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Meet Spencer Mackenzie, the Canadian blues-rock maestro covering Rory Gallagher and learning when to unleash his “ginormous” lead tone
Mackenzie says he’s learning all the time to control the dynamic between sweet and acoustic and "rip-your-face-off" drive sounds – and you can hear it on new album, Empty Chairs
“I woke up to Eric and George playing ukuleles at the foot of my bed”: The first time session pro George Terry met a Beatle
Terry was Clapton's guitarist in the 1970s, and through Slowhand he was able to meet a particularly famous face
Joe Bonamassa tells the story of the strangest guitar deal he ever did
The Bolin ’Burst is famed for its association with Deep Purple guitarist Tommy Bolin – but its route to Bonamassa was considerably less direct
How Rory Gallagher grabbed his iconic 1963 Gretsch Corvette for the princely sum of $150
Can you judge a guitar by its case? Not usually, but when Donal Gallagher was shopping for cases for brother Rory, he found one with a very special guitar inside, and there was a deal to be made
Larry McCray on his Albert King-inspired Flying V, touring with Gary Moore and his life in three guitars
The blues comeback king tells his life story via the medium of three guitars that he can’t live without
“You could scrape that guitar, smoke the residue and get strung out”: Walter Trout’s life in three guitars
The Strat-addicted bluesman describes the three guitars he couldn’t, can’t or won’t live without
Joe Bonamassa breaks down the differences between P-90s and PAF humbuckers
In this lesson, the blues maestro demonstrates how pickup choice affects the tone and can be used for different purposes
Eric Clapton ends gig early after being hit by object thrown from crowd
Slowhand didn't come out for an expected encore after he was struck in the chest by what appeared to be a vinyl record
