sound. Thanks for the website! I will be using it a lot! You can’t find a local instructor that will teach just the blues or just Stevie style. So I will be abusing this site! One request. I see you have done a few other songs and artist styles. I was similarly turned onto blues the way you explain in your bio page except for me it “Blue Jean Blues”, ZZ Top. That was the day I realized what true feeling in a song was. Is there anyway you could give a lesson segment on that song? It is very hard to get on your own especially with all the ghost notes and there is virtually NO tab available on that song.
Keep on rollin’. With any luck I’ll make it up to PA to see you guys perform. Free flights is a fringe benefit of my job! :^)
Rick
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 30th, 2008:
Hi Rick
Can’t make any promises as I’m kind of doing this stream of consciousness right now….but I agree that song is great! ZZ Top is just one of those bands where you can drive yourself crazy trying to play as tightly knit as they did as a trio.
Keep a watch on at http://www.holysmokeblues.com for our shows, I don’t advertise it much here because the site’s supposed to be about Stevie not me. But I’ll have all our gigs listed there. We’ve got a fair amount this summer at various festivals in the Central PA area. Would love to see you there!
April 29th, 2008 at 1:08 am
Thanks Anthony,
when i play with the metronom with low licks theres no problem but when i play the fast your special Texas flood monster lick from stevie- all i know is -that i can play this lick from C. I play the srv triple fast licks at the beginnig at the solo- and that´s to much;-)
thank…;-)
greetings from the rainy Austria/ Tyrol
Herbie
April 28th, 2008 at 1:44 am
Hi Anthony,
you have a great song there. I have one question- i have little problems with tin pan alley and other , to be in time when i play solo- only i count but that´s not good. when i play srv fast lick i don´t know how many beats these licks are and than it´s to long. Most problem
at the end of the chorus i think ( tin pan alley) C 3 beats than it goes to F and next to verse. And when i play srv fast lick turnaround, somtimes is it really good- but for me not often- i´m not be in time- when the band goes to F.
Have you Tips????
Soul to Soul
Herbie
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 28th, 2008:
Hi Herbie,
What you’re describing is a common problem that a lot of guitar players face. The timing of any lick is important and learning to end it on the beat is a very hard thing to learn. The best advice I can give is to try and play with a metronome even when you’re practicing very simple licks. Get used to playing any lick in time with the metronome.
I never did this and as a result I had to learn the hard way to stay in time with the drummer in my band. The other thing that can help is just learning enough “filler” licks that you can begin to sense when a lick is going to end too early and throw in a filler lick or a pause at the right spot.
Hope that’s helpful
Anthony
April 25th, 2008 at 2:16 am
Hi,
i love this site, i always look there- great job.
Let the good times roll- with the heaven in your Soul!
Soul to Soul
Herbie from Austria/Tyrol
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 26th, 2008:
Thanks Herbie.
April 22nd, 2008 at 3:32 am
Thanks a lot Anthony. I’ve been playing guitar for 7 years now and I’ve never really moved into a more advanced league. I think these lessons are really going to help me get faster as well as play solos with more diversity and flavor. I really appreciate it dude.
Al
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 22nd, 2008:
Glad to hear they’re helping Alex.
April 21st, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Hey i was wondering if maybe in the futer you could do lesson on hideaway. thanks for all that you have done.
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 22nd, 2008:
If and when I get licenses to teach full songs, anything is fair game….
April 21st, 2008 at 4:44 am
hey man i would just like too say thanks your vids are helping me out lots!!!! anyway looking forward to the next lesson.
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 22nd, 2008:
So am I Cory
April 18th, 2008 at 6:35 am
Thanks for a great site. Very, very nice layout, video and navigation. Full of real meat and potatoes too!
Nice to know there are some folks out there that can do something good for others just to share their passion. I’ll be loading up my ipod with your full length videos and doing what I can to help keep your site going. Now I’ve got someone to hang around play guitar with when my wife and baby have gone to bed.
I want to tell my guitar playing buddies about it, but then again, maybe I don’t. Let ‘em struggle.
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 20th, 2008:
Now that’s funny
————-
Friend: “Hey, B, how’d you learn to play like that?”
B: “Oh, I don’t know, no secret websites or anything….just started making sense one day….”
That’s just mean… Thanks for writing, and for your support…
April 17th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
Great site and great videos. Thanks so much for showing me the things to take my playing further.
