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Name Recognition: 10 Essential Signature Model Guitars

Posted 01/28/2013 at 7:19am | by Damian Fanelli, Josh Hart

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Ah, how young and innocent we all were when Fender introduced its first signature model — the Eric Clapton Stratocaster — in 1988. Of course, Chet Atkins' signature appeared on several Gretsch models (the Tennessean, for example) long before then, and let's not forget that Les Paul -- the name that appears on millions of headstocks — was actually a person.

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Guitar World's Top 50 Albums of 2012

Posted 12/28/2012 at 9:20am | by Guitar World Staff, Intro by Josh Hart

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From an impending apocalypse to the promise of a new Van Halen album with David Lee Roth, the bar was set high for 2012. Everyone from the Mayans to Nostradamus prophesied 2012 as being the end of the world, but who could have predicted Green Day's epic trilogy of new albums, or Rush churning out their heaviest record this side of 2012, or Joe Walsh's first solo effort in two decades?

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Guitar World 2012: The Year in Quotes

Posted 12/13/2012 at 11:48am | by Josh Hart

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Over the course of the last twelve months, we've once again endeavored to track down your musical heroes and return with the greatest stories, biggest news and best playing tips, all in the name of rock and roll. As a final retrospective on 2012, we picked through our favorite interviews of the year and compiled a list of the best quips, advice and quotes.

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Carlos Santana to Publish Memoir in 2014

Posted 09/14/2012 at 10:30am | by Damian Fanelli

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Publisher Little, Brown and Company announced yesterday that guitar legend Carlos Santana is working on a memoir. The book, which is still untitled, will be published in English and Spanish in 2014.

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‘Re-Machined,’ Deep Purple Tribute Album, Coming September 25

Posted 08/16/2012 at 11:06am | by Damian Fanelli

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Metallica, Iron Maiden, Chickenfoot, Steve Vai and other artists will appear on Re-Machined: A Tribute to Machine Head, a Deep Purple tribute album scheduled to be released September 4.

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Interview: Carlos Santana Discusses His New Album, 'Shape Shifter'

Posted 07/20/2012 at 11:15am | by Alan di Perna

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“A lot of people said to me, ‘Enough with the guest vocalists for a while,’” Carlos Santana says with a laugh. “‘We want to hear the Mexican play the guitar!’” The legendary guitarist heard the call of the public and now he has responded. His new album, Shape Shifter, is a compendium of new, blazing guitar-driven instrumental tracks. They run the gamut of styles that we’ve come to expect from Carlos Santana: churning rock, sizzling Latin grooves and passionate ballads that dance between the cosmic poles of earthly and divine love.

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In Deep: Unraveling the Guitar Secrets of Carlos Santana

Posted 06/18/2012 at 2:44pm | by Andy Aledort

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Like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, legendary rock guitarist Carlos Santana is one of the most significant players to emerge from the Sixties music scene. By fusing elements of electric blues, rock, jazz and Latin, he created a signature sound that is instantly recognizable and inspirational to guitarists across the spectrum of musical genres.

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July 2012 Guitar World Out Now: Slash Talks 'Apocalyptic Love,' Santana Goes Instrumental, Joe Bonamassa and More

Posted 05/31/2012 at 1:01pm | by Guitar World Staff

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The new July 2012 issue of Guitar World is available now at the new-and-improved Guitar World Online Store.

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Carlos Santana to Release New Instrumental Album, 'Shape Shifter,' May 15

Posted 03/29/2012 at 8:24am | by Damian Fanelli

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Carlos Santana will release Shape Shifter, his 36th album and first for his new label, Starfaith Records, on May 15. The album, which features 13 tracks, is mostly instrumental; only one song features vocals by Andy Vargas and Tony Lindsay. Most of the compositions are original songs Santana has been saving for an instrumental project.

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Cream, Living Colour Members Form New Band, Spectrum Road

Posted 02/23/2012 at 12:28pm | by Josh Hart

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Another supergroup is on the horizon as members of Cream, Living Colour, Carlos Santana's live band and Medeski, Martin and Wood have joined forces in Spectrum Road. The group features Jack Bruce on bass and vocals, Vernon Reid on guitar, John Medeski on keys/piano and Cindy Blackman-Santana on drums.

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