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Eric Clapton plays his prototype signature Strat during Cream's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
The very first Eric Clapton signature Strat is up for sale as Slowhand’s Journeyman-era rig heads to auction

By Jonathan Horsley Published

How’s this for a rig: the full Soldano SLO-100 stack and Custom Shop Strat that Clapton played at Cream’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performance?

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OctaKing Burstphonic PAF
Gary Moore’s Greeny tone in a stompbox? Meet the Burstphonic PAF, the first pedal based on a guitar

By Amit Sharma Published

The collaboration between Octaking Labs and Moore’s son Jack aims to recreate the Greeny Moore tones in pedal form

Guitar Pedals
Buddy Guy performs onstage in 2004
Buddy Guy on the most under-appreciated blues guitarist, the problems with his early records, and learning rhythm

By Guitar World Published

From The Archive In this reader questionnaire, the living legend of the blues gave some advice on how to avoid repetition in your playing, and recalled with wonder the Chicago club scene he came up in

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Joe Bonamassa, the American blues rock musician, performs onstage during a concert on his "2026 Europe Tour" at Uber Arena on October 30, 2026 in Berlin, Germany
Joe Bonamassa says Josh Smith’s Two Rock amp has been found – and thankfully it hadn’t been stolen

By Phil Weller Published

The amp hadn’t gone far, but it seems Bonamassa’s social media callout helped get it back into Smith’s rig

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Orianthi and Jimi Hendrix comp
An unheard Jimi Hendrix riff has been unearthed from the archives by Orianthi

By Phil Weller Published

Taxi has been brought to life by Orianthi and her Band of Gypsys-inspired trio after she was granted access to the Hendrix vault

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Eric Johnson with his signature Strat
How to nail a blues-rock solo in the style of Eric Johnson

By Richard Barrett Published

This Eric Johnson lesson serves up a solo split into four. We've got the tab and video, you bring your Strat

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Blues guitarists Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith at Montreux Jazz Festival 2025
Joe Bonamassa issues plea for the return of Josh Smith’s missing amp

By Phil Weller Published

Smith’s Two Rock amp head was last seen in Cologne, Germany

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Charlie Starr teaches how to write a song within a solo on his Fender Esquire
Blackberry Smoke's Charlie Starr on the delicate art of overdubbing guitars

By Charlie Starr Published

Taking Morningside as an example from Blackberry Smoke's You Hear Georgia, Charlie Starr demystifies an approach perfected by Keef

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Robin Davey and Greta Valenti of Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse [left]; and Joe Bonamassa wears a ball cap and plays an ES-335 at B.B. King's Blues Summit 100.
British Blues Hall of Famer Robin Davey slams Joe Bonamassa and accuses today’s blues players of lacking soul

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse guitarist is not a fan of contemporary blues and says his new album is his “vision of what the blues can be”

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Jake Xerxes Fussell plays his Telecaster onstage at Bomhard Theater on December 13, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky
How Jake Xerxes Fussell’s adventures with blues guitar’s hidden gems have shaped him for life

By Matt Parker Published

The folk alchemist treads a transformative path, rendering old songs new with little but a Telecaster and a tube amp

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