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By Janelle Borg published 20 June 24

Ted Nugent names the guitarists he thinks deserve to be championed as much as Beck, Clapton and Page

By Jimmy Brown, Sam Roche published 31 December 19

A rundown of the explosive playing styles of Mark Tremonti, Tosin Abasi, Gary Clark Jr. and Nita Strauss

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