Damian Fanelli

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The Beach Boys (l-r) Al Jardine, Dennis Wilson (drummer), Carl Wilson, Brian WIlson, Mike Love appearing on Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theater in 1964
Al Jardine on the genius of Brian Wilson, working with the Wrecking Crew and touring with Jeff Beck

By Damian Fanelli Last updated

In this 2015 interview, Beach Boys guitarist Al Jardine recounts some of the pivotal moments as a key member of one of America’s greatest musical treasures

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George Harrison (1943 - 2001, left) and Eric Clapton at Limehouse Studios in London during recording of the TV programme 'Blue Suede Shoes', spotlighting veteran rockabilly songwriter and guitarist Carl Perkins. In the background are drummers Slim Jim Phantom and Ringo Starr.
Eric Clapton, George Harrison and the Beatles: a guide to nearly 50 years' worth of studio collaborations

By Damian Fanelli Last updated

17 highlights from five decades’ worth of Clapton/Fab Four studio collaborations – besides While My Guitar Gently Weeps

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Watch and listen to John Entwistle's isolated bass on The Who's Won't Get Fooled Again

By Damian Fanelli Last updated

The Who's John Entwistle died 21 years ago. Listen to this thunderous example of his talent…

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The Beatles
The Beatles' 50 greatest guitar songs

By Christopher Scapelliti, Damian Fanelli, Jimmy Brown Published

Charting George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney's very best six-string moments from the Fab Four's sprawling catalog

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Joe Bonamassa
Joe Bonamassa stops by Guitar World for an exclusive first look at his signature Limited Edition Fender '51 Nocaster, “The Bludgeon"

By Richard Bienstock Published

The $8,500 model, handmade in Fender's Custom Guitar Shop by legendary luthier Greg Fessler, launches today as part of an ultra-limited run of just 100 units

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Paul McCartney's 6 best guitar solos with The Beatles

By Damian Fanelli Published

Though he was technically their bassist, Paul McCartney was responsible for many fine six-string moments in The Beatles catalog

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Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
The greatest 12-string guitar songs of all time

By Josh Hart and Damian Fanelli Published

31 of the greatest moments of 12-string shimmer in guitar's storied history

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Jimmy Page plays his B-Bender
Everything you wanted to know about the B-Bender, a guitarist's ultimate secret weapon

By Damian Fanelli Published

The complete guide to the guitar innovation that uses your strap to change the pitch

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Eric Clapton: "I've never heard better rock guitar playing"

By Damian Fanelli Published

"It's the best," Clapton said of the playing on this vintage tune

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Stevie Ray Vaughan Wakes Up and Warms Up: Incredible 1986 Soundcheck

By Damian Fanelli Published

It's annoyingly insane how incredible SRV could be at the drop of a hat—or at the ring of a bedside alarm clock.

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