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Glenn Hughes has worked with some of guitar’s all-time greats – now he’s named the best he’s ever played with
By Phil Weller published
The rock legend has revealed how he’s split the difference between two superlative players to claim the top spot

Jared James Nichols on how to play behind and ahead of the beat in the blues
By Jared James Nichols published
Taking what he learned from Leslie West, Eric Clapton and Paul Kossoff, Jared James Nichols shows us just how to work the pocket and give our playing the personality it needs

How Tommy Shannon broke a 7-year cycle of jail and halfway houses to record his most famous bassline with Stevie Ray Vaughan
By Chris Jisi published
Shannon played an Olympic White 1962 Jazz Bass tuned down a half-step to match Vaughan's Eb tuning

Joe Bonamassa invites you to join him on blues shuffle – don’t worry, he’ll show you the notes
By Joe Bonamassa published
Set your phone on silent, your brain on shuffle. JoBo has a blues lesson coming in hot

Joe Bonamassa on defying the blues police, his greatest tone discoveries and why you’re not a success until you’re a meme
By Andrew Daly published
When you’re on a winning streak, don’t mess with the formula – and opinions be damned, says blues phenomenon Joe Bonamassa

Brad Whitford and Joe Perry on the time Aerosmith were upstaged by their support act
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist – who came before an Aerosmith festival headline slot – returned to the stage for three separate encores and proved to be a tough act to follow

Chris Turpin on teaming up with Greta Van Fleet’s Jake Kiszka for Mirador and the unplanned magic of rock
By Henry Yates published
The Ida Mae guitarist isn't even sure what to call Mirador, but with some tone mojo from cranked half-stacks and Jake Kiszka’s raw, effervescent energy, they've got something good going on

Carlos Santana on his “visitation” from Stevie Ray Vaughan, who implored him to borrow his Dumble amp
By Janelle Borg published
Santana shares how he managed to borrow SRV's prized Dumble after both he and Stevie Ray's tech had the same dream...

When Joe Bonamassa guested on an Ozzy Osbourne album – and couldn't quite believe it
By Phil Weller published
The blues hero has reflected on their unlikely union in 2005, and why he sees Ozzy as heavy metal’s John Mayall

Terry “Superlungs” Reid, the guitarist, singer, and songwriter who forged his own path after turning down Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, has died aged 75
By Janelle Borg published
Reid toured with the Rolling Stones, Cream, Jethro Tull, and Fleetwood Mac, released seven studio albums, and was even a session player for the likes of Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt
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