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Steve Cropper, Stax and soul guitar legend, Booker T. & the MG’s co-founder, dies at 84
As guitarist and co-writer of seminal hits like (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay and Green Onions, Cropper left an indelible mark on the music of the 1960s
Ola Englund on why he decided to set up his own guitar company
The demand for his signature gear was there, but the industry framework was letting Englund and his fans down
Jeff Beck secretly played a PRS at home – and the company is trying to get it back
Beck played Fenders, Gibsons, even Jacksons onstage – but he reportedly kept a PRS handy at home for recording
Marcin on why he will never use a guitar pick
The humble pick is seen as a key tool for many guitarists, but this virtuoso is strictly anti-plectrum
Why Nuno Bettencourt said no when Jake E. Lee asked him to play one of his iconic solos at Back to the Beginning
The Extreme virtuoso played plenty of guitar during Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell show, but he drew the line at this solo
Primitive solos, Luchador masks, SpongeBob SquarePants? Meet Los Straitjackets, guitar’s most out-there instrumentalists
In this shocking exclusive, guitarist Eddie Angel takes you behind the glitter masks of the surfin’, riffin’, fast-pickin’ instrumental combo
John 5 on his final conversations with Ace Frehley and working on Peter Criss’ new record
The Mötley Crüe guitarist reflects on losing his greatest influence, reveals what’s great about the former Kiss drummer’s upcoming album, and his hopes for another tour with Richie Kotzen
Steve Lukather was hanging out with Eddie Van Halen, when Jimmy Page paid him the highest compliment
Getting endorsed by the Led Zeppelin legend is something most guitarist could only dream of – but Lukather recalls the moment the icon gave him his flowers
Kim Deal on finally making her solo debut, working with Steve Albini and why she hates bright guitar tones
On her debut solo album, Nobody Loves You more, Kim Deal expands on the sonics she built in the Breeders and Pixies
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“Bob Dylan said, ‘Give this to McGuinn. He’ll know what to do with it’”: Roger McGuinn on the making of The Byrds’ countercultural classic
Roger McGuinn explains how Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Bob Dylan and CBS-era Fender amps all factored into the making of The Byrds’ 1969 classic, Ballad of Easy Rider
