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Watch Neil Young and John Mayer trade solos in a ferocious rendition of Rockin’ In The Free World with Stephen Stills
By Janelle Borg published
Young and Stills performed a 13-song set brimming with classics, including a song they haven't performed in over 50 years, and another one that was never actually recorded
Diamond Rowe is bringing lead guitar to nu-metal – complete with a history-making signature Jackson
By Phil Weller published
The Tetrarch shredder discusses the challenge she set Jackson in designing her own Pro Series model, securing nu-metal tones and blasting out uncomfortable-sounding solos
Yasmin Williams on how Guitar Hero shaped her lap-tapping technique
By Janelle Borg published
The fingerstyle virtuoso reveals how the video game inspired her to flip her acoustic onto her lap and fingertap
Pat Travers on his chemistry with Pat Thrall, punk and EVH’s ‘70s arrival and Snortin’ Whiskey
By Joe Bosso published
The Canadian-born virtuoso discusses the rise and fall of the Pat Travers Band, witnessing the U.K. punk revolution and the riotous roots of Snortin’ Whiskey
Steve Morse pays tribute to the late Jeff Beck with a rendition of Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers
By Phil Weller published
Morse follows the likes of Gary Clark Jr., Eric Clapton, John McLaughlin and Joe Bonamassa to perform one of Beck’s most well-known recordings in honor of the late guitar great
“He said very politely, ‘Can I get up on stage with you and use your guitar?’ It was very overwhelming to play with a Beatle”: That time Ritchie Blackmore and George Harrison jammed Little Richard at a Deep Purple concert
By Matt Owen published
Harrison had decided to check out Deep Purple while in Australia in 1984, and ended up sharing the stage with Blackmore for an eight-minute jam of Lucille
Blues veteran Sue Foley on why turnarounds are essential to any great blues solo
By Janelle Borg published
Foley names T-Bone Walker, Freddie King and Eddie Taylor as turnaround masters and demonstrates a number of key approaches that blues guitarists should add to their toolkit
Carlos Alomar on making Fame, Heroes – and Bowie’s Berlin era
By Andrew Daly published
The former David Bowie guitarist talks Young Americans, Station to Station and the Berlin Trilogy, plus recording (and co-writing) Fame with John Lennon
Brian May is back on stage following a recent minor stroke
By Janelle Borg published
May attended the Red Special Convention in the UK, and treated attendees to a special performance on his trusty guitar
Jimmy D. Lane was raised among blues greats, but found his own way, performing with B.B. King, Double Trouble and more
By Andrew Daly published
The Strat-wielder’s religious moment with Hendrix’s Hey Joe compelled him to spend all his money on a pawn shop guitar… which led to him performing for Bill Clinton, guesting with B.B. King, working with Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Double Trouble and much more
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