Latest about Stevie Ray Vaughan
Mateus Asato names three players who he believes to be “the last heroes” of the guitar world
The neo-soul star also gave honorable mentions to a number of guitarists he dubbed 'Melodic Masters' and 'ultimate game-changers'
11 essential Willie Dixon covers
These covers – by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, the Rolling Stones, Buddy Guy, Cream, and more – show the influence of this hugely important figure in blues and rock history
10 pro guitarists who broke strings onstage – and how they recovered
The rock royals, pop icons and blues heroes who kept their cool in the heat of battle and styled it out even after going a string down...
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Eric Gales recalls Stevie Ray Vaughan asking him for an autograph when he was just 15 years old
“I told him my name was Eric Gales and he said, ‘I'm very aware of who you are!’”
John Mayer owns the Dumble amp that Stevie Ray Vaughan used to record Texas Flood
Mayer revealed that he played the 005 Dumbleland Special – complete with an SRV Fender Stratocaster, no less – at the late blues icon's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inauguration ceremony in 2015
A Stevie Ray Vaughan stage-played Fender Elite Stratocaster, purchased by Mark Tremonti, goes up for auction
The unusually spec'd '80s-era six-string, which has swapped hands with two of the biggest names of blues and metal, features pickup selector buttons and a unique vibrato system
How to combine rhythm and lead in a blues guitar solo
Add variety to your blues playing by bringing the two disciplines together in the vein of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix
Joe Bonamassa recalls the time he played Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan’s guitars in one afternoon
The blues-rock hero is a big fan of Clapton's Hare Krishna ES-335 – but less so of the ”Blackie” Strat, which he called a “rough ride”