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 20th, 2008:
That’s what I love to do
April 17th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Hey this is a nice site to learn about the Blues and SRV style. I think you should do some lessons on your effects. You have great tone and think you understand your gear well. I’m sure lot people would like to know why you cut some frequencies and boost others etc. just different combinations to show people how to get different tones. Thanks again for the lessons of one of the greats!
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 20th, 2008:
I’ve got so many video ideas about gear that you wouldn’t believe it. If this site keeps growing the way it has, you’re going to see some gear lessons like I’ve never seen done before
April 17th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Thanks for all the Stevie Snacks…they have been Keeping me busy! Question. To play in the Style of SRV you need to tune down your guitar a 1/2 step. Lots of guitar Techs i talk to say on a Electric guitar you actually need to redo the entire setup of the guitar to reflect the drop tuning. Do you agree?
If so…I am lucky to have 2 guitars. The first is a Eric Clapton model strat with noisles pickups. The second is a Telecaster where i replaced the bridge pickup with a Seymore Duncan Little 59 Minni Humbucker.
In a lot of your lessons you refer to the sound of SRV as having a certain Bite…….if you were going to keep one of the above guitars tuned down…which would you do?
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 17th, 2008:
I think if you’re switching from lighter strings to heavier and tuning down it’s probably worth having a tech look at it and make sure the neck relief is correct. Might be hard to get the SRV full sound from a Tele, so I’d probably use the strat. However, I don’t know much about the Fender noiseless pickups so I can’t comment on how they’ll sound. However, I do think the strat will sound close to what you want for the SRV stuff.
April 16th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Hello
Just to let you know I ran across your videos on you tube and found them to be the best I have seen as far as learning styles especially for blues.
I have been playing on and off for about 30 years in and out of bands etc on a part time basis and really never studied the blues techniques. More rock.
I am a Stevie Ray freak and have all his albums etc and I really never sat down to learn the blues style that he had.
He was amazing to say the least.
I can relate to your bio as I am also in the stage of my life where appreciation for music and styles is more of a heart felt passion than a way of life.
As I am writing this I went out and bought a new guitar, a 62 fender re-issue, to my wifes dismay, and started playing again after a lull of about 5 years. I guess once it’s in you - it never leaves.
I also bought the Ibanez ts9 box and I am playin through an old fender blues junior. Fun stuff
Getting close to the sound- I hope.
My fingers are once again raw and my hand is sore, but I guess thats a good thing.
I am looking forward to viewing your lessons as I beleive this will get me off on the right track to learn the blues as well as Stevie’s style.
Can you recommend where I should start with your lessons?
Keep in mind that I am a former rock player and even after all the years I have played, I would consider myself a beginner or novice when it comes to the blues. A lot more feel and soul as well as tone.
Thanks again for the great videos
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 16th, 2008:
Hi Dan,
Welcome to the site, I hope that the videos will continue to be helpful to you. As far as where to start, much of what I’ll be teaching in the future will reference the 5 Blues Boxes that I just finished teaching, so being familiar with them will really help set you up for any upcoming full-solo lessons that I’m working on now.
April 16th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Hello Anthony,
As others have stated, I just found your web site from YouTube, and I am so glad I did! You’re easy to listen to and give lots of info in your videos. The video quality is second to none. I have several books on blues (my favorite) that came with so called DVD instruction and none compare with yours and cost several times more! I am trying to get back into playing guitar… wish I never left it! I played back in high school in the early 70’s and into the eighties. Then put it up until a few months ago. One of your pod casts talked about muscle memory in your hands…. well, my hands forgot everything! LOL! Anyway, I’ve rambled on long enough. I will certainly be taking advantage of your videos. They are just what I need and have been looking for. I don’t have time for formal lessons and these fit the bill…. Actually I don’t see how lessons would be much better. Ok, here I go again rambling… I’m going now.
Later,
Keith
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 16th, 2008:
Hi Keith,
I never actually took lessons myself because I was a pretty good ear-learner myself, but I know people who take in-person lessons, and I believe the biggest advantage of that is the immediate feedback of whether you’re doing something correctly or not. I know why my videos are helpful to people, but I do think that there’s an element missing that for some people would be useful, and that’s the on-the-fly reviewing aspect that you get with a live teacher. But I’m certainly glad that my lessons are working so well, and I appreciate your support.
