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The life and times of John P. Hammond, the blues genius who inspired Bonnie Raitt and countless others
The New Yorker will be remembered as a master of acoustic barrelhouse and an interpreter of Delta blues who performed like a man possessed
Devo’s Bob Mothersbaugh on accidental hits, audience provocations and the de-evolution of guitar
Devo's uncontrollable urge to make new noise sired a new-wave sound with a puckish punk energy. The ’70s wasn't ready for them. Are we not ready now?
Val McCallum’s accidental introduction to session work
He’s worked with Jackson Browne, Sheryl Crow, Lucinda Williams, and others, but doesn’t regard himself as an in-demand studio guy. The gearhead lists some of his favorite tools, including a Tele Custom he didn’t expect to like
Inside the rabble-rousing country rock guitar madness of Treaty Oak Revival
A beer can in the face? That ain’t nothin’ for these punk-country-rock troubadours (who you might’ve already heard if you’ve binged on Landman)
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Billy Gibbons on how B.B. King changed his life
At the age of 7, seeing B.B. King lit the path for Gibbons as a blues guitarist. The ZZ Top legend discusses B.B.’s lasting impact
How Rainbow bassist Craig Gruber galloped his way through a hard-rock classic alongside Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio
Having become disillusioned with Deep Purple’s growing love of funk, Ritchie Blackmore jumped ship in August 1975 – taking most of Purple’s opening act with him
Jake Kiszka talks us through his new Gibson SG signature, a devilishly thin-necked beast built to galvanize the next generation
The Greta Van Fleet and Mirador guitarist gets a loving tribute to The Beloved with his first-ever signature model
Baroness shredder Gina Gleason on 75 years of the Fender Telecaster – and why it works for metal
The face of Fender’s 75th Anniversary Telecaster campaign shares all about her new death metal project, recent technique breakthroughs and where she thinks the future of metal tone lies
Lamb of God’s Willie Adler and Mark Morton take us inside metal’s premier riff machine
Into Oblivion finds the guitarists revisiting past chaos to inspire some of the Virginia stalwarts’ most brutal and diverse material to date
Who is buying $15 million guitars? One of the world’s leading dealers lifts the veil on the collectible guitar market
At 32, Matthieu Lucas hosts guitars wielded by the likes of Slash, Eric Clapton and AC/DC at Parisian guitar emporium Matt’s Guitar Shop. He is driven by his core belief that vintage guitars, once owned by legendary musicians, are meant to be played on stage again
