You can play the Blues on almost any guitar. So you can't really define what makes for "real" Blues Guitars. If it's a Les Paul, a Strat or a Tele, ... These are all great blues guitars. What makes these guitars sound good and bluesy is the player.

This website contains a full description of one of the most popular styles of blues guitar : Jump Blues.
You´ll find some great Swing Guitar & Jump Blues Guitar Tab here.

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Blues Guitars
and how to play them

The Jump style was made popular by Charlie Christian, Barney Kessel, Duke Robillard, Brian Setzer, Ronnie Earl, Louis Jordan, ...

- A form of blues you can dance to
- A form of swing & jump that has the depth of the blues
- Simple blues guitar tab to get you "out of the Blues Box"
- An in depth look at accompaniment in Swing Blues