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Session guitarist extraordinaire Mike Scott on Prince’s critiques during soundchecks
By Janelle Borg published
Scott played in Prince’s New Power Generation, lending his guitar chops to Emancipation, Crystal Ball/The Truth, and Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic

J.D. Simo’s advice that helped Jeremy Allen White play like the Boss
By Janelle Borg published
White is set to play the Boss in the upcoming Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere – and had to learn guitar for the role

Jazz guitar phenom Pete Roth on the making of a trio that lives on the outer limits of improv
By Amit Sharma published
Fans of Joe Pass, Larry Carlton and John Scofield would do well to check out the Pete Roth Trio with Bill Bruford the next time they’re in town

John Mayer shares his number one overdrive pedal tip – and it works with any drive
By Phil Weller published
The trick involves some nifty footwork and could help level up your leads

URNE’s Angus Neyra on the schoolboy scribble that got him an ESP endorsement and getting Troy Sanders to guest on their 9-minute single
By Dan Bradley published
The shred-era guitarist has become a Quad Cortex advocate ahead of joining Orange Goblin’s farewell tour and releasing changed-up new album Setting Fire to the Sky

The playing advice Glenn Tipton gave Richie Faulkner on his first tour with Judas Priest
By Matt Owen published
Faulkner brought a huge array of influences to the Priest gig but worked to shake them off so he could find his own voice

Ally Venable is spreading the Texas blues gospel via a deep-seated love of Stevie Ray Vaughan and her “Wounded Warrior” Les Paul
By Bill DeMain published
The Texas triple-threat on the importance of women’s rights, magenta Les Pauls and “facing your own blues”

Joe Bonamassa announces a landmark B.B. King tribute album with a jaw-dropping roster of collaborators
By Janelle Borg published
B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 features Buddy Guy, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, George Benson, Slash, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Larkin Poe, and Warren Haynes

Ozzy Osbourne collaborator Andrew Watt on the pop star who helped kickstart his production career
By Janelle Borg published
Watt is now a first-call producer for the biggest names in music, including the Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam, Elton John, Iggy Pop and Lady Gaga

How Nile Rodgers and David Bowie accidentally wrote Let's Dance – with a 12-string that was missing 6 strings
By Janelle Borg published
The 1983 chart-topping hit features both Nile Rodgers and the then-unknown Stevie Ray Vaughan on guitars – and its demo was recorded at Queen’s studio in Switzerland
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