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Tesla’s Frank Hannon on borrowing one of Dickey Betts' prized Gibson SGs
Betts gave his son-in-law, Frank Hannon, the opportunity to borrow – and keep – the prototype of his “From One Brother to Another” signature SG
David Gilmour remembers the first time he ever saw Hendrix play
A broke, pre-Pink Floyd Gilmour rocked up to a free jam evening at a music club – and had his entire guitar world rocked
Carlos Santana on soul singer phrasing, the spiritual essence of playing and “visitations” from B.B. King, Miles Davis and SRV
Single-cuts are like merlot, solos are like grapefruit… the inimitable, peerless Carlos Santana shares stories from his legendary career and insights from the cosmos
He played with blues legends and taught Trey Anastasio. Now Paul Asbell is reflecting on 50 years as a player’s player
The Chicago-born guitarist has worked with Magic Sam, Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Sonny Sitt and the Sun Ra Arkestra – and even found himself filling in for Eric Clapton…
How Jimmy Page used open C tuning to open up a whole new world of acoustic blues
In this tab and video lesson, we show you how open C tuning is great for slide, it can present adventurous players with fresh chords and help them reach notes they couldn't in standard
Eric Johnson reflects on his early session career with Carole King and Christopher Cross – and getting fired by Donald Fagen
While the Texas virtuoso loved session work, he preferred to take more time over his creations – and his experiences paved the way for him to become one of guitar’s all-time greats
Paul McCartney guitarist Robbie McIntosh on the time he mistook John Mayer’s guitar playing for Slowhand’s
McIntosh joined Mayer’s band and played a starring role on his acclaimed live album, Where the Light Is
Sue Foley shows you how to nail blues turnarounds
Turnarounds come around within the last four bars of a 12-bar blues progression and getting them right puts the cherry on top of the sundae
