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How a 3am jam with Hendrix led Andy Fairweather Low to guest on a Jimi classic
By Phil Weller published
Low says he played poorly during the impromptu jam, but he evidently impressed Hendrix enough to get a studio invite

Buddy Guy returns to the stage after officially retiring from touring last year to honor Jimi Hendrix
By Janelle Borg published
Guy joins the star-studded 2025 Experience Hendrix Tour lineup, which includes the likes of Zakk Wylde, Samantha Fish and Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram

How Andy Timmons gave a bargain guitar a new lease of life – taking inspiration from Hendrix and Beck
By Janelle Borg published
The virtuoso has owned “a long chain of guitars” throughout his decades-spanning career but calls one Strat he bought off eBay a particularly memorable find

Billy Gibbons once covered Jimi Hendrix hits while supporting Hendrix on tour
By Phil Weller published
Few players would have had the nerves to cover Hendrix while supporting him on tour, but Gibbons is made of sterner stuff – and the bold move sparked a lasting friendship

The remarkable untold story of Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios – from the man who helped him build it
By Henry Yates published
Founded by Hendrix just months before his death, Electric Lady Studios was a mind-expanding creative mothership where his guitar playing reached new heights...

“It sounded awful. I could hardly play”: Brian May on the one time he experimented with a Marshall stack
By Jackson Maxwell published
The Vox AC30 amp/Red Special guitar combo is one of the most iconic in rock, but the Queen guitar hero didn't solidify that setup straight away

Watch a rare 1965 video of Jimi Hendrix backing an obscure soul duo on TV
By Damian Fanelli published
This vintage clip from the TV show Night Train is a rare video of the guitar legend's days as a sideman

Ritchie Blackmore recalls the first time he saw two-hand tapping – at a wild show in 1968
By Jackson Maxwell published
Years before Eddie Van Halen put it in the early pages of the guitar textbook, Harvey Mandel was highlighting his performances with flourishes of two-hand tapping – grabbing the attention of onlookers in the process…
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