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Jim Suhler was married by Billy Gibbons, failed to pay Joe Bonamassa and met Stevie Ray Vaughan
By Naomi Baker published
Best known as George Thorogood’s right-hand man, the Texan slide demon has racked up plenty of adventures with his Monkey Beat trio

Timothée Chalamet on playing guitar in the Bob Dylan biopic – and the song that made it all click
By Janelle Borg published
Chalamet discusses the nuances of Dylan’s guitar playing and the moment his portrayal of the legendary songwriter came together

A pioneering protest singer, American folk legend Joan Baez draws on jazz and flamenco for her intricate picking patterns
By Stuart Ryan published
Ever since the '60s, Joan Baez has delivered a message with her music, but she was never going to be a two-chord folkie with a bellyful of fire. Her sound takes from jazz and flamenco with picking patterns that are as good as a fingerprint

Why Jason & the Scorchers’ Warner E. Hodges refused to sell his ’64 Jazzmaster to Bob Dylan
By Naomi Baker published
The cowpunk pioneer on the many guitar casualties of his slinging and spinning on stage, why switching from Fender to Gibson was “like learning another language”, touring with the Ramones and R.E.M. and making a Dylan song their own

The 16 most expensive guitars of all time
By Jenna Scaramanga last updated
Fenders owned by Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan, Martins belonging to Kurt Cobain and David Gilmour, and one independently made axe headline the list of most profitable guitars sold at auction

Vince Gill, John Osborne and Brent Mason team up on all-star tribute to the Telecaster
By Phil Weller published
Tele-Man brings together some of country music’s finest guitarists for a tribute to the genre's finest electric guitar

Mike Campbell recalls breaking his guitar in front of a live audience – in the middle of a Bob Dylan show
By Janelle Borg published
Campbell talks about the unfortunate incident on the legendary Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Bob Dylan's True Confessions Tour that led him to break one of his most beloved guitars

The most famous guitars from Jim Irsay's collection are set to go on public display – for one day
By Matt Owen published
The best bits of Irsay's revered guitar collection will be around for one day only, at the grand opening of a year-long exhibit that will explore “how guitars have impacted popular music genres including jazz, country, folk, and especially rock and roll”

Cage the Elephant's Nick Bockrath got his lap steel from Bob Dylan guitarist Bucky Baxter
By Janelle Borg published
Bucky Baxter also served as a sounding board for Bockrath when it came to guitar-buying advice

Merle Travis, Lester Flatt and Hank Williams pioneered the Americana guitar style – and laid the groundwork for today’s country and bluegrass guitar stars
By Stuart Ryan published
This lesson borrows from the pioneers of country and bluegrass that will whip your Travis picking and strumming into shape
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