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Eddie 9V plays Red Rocks in Colorado with a Fender Telecaster
From teenage rigs to stage disasters – the life and times of Eddie 9V – the player Bonamassa says can bend it like King

By Gregory Adams Published

The South Carolina guitar phenom was cooking up some barbecue when GW called to talk dream collabs, Strats vs Les Pauls, and all kinds of guitar stuff

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Stevie Ray Vaughan [left] slings his guitar over his shoulder and gives us a thumbs up; [right] an action shot of Albert King playing on Midnight Special
The night Stevie Ray Vaughan walked out of his own show to go watch his blues hero

By Jonathan Horsley Published

From the Archive SRV was playing a ‘pass-the-hat’ gig at one of Austin’s most notorious dive bars – until he found out Albert King was playing across town

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Jared James Nichols performs at Sweden Rock Festival on June 03, 2026 in Norje, Sweden
The advice Jared James Nichols took – and the bad advice he ignored – to develop his electric fingerstyle

By Janelle Borg Published

In a journey that took him from rural Wisconsin to world stages, Nichols reflects on the fingerstyle players who inspired him

Guitarists
Telecasso guitars by Godfrey Guitars
The making of the Telecasso – the Telecaster-Picasso mashup that has driven guitarists crazy

By Janelle Borg Published

Les Godfrey has been crafting guitars for over 30 years, and with his latest creation, he brings a Cubist take to a timeless model

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FREDERIKSHAVN, DENMARK - NOVEMBER 10: Bernard Allison performs on stage at Arena Nord during the Bluesheaven Festival 2023 on November 10, 2023 in Frederikshavn, Denmark. (Photo by Per Ole Hagen/Redferns)
Bernard Allison grew up surrounded by blues legends – and hid the fact he was learning guitar for years

By Andrew Daly Published

Luther Allison’s son played with Stevie Ray Vaughan for his 16th birthday, toured in a band where pedals were forbidden, and achieved his ambition of being in his father’s band, and even leading it

Guitarists
Larry McCray smiles as he plays his red Guild Polara
Larry McCray on rubbing shoulders with blues royalty and playing through Joe Bonamassa’s epic rig

By Amit Sharma Published

Living blues legend Larry McCray is keeping on keeping on and keeping the blues alive, and on his latest LP, Heartbreak City, he's taking his guitar to places his voice can't reach

Guitarists
Neal Schon performs onstage during Journey Freedom Tour at Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall on October 21, 2024 in Yokohama, Japan
Journey’s Neal Schon on that one time he tried Albert King’s mythical Gibson Flying V

By Janelle Borg Published

Schon cut his teeth playing the blues and jamming with some of the genre’s greats – including Albert King

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Joe Bonamassa and Marcus King
Joe Bonamassa trades licks with “the future” of the blues, Marcus King, during virtuosic Albert King cover

By Phil Weller Published

Bonamassa invited the 29-year-old blues sensation on stage during his headline show on the Keeping The Blues Alive At Sea Alaska cruise

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Isaiah Sharkey performs during the 2025 Newport Jazz Festival at Fort Adams State Park on August 03, 2025 in Newport, Rhode Island
Isaiah Sharkey on what he learned about guitar soloing – after playing with the likes of John Mayer, D'Angelo and Paul Simon

By Janelle Borg Published

The singer-songwriter and sideman to the stars insists it all starts with “taking the ego out of it”

Guitarists
Jared James Nichols wrestles his Les Paul onstage and wears dark sunglasses. On the right, his hero, Albert King, works his fingerstyle magic on a V-style electric and looks sharp in a gray suit.
Jared James Nichols on Albert King's electric fingerpicking

By Jared James Nichols Published

Albert King played upside down, in a weird tuning, and influenced SRV and Hendrix alike, and he did it without a pick. So it's no surprise Nichols is a huge fan – he breaks down King's magic

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