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Tom Misch en concert au Montreux Jazz Festival le 7 juillet 2019, Suisse / Singer/songwriter John Mayer performs on stage at Viejas Arena on September 11, 2019 in San Diego, California
Tom Misch on the time his guitar hero reached out of the blue and offered to join him on stage

By Matt Owen Published

The jazz-funk guitar star was on his way to play the Crossroads Guitar Festival when Mayer messaged him

Guitarists
Jimi Hendrix performs live backed by Noel Redding on bass.
11 cover songs that Jimi Hendrix made his own – including one that became Eric Clapton’s favorite Hendrix track

By Mark McStea Published

Once Hendrix turned his Stratocaster upon a song it would never be the same again. Just ask Bob Dylan

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Guitarists
Eric Clapton, George Terry and George Harrison
“I woke up to Eric and George playing ukuleles at the foot of my bed”: The first time session pro George Terry met a Beatle

By Matt Owen Published

Terry was Clapton's guitarist in the 1970s, and through Slowhand he was able to meet a particularly famous face

Guitarists
Eric Clapton performs onstage during Day 2 of Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival at Crypto.com Arena on September 24, 2023
Eric Clapton ends gig early after being hit by object thrown from crowd

By Matt Owen Published

Slowhand didn't come out for an expected encore after he was struck in the chest by what appeared to be a vinyl record

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Concert, Gigs & Tours
Steve Cropper press photo
Posthumous Steve Cropper album announced, featuring some of electric guitar’s biggest names

By Janelle Borg Published

The late Stax guitar legend has touted the star-studded affair as “the best record he’d ever made”

Guitarists
Steve Cropper and Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton recorded a song with Steve Cropper before the session legend’s passing

By Phil Weller Published

The six-string veteran passed away aged 84 last year, but it turns out he sparred with another guitar legend in the studio before he left us

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A 1979 studio portrait of record producer Mike Vernon (aka Eric Rondo) of Rocky Sharpe and the Replays.
The life and times of Mike Vernon, the British blues legend who got Eric Clapton his Bluesbreakers tone

By Henry Yates Published

The producer of vintage Fleetwood Mac and Bluesbreakers was one of British blues’ towering figures

Guitarists
Matthieu Lucas of Matt's Guitar Shop
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

Guitars
Todd Rundgren
Why Todd Rundgren chose to play Gibsons over Fenders

By Phil Weller Published

Rundgren initially aligned himself with the Yardbirds guitar heroes, though would branch out in later years

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Guitarists
Backstage Auctions 2026
Guitars gifted, played and modded by Eric Clapton, Eddie Van Halen and Keith Richards are all going to auction

By Phil Weller Published

Elvis Presley’s Viva Las Vegas acoustic also features the lot expected to smash into a seven-figure total

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