April 16th, 2008 at 11:51 am
Love your videos, please keep it up. You give everyone inspiration, hope and knowledge. I started out as a drummer. My father is a drummer, his brother is a drummer, and our grandfather was a drummer. I found my self confused trying to fit in to the band and music. Mostly because of lack of knowledge and understanding of guitar and music theory. I decided, i will figure this out. Picked up the guitar to improve my over all music skills and better my drumming. Now I can’t put the thing down!!! Thanks a lot!!! seriously Thank you.
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 16th, 2008:
Hi Jason,
I play a little bit of drums myself (although not very good), but the guitar is a pretty different beast. Not sure how much real music theory I’ll be able to teach, but you should learn how to play some blues!
April 14th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Anthony,
i first ran into your vids on YouTube and eventually wandered over to StevieSnacks (and your other websites - bravo!). Thanks for all of the hard work that you put into sharing your musical gifts and knowledge. Your blues box lessons, in particular, have been quite helpful to me. I hope I can catch a Holy Smoke Blues show next time I’m in the State College area this Summer.
-Brian
Pittsburgh, PA
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 14th, 2008:
We recently booked a few shows aound the area so you might get that chance.
April 14th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Anthony,
I just found your site. You are one righteous guitar player. Are any of your lessons available on DVD or are they just available as downloads?
Thanks.
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 14th, 2008:
Hi Dale
right now its just downloads but I’ll eventually be putting the blues boxes lessons out on DVD after I film some parts over again. Particularly the lesson where I had the lights all screwed up and looked like a ghost. After I get a few more solo lessons out the door they’ll be available on DVD as well.
thanks for taking the time to write
April 14th, 2008 at 8:59 am
Thanks Anthony for the free download of Lesson 35, it seems just as great as the prvious ones.
U rock!
//Steffe
April 13th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
wow this site is amazing. i’ve learned more than i ever have on ANY site teaching ANY style of guitar.
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 14th, 2008:
I’m not trying to compete with any other site but its always good to hear that someone finds my ramblings useful
April 12th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
i think this latest one about the backdoor pattern is absolutely what i’ve been needing! Thanks for hooking it up
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 12th, 2008:
That’s good to hear, I was wondering if it would be useful to anyone. I don’t use it a lot for Stevie’s stuff, but there’ some songs that won’t make any sense without it.
April 12th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Hi, you have a great website here! I am impressed.
All the best,
Robert
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 12th, 2008:
As do you sir, from one teacher to another, I wish you continued success at your site.
April 12th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Thanks for this site.
It’s helping me add more dimension to my playing.
When do you launch “Jimisnacks” ?
Matt
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 14th, 2008:
After I get a good routine down here I’ll expand my horizons but I really want to work out all the kinks on one site before I start another.
April 10th, 2008 at 11:41 am
Great man! It would suite me just fine with some more bluessololicksalá Mr Stauffer!!
Steffe
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 12th, 2008:
Is that swedish? Man, wait til you see my next lesson……
Stefan reply on April 13th, 2008:
Yepp, swedish!
April 7th, 2008 at 9:13 am
The new lessons are great, it works very well for me!
More of this would be nice, thanks Anthony!
Steffe
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 10th, 2008:
Great to hear that it’s working, I think I’ll be doing a lot more of these full solo lessons.
April 2nd, 2008 at 2:21 am
Great Anthony!
I´m already downloading the new video (intermediate & advanced),
It´s gonna be a few hours in front of the 42″ tonight!
You rock big time!
Steffe
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 14th, 2008:
totally jealous of the tv. Maybe that’s why I spend so much time in front of the computer, my old tv looks like crap
April 1st, 2008 at 11:23 am
Hi Anthony, just want to say your awesome, your lessons are great!!! Love the way you take stevie ray’s style and make it your own, just checked out your videos of your band and think you sound really good! Thanks for all the lessons man, your an inspiration.
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 12th, 2008:
Thanks Robert.
March 29th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
After two unsuccessfull attempts to purchase a Nobel’s ODR-S overdrive on ebay (both went for over $200), I purchased one directly from Thomanns in Germany! Cost was 78 euros including shipping to USA and only took ten days.
