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Bowie’s most iconic six-string moments, featuring his all-star cast of top-tier players, from Mick Ronson to Stevie Ray Vaughan

The lure of celebrity endorsement has long been present in the world of guitars, with early examples dating back as far as the late 19th century

Robert DeLeo opens up on the loss of Scott Weiland and Chester Bennington, playing alongside Johnny Depp in Hollywood Vampires, and the ’65 P-Bass with a “fingerboard like a Rickenbacker”

The Cult’s long-time guitarist on channelling Hendrix through a Gretsch, nailing his sound on She Sells Sanctuary, and keeping the spirit of rock alive

From the Archive Starting from the repurposed CBGB’s club, and harnessing a style based on their utter inexperience, the NYC punk antiheroes rewrote a 40-year-old rule about playing guitar

Rhythm king to the stars Brian Tichy explains how Led By Vultures is giving him his Dave Grohl moment

This single-pickup instrument from the early ’50s has made musical history in the hands of the Toto icon and is a rare unconverted example

From the Archive Gallagher shouldered the lead guitar player spot despite never feeling entirely comfortable with solos

From the Archive He was regularly compared to Eddie Van Halen, but Randy Rhoads struggled with the height of his hype

Award-winning session player Ben Mink – who missed out on playing guitar for Chuck Berry by a coin-toss, and took up violin after meeting Jimmy Page – can’t believe he’s managed to pay the rent for over 50 years