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Session bassist Gordon Edwards laid it down on this classic John Lennon ballad
By Stevie Glasgow published
A close connection with John Lennon's musical arranger put Gordon Edwards in the studio for 1973’s Mind Games
Joe Perry on why the age of the guitar hero might be over
By Matt Owen published
Perry is confident there's more to explore on the fretboard and players will continue to push the boundaries of guitar music – but the individual feats of guitarists might not be viewed in quite the same way
Brian May explains why he was reluctant to share a solo with Billy Gibbons – and what changed his mind
By Janelle Borg published
May and Gibbons were recruited by session icon Steve Cropper to add their guitar star power to his latest release, Friendlytown
With Bob Rock and Rick Rubin at the helm, he recorded some of rock’s most iconic riffs, and launched side-projects with Jerry Cantrell, John Corabi and The Alarm’s Mike Peters – how Billy Duffy’s guitar playing built a Cult following
By Martin Cooper published
Duffy’s unique playing style has made the Cult one of rock’s most enigmatic artists, and this video lesson goes deep inside the Sonic Temple to spill the secrets to his rhythm and lead approaches
How Jonny Greenwood's renewed love of delay pedals defined the Smile's new album
By Jackson Maxwell published
The sound of the Radiohead offshoot’s latest record stemmed from a challenge the famously tech-savvy guitarist set for himself – and his renewed love of delay
“I just turned my back”: Martin Barre on the time Jimmy Page nearly cut him off mid-Aqualung solo
By Jackson Maxwell published
“I think it was take two,” the Jethro Tull guitarist recalled, “and if I hadn’t got it in two then it would have been a flute solo”
Olivia Rodrigo guitarist Daisy Spencer reveals how a stroke of good luck landed her the 1972 Fender Strat she plays onstage
By Janelle Borg published
Spencer is currently touring the world as Olivia Rodrigo's rhythm guitarist – and the 1972 Fender Strat is one of the many guitars in her arsenal
Yvette Young almost quit making music before taking a radical solo turn – but she’s not done with Covet
By Andrew Daly published
Getting over her thoughts of quitting, Young has developed a glitchy sound “like a dying battery,” and moved away from technique-focused shredding to dream pop. However, don’t write off her math rock days just yet...
Alex Van Halen reveals the unease Eddie felt with being labeled the best guitar player on the planet in new excerpt from tell-all memoir
By Matt Owen published
Brothers, which will “set the record straight on Edward’s life and death”, has been previewed by an audio clip that finds Alex paying tribute to EVH's guitar talents
“This can’t be about brute physicality”: Karl Sanders on technical epiphanies – and why Nile needs three guitarists
By Jon Wiederhorn published
Sanders might be one of death metal's most ferocious and technical players but he tells us you're never too good to stop improving, and a lesson from one of his students transformed his technique, making it more vicious and controlled than ever
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