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How Europe’s John Norum learned to love The Final Countdown – and the guitar he used to track its iconic solo
The Final Countdown is one of rock's evergreen anthems, but Norum admits he thought it was “dreadful” at first
He wrote chart-topping hits and a Christmas classic, but all he wanted to do was play slide blues – remembering Chris Rea
A slide master with a voice like life, the English bluesman hated the spotlight – and deserves notice beyond his perennial Christmas hit
Brian Robertson knows what Thin Lizzy lost when he left
Half of the classic-era twin guitar attack discusses how the iconic sound was built, his relationships with his bandmates after he left, his forensic approach to modding Kirk Hammett Les Pauls to look like Peter Green’s Greeny, and why he couldn’t play the real thing
Buddy Guy and his Sinners co-star play Tiny Desk concert
Merging classics with cuts from the record-breaking film, Guy and Miles Caton deliver a supremely soulful set
How Steve Vai lived his ultimate guitar rockstar fantasy on David Lee Roth’s Eat ’Em and Smile
Working with David Lee Roth was like "being strapped to a rocket made of charisma and fueled by tequila” – and the music was pretty fun, too
How Billy Idol seized upon the success of Rebel Yell – and Linn Drums – to take his sound to new frontiers
Steve Stevens remembers the early days of true international stardom, when he and Billy Idol utilized their creative freedom and exciting new tech to make a very different kind of record
The tuning change that lead to Warren Haynes retiring his Gibson SG
The SG was one of Haynes' go-to Gov’t Mule guitar until it was forced into an early retirement
We asked what constitutes “fake” guitar playing – here's what you had to say
It seems many of you came to an agreement on where to draw the line
The realization that ended Jason Richardson’s obsession with music theory
The ex-All That Remains shredder shares his journey from marking his music theory classmates’ papers to realizing that sometimes you just need to play what sounds good
YouTube superstar, entrepreneur, guitarist for the Haunted… Inside the unstoppable rise of Ola Englund
The affable Swede on how he got his big break in Six Feet Under, the amps that make him feel “terrible” about his playing, and how he found YouTube success by being himself. As for Solar Guitars? Why not make the guitars himself?