March 25th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
This site is very very cool ! I love SRV . I’ve been playing guitar for over 25 years and to know another guitarist that absolutely understands his unique style,sound and approach is definately a pride & joy! Look foward to seeing this site grow. You know there are a few Steve impersonators out there now –One is in Las Vegas Neveda but you really capture his sound alot as good or better than this fella who is quite good I might add see this link add http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukHKQjQ4pAI&feature=related Have you thought of doing a impersonation also? I own a SRV Fender tribute strat any tips on tweaking it for the SRV sound? I know the finish is wrong on this guitar not nitro-celluose ,Texas specials pickups sound great however. I am considering getting a reliced number one copy made from a site who does a pretty good job from what I’ve seen and heard http://www.rocketfireguitars.com/
Rock on man ! Keep this thing going!
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on March 27th, 2008:
Hi Pete,
I don’t really get into the impersonation thing, but it seems to work for some people. I try to get people to be able to learn the style, and then hopefully use it for whatever they want to do musically. For some people that means wearing the hat, and the whole 9 yards. That was never my thing, but I understand why people do it.
If there’s one thing that YouTube has shown it’s that there’s a LOT of people who like SRV and a LOT of them have pretty much nailed his style. I’ve seen quite a few players on there who could play me off of any stage…..
March 24th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Hello Anthony,
greetings from Heidelberg, Germany. It´s late at night and I just found your videos on youtube, great! SPeaking about the essence of blues, I think that you found THE right approach (love the blues-box idea), you shure deserve a price for creating the hithchiker´s guide to the blues. Can´t wait to practice with your help, promise to purchase a couple of items. SRV is listening, you sond so authentic, it makes me chill! Gooooooood work
So long and thanks for alle the blue notes
Marcus
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on March 27th, 2008:
Hi Marcus,
Always nice to hear from people in other countries. Isn’t YouTube great? I never would have been able to spread the word of this site around the world like YouTube has done for me. Thanks for visiting
Anthony
March 21st, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Hi Anthomy, This is such a great teaching resource- thanks for all you efforts- really apprciated . Cheers , Martin.
March 18th, 2008 at 8:10 am
You’re lessons are great! Thank you very much
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on March 19th, 2008:
Ni Jens,
Thanks for the kind words. I checked out your myspace page and saw that you are from Norway. My wife was in Norway last year for a conference. We plan to come back together sometime and visit the fjords together. My drummer’s wife is also from Norway, she still has relatives that live there. Very beautiful country.
Jens Andreas Storaker reply on March 20th, 2008:
Oao, sounds great! You should go visit the pulpit rock, it’s amazing, and absolutely worth the trip! A visit to my hometown, Stavanger, would also be a great choice. This year (2008) Stavanger is the Capital of cultur in Europe and have a lot of projects going on the whole year. Lofoten and Bergen is among many other wonderfull places to visit! Have a nice trip and enjoy!
March 17th, 2008 at 7:01 am
Hi Anthony!
Here´s a “little” request from me.
I would like in HD, a collection of your best licks!!!?
Where you show the lick first as you play it and then slow,
do you think that would be something that you could do?
I´m thinking your Top 25 licks or something in that order.
Stefan
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on March 19th, 2008:
Hi Stefan,
now that I’m pretty much through with the blues boxes, I have a reference for the licks I’m going to teach. I’m actually planning on putting together complete 12 bar solos for beginner, intermediate, and advanced players, and in the lessons there will be lots of licks, and I’ll explain how to play it, and where each lick occurs. I think it will be very useful to people to learn an entire 12 bar sequence together.
However, I do like your idea about the top 10, or top 25 licks. That would be hard to decide
March 15th, 2008 at 2:15 am
Can´t wait for lesson 31 with the Box 5, hurry up Anthony!
Stefan
March 14th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Hey there!
I just stumbled upon your page yesterday and I’ve already picked up a few new tricks, I have to say yours is probably the best page of it’s kind on the internet.
Anyway, what I was going to ask you, is if you are planning to cover other bands/artists than SRV? SRV is great, but he is only one of many great blues gitarists! For example the classic songs Stormy Monday and Statsboro blues or something by artists such as Michael Bloomfield, Allman Brothers, Peter Green, Magic Slim & The Teardrops and/or Alvin Lee?
Thanks!
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on March 15th, 2008:
Based on the success of these lessons, I’m working out the details for another site which will cover a much broader range of artists, blues and classic rock.
March 12th, 2008 at 7:31 am
Hi Anthony!
Downloaded the HD lessons (lesson 26, 27, 29 and 30) yesterday and can say that picture and sound was great.
You´re lessons are very, very inspirational!
