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You may not know who played guitar on some of Avril Lavigne’s biggest hits. It was Corky James
The self-confessed late developer was in his 50s when his career hit its stride. He explains how he wound up working with Liz Phair, Demi Lovato, and more, and reveals the gear that got him there
The story of Fanny, one of the world’s first all-female rock bands
Fanny never topped the charts, but they made fans of everyone from the Beatles to David Bowie – despite constantly having to prove they could play
Keith Richards on his enduring love affair with the guitar – and why he’s still learning at 82
The Rolling Stones icon reflects on life as a rhythm guitar hero, the size of his collection, and how the restriction of five-strings and open tunings blew his mind
Laura Snowden on how downtuning makes classical guitar “creepy” and what she learned from the great Julian Bream
The classical guitarist's solo debut, This Changing Sky, is a breathtaking work that finds her exploring altered tunings in search of drama
Meet Tigercub’s Jamie Hall, the guitarist Stone Gossard says is “as good as Homme or Morello”
The Pearl Jam guitarist took British alt-rock trio Tigercub out of their comfort zone – leader Jamie Hall was dialing Marshalls to 10, down-tuning a gift from Rabea Massaad, and finding tones that take enamel off your teeth
How XTC battled the “rottweiler” Todd Rundgren – and their record label – to make their breakthrough
Andy Partridge reflects on Skylarking, a change of direction for XTC that was the most difficult of births under producer Todd Rundgren's direction and the label’s interference
The life and times of Ralph Towner, the endlessly curious frontiersman of acoustic jazz
Taking influence from Indian classical, Brazilian bossa nova and beyond, this late jazz master’s touch and vision equalled anyone on the fusion scene
How Duesenberg Guitars became a major player with original old-school designs – and a little help from Mike Campbell
We check in with Duesenberg Guitars’ co-owners, Dieter Gölsdorf and Ingo Renner, to chart 30 years of its best-selling Starplayer
Ariel Posen on Jeff Beck, amp strategies and how his thirst for fresh tones inspired one of the most unorthodox Strats ever
Posen's new album, Bannatyne, finds the Canadian flipping the script for rock guitar, exploring in full the creative potential of that quite brilliant signature Strat of his
