Vic Garbarini

Latest articles by Vic Garbarini

Musicians George Harrison (left) and Eric Clapton performing on stage together as part of an all-star band for music legend Carl Perkins, October 23rd 1985
George Harrison on how Eric Clapton saved his Beatles classic

By Matt Owen Published

Harrison’s bandmates weren’t bothered. The song was stalling. Then a spur-of-the-moment decision changed its fortunes and gave birth to a Beatles hit

Guitarists
(from left) Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison, performing the Beatles' Hey Jude
“It was like an insult”: Paul McCartney turned down George Harrison's proposed guitar parts for Hey Jude

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Harrison suggested answering each of McCartney's lines with a guitar phrase, an addition McCartney saw as unnecessary

Artists
Peter Buck performs onstage with R.E.M. in Milton Keynes, England in 1995
Peter Buck's guitar work defined R.E.M.'s Man on the Moon – and it all started when his bandmate fell off a chair

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Michael Stipe's ode to the late comedian Andy Kaufman is driven by a riff of unusual origin, and some reluctant slide work

Guitarists
(from left) Paul McCartney, George Harrison and John Lennon perform onstage on August 1, 1964
The Beatles on their struggles to be heard over the screams of Beatlemania – and the toll it took on their performances

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Technology has advanced light years in the six decades since the frenzy of Beatlemania, and the world of onstage guitar amplification is no exception

Bands