Had to convert the .mov files to fit a DVD to use in my dvd-player at home. Put the amp beside the 42″ and
plugged in my Strat and man…I was in heaven!!!
Thanks a bunch!
Stefan “The Moose-shooter” Johansson
p.s
I both hunt and fish!
d.s
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on March 13th, 2008:
If sitting in the forest with my rifle, watching squirrels fight each other, and never seeing any deer counts as hunting, than I guess I’m a hunter as well
Stefan Johansson reply on March 13th, 2008:
True true!
March 11th, 2008 at 6:21 am
Anthony,
Thanks a million for doing what you do here. I have been avidly seeking to incorporate Stevie’s style into my playing for 10 years and have learned more about Stevie’s style in the past 3 weeks than I have in the past 10 years. The videos are awesome and fit well into my learning style. I am a visual learner and as a self-taught-non-note-reading player, picked up most of my chops by hanging out in music in music stores questioning patrons who played interesting licks and keeping my eyes and ears open. I think you will keep me busy for some time.
Thanks again,
Robert
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on March 11th, 2008:
Always glad to hear that people are finding this stuff useful
March 10th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Anthony, I’m almost 30 years your senior, but my story is esentially the same. Stevie’s music brought me out of a bad time, I’m sure people will think I’m just wanking learning his music, but it just grabbed me by the you know what, and I’ve learned alot from the Koch DVD’s and Wolf Marshall books. Finding another teacher , who really has it down like you do, is just what the doctor ordered. With the great guitar magazines , and tab reading I’ve really added a lot but with your lessons I’ve gained new perspective on the boxes and especially Stevie. Thanks for sharing this with us players , you didn’t have to , al ot of guys are a little reluctant to teach other players. I’ll bet Stevie would be proud. Keep up the great work.
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on March 10th, 2008:
Hi Tim,
I learned a long time ago that there’s a lot of unhappy guitarists in this world who get their jollies telling other guitar player what they should and should not play, and who they should and should not emulate. So I figured, if I want to be happy, the last thing I’d do is listen to them
Seriously though, I’m glad to hear that you’re getting something out of the lessons. Thanks for writing.
Anthony
March 10th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
I learned more on how to play the blues today then what I´ve learned the last 5 years of playing!
Thanks for having this amazing website Anthony, I´m your new fan!
I´m gonna start more of your philosophy and look at the playing instead of just
seeing the scale itself. Get even more feel and passion behind the notes!
Thanks a bunch!
Stefan from Sweden
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on March 11th, 2008:
Thanks Stefan. I know I mentioned to you before that I visited Sweden last summer, but I don’t think I mentioned that I also visited a Moose farm while there, and then I went into the lodge and ate some Moose stew. Something felt really strange about that
Timmy Fitzgerald reply on April 12th, 2008:
Stefan, are you the former race car driver ? Was it Formula One ? Le Mans ? Your name sounds very familiar.
Stefan reply on April 13th, 2008:
I´m not that Stefan Johansson, His nickname was Lill-Loevis and was a great F1 driver.
March 2nd, 2008 at 10:21 am
Anthony,
There’s a lot of similarities in your story. Graduated college in ‘91, fell in love with SRV earlier on. Saw him two times awesome shows, so glad I have those memories. I still keep in touch with people I played with back in college and they are across the country. After finding your site, I have shared with all my friends. I’m in IN, some are in FL and CO, and know they are also sharing. I suppose you do have the grassroots networking going on. Your site is like finding a gem even for a player that has played for 20+ years. There’s still many little riffs to add to the repetoire and even clean up licks that I learned through hours of tape rewind and some pitch transponders. Players today have so many sources available like this site and the quality of players are learning these skills at a very young age.
Keep up the great work and rock on!
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on March 7th, 2008:
I often wonder how much faster I would have learned if a site like this were available when I was learning, but then I realize that the internet was barely working back then….hehe
February 17th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Anthony! I really appreciate what you are doing here man. I just bought my first two lessons from you and I couldn’t be more pleased, your way of teaching seems unorthodox to me but for some reason it just “clicks” far faster with me than my local teacher. I have an idea though man, would you do a custom lesson if I paid you more for it? I have been doing really well so far learning by ear but there are some songs that are just to fast for my ear at this point so I’d like to have someone like you to show me the way.
