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Nuno Bettencourt remembers his final exchange with Ozzy Osbourne – a reminder of the gig he once turned down
As a 15-year-old, Bettencourt auditioned to become Randy Rhoads’ replacement. When the gig presented itself years later, he declined
When Joe Bonamassa was introduced to Joanne Shaw Taylor – who “offended” him on their first meeting
The two blues guitar greats crossed paths at a festival in 2008 – but Taylor wasn’t interested in what Bonamassa had to show her
David Gilmour remembers the first time he ever saw Hendrix play
A broke, pre-Pink Floyd Gilmour rocked up to a free jam evening at a music club – and had his entire guitar world rocked
"I can tell you how to become a virtuoso very easily”: Steve Vai on how anybody can become an elite guitar player
Vai – who had a gruelling practice routine growing up – has shed some light on what it takes to become a virtuoso
Billy Corgan quizzes Steve Vai on his epic guitar battle with Yngwie Malmsteen – and the guitar lick that left them both in disbelief
The two virtuosos went toe-to-toe during the Generation Axe tour, and Malmsteen walked away as the victor
Glenn Hughes has worked with some of guitar’s all-time greats – now he’s named the best he’s ever played with
The rock legend has revealed how he’s split the difference between two superlative players to claim the top spot
Journey’s Neal Schon shreds on a one-of-a-kind 9-string Ibanez
The Journey guitar hero has taken the Ibanez Custom Shop model for a spin across a series of Instagram videos
Steve Vai on how he joined David Lee Roth’s band – and Roth’s desire to “beat Van Halen”
In 1985, Vai was recruited to join Roth's post-Van Halen band – and the singer had lofty ambitions for his new project
This guitar prodigy plays Eddie Van Halen's legendary two-hand tapping part – with only one hand
Filipe Rosset has been blowing minds with his insane handspan
Eric Johnson on the time he got sacked as a session guitarist
The Cliffs of Dover icon spent the early years of his career cutting his teeth on the session circuit – but says he had a few studio disasters along the way
Carlos Santana on his “visitation” from Stevie Ray Vaughan, who implored him to borrow his Dumble amp
Santana shares how he managed to borrow SRV's prized Dumble after both he and Stevie Ray's tech had the same dream...
Terry “Superlungs” Reid, the guitarist, singer, and songwriter who forged his own path after turning down Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, has died aged 75
Reid toured with the Rolling Stones, Cream, Jethro Tull, and Fleetwood Mac, released seven studio albums, and was even a session player for the likes of Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt
Nuno Bettencourt covers three Ozzy Osbourne classics with Extreme – and nails Randy Rhoads and Jake E. Lee’s iconic solos
Fresh from his spot at Back to the Beginning, Bettencourt is continuing to doff his cap to the Prince of Darkness’ legacy
Slash joins Michael Schenker on stage to cover a UFO classic
The pair joined forces last year for a re-recording of the track, and now they’ve taken it to the stage – and Slash kills his solo
Joe Bonamassa’s approach to the blues has triggered some purists – this is his response
Though widely celebrated, Bonamassa isn’t without his critics – but they’re not in his mind when he’s selling out arenas
Buddy Guy says he’s not retiring until the blues gets a higher profile
The 88-year-old blues star says the lack of mainstream platforms for blues concerns him – but his Sinners cameo gives him cause for hope
Paul McCartney gave Robbie McIntosh a guitar lesson on their first meeting – and showed him how to play a Beatles classic properly
The pair would come full circle and perform the song together years later during an MTV Unplugged session
Tommy Emmanuel knocked on the door of his biggest guitar hero – and ended up jamming with him
The acoustic virtuoso took a pilgrimage to Nashville and swung by the house of his hero, and came away having learned a lesson he still holds close to this day
