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The advice Jared James Nichols took – and the bad advice he ignored – to develop his electric fingerstyle
By Janelle Borg Published
In a journey that took him from rural Wisconsin to world stages, Nichols reflects on the fingerstyle players who inspired him

The guitar maverick is turning 90, and he's celebrating with a one-of-a-kind bonanza bringing together the top names in blues
By Janelle Borg Published
The guitar maverick is turning 90, and he's celebrating with what he does best – a one-of-a-kind bonanza bringing together the top names in blues

When two of the world’s finest guitar players joined forces – Julian Lage on his jam with Derek Trucks
By Phil Weller Published
They traded licks for 15 minutes, but it was all over too soon

“Everyone in the room thought I was buying it”: What Derek Trucks made of Jerry Garcia’s $11m Tiger
By Andrew Daly Published
The slide icon explains why he was really in the room at the record breaking guitar auction – and reflects on the lessons learned making Future Soul

Derek Trucks on the challenge of playing Jerry Garcia’s Tiger
By Phil Weller Published
The 14lbs beast needed some taming, and it taught Trucks a valuable history lesson

Who is buying $15 million guitars? One of the world’s leading dealers lifts the veil on the collectible guitar market
By Janelle Borg Published
At 32, Matthieu Lucas hosts guitars wielded by the likes of Slash, Eric Clapton and AC/DC at Parisian guitar emporium Matt’s Guitar Shop. He is driven by his core belief that vintage guitars, once owned by legendary musicians, are meant to be played on stage again

Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi on what it was like to play Jerry Garcia’s $11 million Tiger guitar
By Matt Owen Published
Trucks took the Tiger to the stage hours after it sold at the historic Jim Irsay Collection auction

Derek Trucks plays Jerry Garcia’s ‘Tiger’ guitar on stage just hours after it sold for $12 million
By Phil Weller Published
The second most expensive guitar of all time is already playing out its new owner’s promise of an active second life

Samantha Fish on who she thinks are the best modern blues guitar players right now
By Janelle Borg Published
In the past couple of years, the Kansas City blues rocker has opened for the Rolling Stones, joined Slash's multi-artist blues tour, and clinched the number one spot on Billboard’s Blues chart

Warren Haynes becomes the latest to wield Jeff Beck's ‘Yardburst’ on stage – following Marcus King and Craig Ross
By Janelle Borg Published
The guitar icon is currently out on tour with Gov’t Mule, and was spotted brandishing Beck's Yardbirds Gibson Les Paul Standard while jamming with Derek Trucks at their tour stop in Chicago
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