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When Stevie Ray Vaughan met his oft-overlooked, pioneering, V-wielding guitar hero
By Jackson Maxwell published
Though their respective brand and model loyalties stood in the way of them swapping licks on that particular evening, that show sparked a years-long musical relationship that would span the stage and studio

Sue Foley has spent 25 years researching the unsung female pioneers of guitar – these are the most important players she discovered
By Jenna Scaramanga published
The Grammy-nominated blues guitarist has been researching unrecognized women of the guitar world since 2001. Her latest album, One Guitar Woman, is a tribute to some of the greatest

How a 3am jam with Hendrix led Andy Fairweather Low to guest on a Jimi classic
By Phil Weller published
Low says he played poorly during the impromptu jam, but he evidently impressed Hendrix enough to get a studio invite

By thumb-picking bass notes while playing a melody, you can be your own rhythm section – Jared James Nichols shows you how
By Jared James Nichols published
The pickless blues-rock powerhouse demonstrates some picking hand independence strategies that gets it working up a rhythm that works a treat for the solo musician

Jimmy Reed was one of the most influential blues guitarists to ever live – and his fingerpicking style makes an incredible launching pad for improvisation
By Jim Oblon published
Jim Oblon cracks open the box to present us with a blues lesson to refresh your rhythm game

Before Andy Fairweather Low joined George Harrison’s band, the Beatle was eyeing up Gary Moore and Alvin Lee
By Matt Owen published
The prolific session player joined Harrison for his 1991 tour of Japan, but it turns out he was rather low on the pecking order when the Beatles legend came to assembling his band

Joe Bonamassa explains the soloing secrets of his hero Gary Moore – and says no Moore, no Bonamassa
By Joe Bonamassa published
No Moore, no Bonamassa, says Joe, as he puts together four blazing solo ideas inspired by the late blues-rock force of nature

When Rory Gallagher was asked to fill Eric Clapton's shoes in rock's pioneering power trio
By Jackson Maxwell published
As Cream began to disintegrate barely two years into their existence, the enormously successful band's managers were desperate to keep them going
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