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Larry Carlton on the first time he met a legendary amp maker – and received a private concert from a guitar great
Carlton swung by to check out Dumble’s amps and ended up bumping into a fellow virtuoso
Eric Johnson on why a guitar's age, value, and cool factor don't necessarily make it a better instrument
Flirtations with vintage gems haven't always yielded the results the virtuoso wanted
How Eric Gales enlisted Buddy Guy, Kingfish, Joe Bonamassa (and his guitar collection) to pay tribute to his brother
With a little help from Bonamassa and Josh Smith, Eric Gales put together one of the great 21st-century blues albums to honor his brother Little Jimmy King
Rick Beato was offered the chance to play guitars from Eric Johnson, Peter Frampton and Larry Carlton – here’s why he turned them down
What would you do if Frampton handed you his black Les Paul? Beato? He handed it right back
Steve Morse has announced his first new album since leaving Deep Purple – and it’s set to feature Eric Johnson and John Petrucci
Triangulation also features Morse's son on a tribute to the guitarist’s late wife
That time Eric Johnson shredded a custom Dean V – which had been built for Dave Mustaine to use on the Experience Hendrix tour
The custom axe nods to one of Hendrix’s most iconic guitars and was used by the Megadeth frontman on the Experience Hendrix tour
Eric Johnson reflects on his early session career with Carole King and Christopher Cross – and getting fired by Donald Fagen
While the Texas virtuoso loved session work, he preferred to take more time over his creations – and his experiences paved the way for him to become one of guitar’s all-time greats
Eric Johnson on the time he got sacked as a session guitarist
The Cliffs of Dover icon spent the early years of his career cutting his teeth on the session circuit – but says he had a few studio disasters along the way
