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Chris Buck responds to the backlash against his “Strat baggage” comments
By Matt Owen published
The British guitar ace says the baggage is his own burden to bear

How B.B. King changed Billy Gibbons’ approach to guitar strings
By Phil Weller published
When the King speaks, his subjects listen

Eric Gales says he doesn’t understand all the fuss about Dumble amps
By Jonathan Horsley published
Yes, they sound great, says Gales, but they're not the only amp in the world to give you great tone

When a 13-year-old Jimmie Vaughan was stopped from watching B.B. King play, another blues great came to his aid
By Phil Weller published
Vaughan wanted to watch his guitar hero play live for the first time – and another hero saved the day

Eric Gales tried to keep his guitar playing a secret – but Carlos Santana spoiled the surprise
By Phil Weller published
The blues great wanted to keep his chops hidden, but one talk show interview changed everything

Meet Eric Steckel, the high-gain firebrand painting a new shade of blues guitar
By Amit Sharma published
The Knaggs signature artist has grown an international profile by importing heavy distortion into the blues and bending it to his will

How to let it rip like the late, great Gary Moore
By Richard Barrett published
Time to show the Marshall amp no mercy and engage the Tube Screamer – this solo lesson works mid '70s Thin Lizzy into Parisienne Walkways and Still Got The Blues and doesn't hold back

How Stevie Ray Vaughan surprised the son of blues royalty at his 16th birthday
By Phil Weller published
Allison thought he’d lost the chance to jam with his hero, then he noticed a tour bus passing the venue
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![B.B. King [left] cups his hands to his ear as he asks the crowd for more. Joe Bonamassa, with a Les Paul, gives his crowd a thumbs up.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P3XrQLh86C27JfPp4AGp6n-320-80.jpg)
