More and more accusations are being thrown at players for doctoring their chops to gain clout on social media. So how much of it is true – and where should you draw the line?

The two musical giants traded licks before Wonder picked up Stevie's guitar

Extracting inimitable, stinging tone from his Tele with just his fingers, Albert Collins carved a hugely influential sonic path for himself, though he's still often left out of discussions of the greatest blues guitarists of all time

Though the band's set at the 1969 Toronto Rock and Roll Revival was ragged, it confirmed in stone a hugely consequential decision Lennon had made just before the festival

This Consequence is the sound of pent-up aggression, a creative release after Killswitch were stopped in their tracks. Dynamic duo Adam Dutkiewicz and Joel Stroetzel talk frontmen, riff tactics, and why nothing was too grimy for this

Among the ranks of Ozzy's six-string sidekicks are some of the most admired and imitated rock guitarists of all time. Some have lasted for years, others a single gig, and some on both ends are part of the elite group of musicians to have been fired over the phone by Sharon Osbourne

Bradley's interpretations of original country blues songs are causing quite a stir among players, and breathing new life into a form of music that’s nearly a century old

Dez Dickerson was a teenage Minneapolis guitar prodigy – then he teamed up with another one. He describes his Mick-and-Keith chemistry with the Purple One, recording at Paisley Park (before Prince), and that infamous Stones show

The Mercury Prize nominee on what she loves about her SG, obsessing in the studio, and how she harnessed the aggression of her youth for her new album, Black Rainbows