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Paul Reed Smith has his say on the tonewood debate: “I've heard that tonewoods don't make any difference. It's just not true”
The guitar-building mastermind shares an anecdote involving violin makers to hammer home his point that tonewoods do in fact play a pivotal role in a guitar's sound
Watch Alex Lifeson and Robby Krieger join forces for 8-minute jam of Santana's Evil Ways
The Rush and Doors guitarists traded smooth Latin-inspired classic rock leads at a recent benefit concert in California
The greatest guitar albums of the ‘60s: From Beatlemania to Electric Ladyland, a rock ’n’ roll revolution takes shape
As chosen by you, here are the albums that defined guitar music in the swinging ‘60s, featuring the Beatles, Cream and some guy named Hendrix... He could play
Carlos Santana: "You'll get scratched once in a while when you jam with other people. But that's all part of it. You have to be bold"
In this 1988 GW interview, Santana opines on the power of the blues, his collaborations with John Lee Hooker, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter, and the high-wire magic of jamming
Carlos Santana collapses onstage from heat exhaustion and dehydration
The guitar legend is “doing well“ and “taking it easy“ after passing out during his gig at the Pine Knob Music Theatre
Learn Prince’s soloing secrets
The soul, funk and pop icon was a brilliant multi-instrumentalist, but he was also an exceptional blues-rock guitarist with a passionate delivery and lyrical playing style
John Mayer owns the Dumble amp that Stevie Ray Vaughan used to record Texas Flood
Mayer revealed that he played the 005 Dumbleland Special – complete with an SRV Fender Stratocaster, no less – at the late blues icon's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inauguration ceremony in 2015
Watch Eric Gales and Carlos Santana share the stage at the 1994 Woodstock Festival
A young Gales featured alongside his godfather for a blistering five-minute performance, which included all the hallmarks of what would become his own brand of blues
Buddy Guy’s role as a blues mentor and standard-bearer highlighted in new trailer for The Torch documentary
The guitar icon’s dedication to raising the next generation of blues talent is at the heart of a new documentary, which opens in theaters next month
Eric Gales: “I could just look at a guitar and almost start crying! I have never been more in touch with myself than I am now”
The undisputed champ of electric blues guitar unpacks the styles and inspirations behind his latest album, the Joe Bonamassa-produced tour-de-force aptly titled Crown
