Time for a post-BLIM update to my learning log.
Blues Immersion was a game changer in my guitar journey. It’s helped all aspects of my playing, not just the Blues. I am more confident, know a lot more about the fretboard and music theory and can see and hear the difference now that I have gone back to modules 20+ in BG3. Greensleeves and framing were definitely a lot easier the second time around 
My Blues playing has come a long way from ‘one lick, one position, barely enough ideas for a couple of bars’ to ‘~20 licks, 5 positions and able to play a 5+ minute solo’. Check out my ‘before and after’ video here: Ashu - BLIM course before & after
Studying the history of the Blues and deep diving into an artist is a key part of the Immersion course. Here are some books and movies that I particularly enjoyed or learned from:
- The Blues, a musical journey - 6 movies by Martin Scorcese
- Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
- Devil at the crossroads - remastered version on Netflix
- Rise of a Texas Bluesman
- Ambassador Bill: Big Bill in Britain
- The Blues: A Visual History by Mike Evans
- Mojo Hand - the life and music of Lightning Hopkins
I also learned a lot while researching my essays on 6 blues guitarists from the 1920’s to the 2020’s.
Yep, I really enjoyed BLIM. Here are my top tips for future BLIMmers.
GAS attacks since my last log:
- Epiphone ES-335
- Transcribe!
- LogicPro and FinalCut (tbh, GarageBand and iMovie are adequate, but I had an Apple gift card burning a hole in my pocket).
- MacBook M3 Air, to replace my aging iMac. The main advantage is that I don’t have a fixed spot to watch lessons and record myself and can change locations as needed.
- Spark Go amp - its good enough for ‘BAU practice’, and is a decent BT speaker at other times.
Future GAS attack, once I convince myself I really, really need a valve tube amp with power attenuator and IR out with speaker defeat: Peavey Classic 20 Head.