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Power-up your blues with a turnaround trick that was a specialty of the great Freddie King
This masterclass in turnarounds explores different ways to approach an essential blues technique, so of course it finishes up with a look at how the master of turnarounds did it back in the day
How this bluesman linked up with Eric Clapton – and got him to play a solo on his album
They’ve forged a close friendship over the years, but getting Slowhand to play an “insane” solo on his record wasn’t easy
Why Eric Clapton left the Yardbirds and joined the Bluesbreakers, according to his former bandmate
Jim McCarty says one particular factor forced Clapton’s hand
Joanne Shaw Taylor on how Joe Bonamassa’s haggling skills helped her land a signed signature model of her favorite player
Taylor recalls how Bonamassa put his negotiation skills to good use to help her acquire her dream guitar… before keeping it for himself
Ally Venable on why the magic of choosing guitars and the Holy Grail overdrive Devon Allman gave her
The blues-rocker recalls the gift of a precious pedal from an old friend and a recent Hendrix-inspired guitar purchase that has blown her mind
How Jack Moore is expressing his own sonic identity with Marshall amps, wah pedal extremity – and his father's signature Les Paul
Jack Moore, the son of legendary player Gary Moore, steps into a musical world shaped by folk and pop, but a gift for the blues runs in the family
Buddy Guy remembers the first time he saw Jimi Hendrix play – and the warning he used to give him before gigs
Guy also remembers how Hendrix won the guitar amp “dogfight”
Why Chris Buck ditched his Fender Strat in favor of this underrated Yamaha model
Buck argues that playing a Strat inevitably leads to tonal similarities to the guitar world's greatest
