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The late Michael Rhodes provided an unshakable foundation for Buddy Guy’s 2013 salute to his home town
By Chris Jisi Published
Rhodes played his ’57 Fender P-Bass for the Meet Me in Chicago session at Nashville’s famed Blackbird studios

Gary Clark Jr. comes full circle with a new signature Gibson ES-355 that pays homage to his hero
By Phil Weller Published
The stunning signature is a recreation of Gary Clark Jr.'s one-of-one Custom Shop model – and it channels his love for B.B. King

Joe Bonamassa on the ‘unorthodox’ Marshall hack he nicked from Zakk Wylde
By Phil Weller Published
The bluesman turned to the former Ozzy guitarist to get the most out of his Marshalls

Demystifying 13th chords, the voicing that Stevie Ray Vaughan used to stunning effect in Lenny
By Richard Barrett Published
This primer in 13th chords will give you five voicings to use in your playing – and an explanation on how they get their name

Bernard Allison grew up surrounded by blues legends – and hid the fact he was learning guitar for years
By Andrew Daly Published
Luther Allison’s son played with Stevie Ray Vaughan for his 16th birthday, toured in a band where pedals were forbidden, and achieved his ambition of being in his father’s band, and even leading it

Blues gold unearthed as rare Freddie King live performance surfaces after 50 years
By Jonathan Horsley Published
In October 1975, the Texas Cannonball wowed a French audience with a blues masterclass, and the recordings have been restored

Their first single was so bad, the label pulled 10,000 copies. Yet they went on to be one of the most influential supergroups in music history
By Marc Roberty Published
60 years ago, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker put together Cream. This is the story of the early years of the power trio that changed the face of popular music, and elevated Clapton to God-like status

How to play slide guitar in standard tuning
By Charlie Starr Published
Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke demonstrates how slide playing in standard and drop D tuning can be the best of both worlds
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