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Chris Dreja of the Yardbirds holds his semi-hollow bass he is mobbed during the band's tour of Denmark

Chris Dreja turned down Led Zeppelin, but he will be remembered as the Yardbirds’ unsung bass hero in a band of guitar superstars

By Neville Marten published

Co-founder of the Yardbirds, Chris Dreja – who supported Clapton, Beck and Page on rhythm or bass guitar, then went on to become a photographer – has died, aged 79

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Allen Collins of Lynyrd Skynyrd recovering after a 1977 plane crash, and performing live in 1976

Footage emerges of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Allen Collins learning to play guitar again after the 1977 plane crash that killed three of his bandmates

By Phil Weller published

The video, filmed for medical purposes, documents Collins’ trauma recovery, but is being dismissed as AI by some

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Earl Johnson in 2025 and Tommy Bolin in 1975

Moxy’s Earl Johnson lost control of his band as they tracked their debut album. After decades away, he might have got it back

By Andrew Daly published

The Canadian hot riffer explains how he was edged out of playing solos on his own songs, how it broke down his partnership with his singer, and why he’s still chasing his Led Zeppelin-style vision

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ROYAL ALBERT HALL Photo of Chris REA

Chris Rea, Driving Home For Christmas singer and slide guitar maestro, dies aged 74

By Matt Owen published

The underrated guitar star blended blues, gospel, soul and more across 25 solo albums

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Marcus King plays the MK Burst '59 Les Paul

“It has your initials carved into the headstock”: The strange tale of Marcus King’s latest vintage guitar find – the ‘MK Burst’ 1959 Les Paul

By Phil Weller published

The Gibson guitar’s history is both beautiful and sad, and Carter Vintage Guitars knew King was the only player who could offer it a second life

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Guitarists of the Year 2025 [L-R]: Nuno Bettencourt, Noel Gallagher, Buddy Guy, Kiki Wong, Dany Villarreal

Alien-shred, Brit-rock royalty, one blues icon and a hardcore superstar: here are Guitar World's Guitarists of the Year 2025

By Jonathan Horsley published

All the players who rocked our world, in the year of Oasis reunions, Black Sabbath farewells, and guitarists keeping their shoulder to the evolutionary wheel of guitar playing

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Joe Walsh plays his orange Duesenberg live onstage with the Eagles. On the left, his stage-played Zakk Wylde Epiphone Les Paul. On the right, a signed Bad Company Squier Strat. All three guitars just fetched huge sums at auction.

Joe Walsh auction raises huge sums for charity – and raises eyebrows as unexpected guitars attract big money bids

By Jonathan Horsley published

Who here remembers the time circa 2008 when Walsh was playing an EMG-equipped Zakk Wylde Les Paul Custom live onstage with the Eagles?

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Yngwie Malmsteen photographed with his signature Fender Stratocaster in London while promoting his album Blue Lightning, on January 30, 2019

Yngwie Malmsteen hits back at singers who features on his records

By Janelle Borg published

Malmsteen is claiming that certain singers are trying to capitalize on his brand and claim song ownership

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John Mayer in the studio with his Fender Stratocaster.

John Mayer explains what finally convinced him that modeling tech was up to scratch in newly shared signature plugin test footage

By Jonathan Horsley published

Mayer teamed up with Neural DSP for an Archetype plugin that modeled his prized guitar gear in digital form

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Fender Masterbuilder Andy Hiucks and Iron Maiden's Dave Murray - GettyImages-2176875049

Fender Masterbuilder on what it’s like to watch his ultimate guitar hero play the Strat he made for him

By Phil Weller published

Andy Hicks built Dave Murray a Custom Shop Strat for tour – and it’s since become his Number One guitar

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