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“I think Metallica thought that I knew who they were. I didn’t. They thought I was in awe of them – not true… it wasn’t enjoyable”: Whiskey in the Jar was the hardest song Thin Lizzy’s Eric Bell ever tackled, and he didn't enjoy playing it with Metallica
By Andrew Daly published
In a wide-ranging conversation with GW, Bell also acknowledges that he could never have returned to Phil Lynott’s band after an infamous onstage meltdown in 1973 – but at least he apologized to his beloved Strat for his behavior that night...

Best Epiphone guitars: classic Les Pauls, Flying Vs and more
By Richard Blenkinsop published
From good old-fashioned Les Pauls to contemporary shred machines, we look at the best Epiphone guitars available today

“I hate admitting this but I started bawling like a baby”: Kirk Hammett says his iconic ‘Greeny’ Les Paul recently had another gut-wrenching injury
By Matt Owen published
Another footnote has just been added to the iconic Les Paul's long medical history – but, as the Metallica maestro explains to Rick Beato, it could have been a whole lot worse

"You are hot tonight, young man": when Gary Moore (and Greeny) played The Thrill Is Gone with B.B. King
By Matt Parker published
The blues titans' 1992 collaboration yielded what must rank as one of the greatest call and response sequences ever committed to tape

Gibson’s long-awaited USA Standard Kirk Hammett ‘Greeny’ Les Paul launches at $3,199 – nearly $17k less than its Custom Shop sibling
By Matt Parker published
The new Greeny comes with a considerably more accessible price tag that’s not much more than a modern-day Les Paul Standard

Funk up your blues with these Joe Walsh-style solo ideas
By Richard Barrett published
Four ways to supply fiery blues-rock leads over a two-chord vamp in the style of Walsh, Joe Bonamassa and Gary Moore

How to play like Gary Moore – the rock and fusion years
By Richard Barrett published
Learn Gary Moore's style and technique from the mid 1970s through to the late '80s with these licks and soloing examples

Gary Moore once left partway through a Van Halen gig to teach himself EVH’s trademark tapping technique
By Matt Owen published
An excerpt from Paul Brannigan’s upcoming book, Eruption: The Eddie Van Halen Story, shows how a young Van Halen made his mark on Moore
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