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“A rare opportunity to explore a unique side of his playing”: Slash hangs up his Les Paul for a 335 in the first taste of his solo blues album – a covers record featuring Brian Johnson, Billy Gibbons, Iggy Pop, Gary Clark Jr. and Demi Lovato
By Matt Owen published
Orgy of the Damned is one of the most eagerly awaited guitar albums of the year, and its lead single – a cover of a Howlin' Wolf classic recorded with AC/DC's Brian Johnson – has been released

“This song presents a kind of revisionist history where guitar solos were cool after all in the early noughties”: February 2024 Guitar World editors' picks
By Michael Astley-Brown published
From neoclassical tapping clinics to cosmic, spaghetti western-esque guitar soundscapes, this month has provided an embarrassment of six-string riches

Gary Clark Jr. is responsible for some of contemporary blues’ tastiest solos – here’s what you can learn from his approach
By Andy G Jones published
How the Austin, TX, genre polymath's signature style can modernize your blues leads

Eric Clapton and Gary Clark Jr. played Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers at the recent Jeff Beck tribute – see how they handled the show’s most daunting task
By Matt Parker published
The two guitar heroes were performing at the recent Beck tribute concerts at London’s Albert Hall organized by Clapton

Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Kirk Hammett and more close out first Jeff Beck tribute concert with star-studded rendition of Going Down
By Matt Owen published
Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, John McLaughlin, Johnny Depp, Gary Clark Jr. and many more all squeezed onstage to pay tribute to the late guitar great

Eric Clapton announces star-studded Jeff Beck tribute concerts with Gary Clark Jr., Billy Gibbons, John McLaughlin, Susan Tedeschi and Doyle Bramhall II
By Matt Owen published
Johnny Depp, Derek Trucks, Imelda May, Rod Stewart and many more are also set to feature at the gigs, which will take place at London's Royal Albert Hall later this year

10 times fans played guitar onstage with their heroes – and absolutely killed it
By Sam Roche published
These fans were plucked from the crowd by their guitar idols, and answered the call in roof-raising style

Watch Gary Clark Jr. enlist Samantha Fish for a show-stopping live rendition of When My Train Pulls In
By Matt Owen published
Fish supported Clark Jr. on the night before returning to the stage for a 13-minute encore and some top-tier blues soloing
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