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Intervals' Aaron Marshall on making the impossible possible, and jamming with Wolfgang Van Halen
By Gregory Adams published
Memory Palace is another dizzying work of instrumental genius from Aaron Marshall and co, but creating all this on record presents a challenge when it comes to the live show. Marshall's approach? Play it by any means necessary...
Joe Perry on 50 years of Aerosmith, and what it takes to nail his “working tone”
By Andrew Daly published
As Aerosmith call time on their stellar 50-year touring career, Perry joins us to reflect on what he’s learned about guitar along the way – the tones that work, the tones that don't, and the invaluable lesson he learned from Keith Richards
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From Joe Strummer’s Tele to Johnny Ramone's Mosrite, here are the iconic guitars behind the sound of punk rock
By Jenna Scaramanga published
The filth, the fury, and '80s Fernandes Strat copies – these guitars, amps, and effects defined the sound of some of rock's greatest, and most rebellious, bands
Jeff Beck on his relationship with Eric Clapton, jamming with Hendrix, and turning down John Mayall
By Andy Aledort published
In a 2010 chat with GW, the always creatively restless virtuoso discusses his love of John McLaughlin, what he sought out to do when venturing into the world of classical music, and the musical icon he wished he had had the chance to collaborate with
Mike Rutherford’s “lead” bass approach helped demystify the low-end for prog rock cornerstone Genesis
By Chris Jisi published
The departure of guitarists Anthony Phillips and Steve Hackett cleared the way for Rutherford's angular bassline on this Genesis classic
Tony Stevens’ rocky ride with Savoy Brown and Foghat
By Andrew Daly published
Despite industry woes, he loved the challenge of playing with Kim Simmonds and ‘Lonesome’ Dave Peverett, and loved Acoustic amps and Warwick basses
Brian May, Billy Gibbons and Steve Cropper on how the three guitar icons learned to play together
By Andrew Daly published
For the latest record from Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour, the Stax legend enlists two equally iconic players. Here three kings of the six-string tell us what went down in Friendlytown
Meet Gore. guitarist Alex Reyes – the modeler-melting Texan metal player summoning djent riffs from six-strings
By Phil Weller published
The Houston metal trio’s debut EP is turning heads as Reyes summons low-tuned maelstroms into stunning structures, making the most of his producers’ songwriting experience
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