I’d really like to talk to you if you could shoot me an e-mail at (email edited out). I have some good ideas for your website that would improve it and I’d also like to talk a little more in detail about the “private lessons” I am talking about. I have had a guitar teacher in person for $20 a lesson and the majority of the time even though I have a tape recorder recording it… I lose half the lesson because he talks to **** fast and tape players are just a pain the the $#*.
Lets chat dude! I’m payin!
~Robert
February 17th, 2008 at 7:40 am
Anthony will you ever tab a whole song and sell it I would buy it up in a sec. And will u ever teach scuttle buttin? keep up the great work, i check your site everyday for updates
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on February 17th, 2008:
Hi Joe,
I would like nothing more than to teach a whole song note for note, however, I’m still finding out what kind of licensing needs to be in place in order to do such a thing.
February 7th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Hey Anthony,
I to started playing guitar when I was 18 (am now 19). Recently just picked up a strat because my Epiphone LP wasn’t able to handle the SRV tone. Stumped, and refusing to look up tabs on Stevie’s songs, I stumbled upon your website, and in just a day, I’ve already been able to pick up some of your stuff, and putting it to use. As a person who is slowly teaching himself how to play, I can say that your site has been a huge help, and I’m looking forward to more of your Stevie Snacks.
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on February 9th, 2008:
Thanks Steve,
I appreciate the feedback, and I’m glad to hear that you’re learning from the lessons. There’s so much more to come in the future.
Anthony
February 7th, 2008 at 11:06 am
I just want to say thank you for taking the time to put together lessons for SRV style! Ive been looking all over and wasted some money on dvd’s that were terrible. Your doing a great job and love the way you teach at a slow pace it really helps alot. I plan to practice alot using your videos to get even better at the blues!
Thanks
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on February 9th, 2008:
Hi Maxx,
I’ve never seen any other DVDs on this stuff because I taught myself, so I’m glad that the way I learned makes sense to other people too.
Anthony
February 7th, 2008 at 12:06 am
just wanted to say thanks for the website. DL lenny right now. I am looking forward to seeing what else you’ll place on here. I been playing guitar since I was a jit. after i saw the way to properly hold the guitar it completly made a big difference. thank you for passing on your great knowledge of SRV.
February 5th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Great site, you have a great teaching style and your camera angles are always right on. Looking forward to picking up a DVD in the near future. Would love to have a lesson on Stevie’s “Tightrope” solo, in my opinion one of his sickest solos. Thanks.
February 3rd, 2008 at 11:44 pm
Thanks a lot Anthony. I really learn a lot from your videos and I am greatful that you are willing to share a lot of these videos for free. I look forward to each new vid. Keep up the good work!
February 2nd, 2008 at 11:15 pm
This site is amazing. You are a very good player. You should put up more lessons on entire songs, just like the lenny video youve done. that would be great. Cuz with those, we can actually use the riffs you are trying to teach us. thanks
February 2nd, 2008 at 9:02 am
Really enjoy your site. The lessons you offer are outstanding. Your tone and style of playing is hands down one of the best on the web. Thanx for sharing your skills and knowledge with everyone, it is much appreciated.
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on February 2nd, 2008:
I appreciate the feedback, and I’m glad you’re enjoying the lessons.
January 31st, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Anthony,
I found this site yesterday and can’t wait to sit down with some of your lessons. Your site is really great. I’ve always loved SRV’s style and sound and you seem to have captured both. God has really blessed you with some special gifts in music and teaching. I’m thinking of getting a Blues Junior and was wondering about the Bill M mods. Do you have any experience with these mods? Have you modded your BJ at all?
Thanks! …Dave
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on February 1st, 2008:
I don’t have any of those mods, but I’ve been very intrigued and am considering either having them done for me, or buying the kit. If I do, you can be sure that detailed videos will follow!
January 28th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
man some great lessons wish they could come with tab soon. really inspired me finding out you didnt start playing till college. I just started myself at 18yrs and thought it was too late.
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on January 29th, 2008:
Hi Armando,
Some of my lessons have tabs available already if you buy them in the Video Download Store. There’s a link on the front page. I’m going to focus on creating tabs for the lessons that don’t have existing tabs. For example the Pride And Joy Lesson i did two weeks ago has a full tab for the whole song already freely available over at Ultimate Guitar.com. But for many of my other lessons, I will be doing tabs, and having them available for purchase with the high quality quicktime lesson videos.
Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on January 29th, 2008:
Also let me just add that it’s never too late to teach yourself if you’re willing to learn!