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A touch that has never been rivalled – how Jeff Beck forever reshaped the way guitarists think about ‘feel’
From faux slide lines and whammy bar manipulation to fingerstyle phraseology and harmonics, learn the key tricks of Jeff Beck’s incredible lead playing
Cream were one of the loudest rock bands of their time – that excessive volume helped tear the band apart
During Cream's late '60s heyday, and again during their brief reunion in 2005, drummer Ginger Baker felt that both his – and even Eric Clapton's – contributions were often drowned out by bandmate Jack Bruce's
“I got a call: ‘I’m putting a super band together’”: How Les Dudek joined Journey “for two hours”
Recruited due to his stellar resume – which included studio work with the Allman Brothers Band and Steve Miller – Dudek turned down the gig to pursue a solo career
Berry Oakley set the template for the Allman Brothers Band with a modified ’72 Jazz, known as ‘The Tractor’
Oakley added a Hagstrom Bi-Sonic pickup to his 1972 Jazz Bass, giving him a total of three pickups and five control knobs
George Benson is selling his studio-and-tour-used rare and vintage guitars
The jazz icon's Reverb collection includes his Gibson Johnny Smith, which he played on the 1976 triple-platinum album Breezin'
Gretsch and Jack Antonoff combine the Jazzmaster with an oddball vintage Gretsch to create his “dream” signature guitar
He's produced for the likes of Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter, and fronts the influential indie rock outfit Bleachers. Now, Antonoff has been honored with his first signature guitar
Pat Metheny called him “the father of modern jazz guitar” – here's how Jim Hall revolutionized modern jazz
Hall's genius with a guitar had profound implications for the jazz band format, as six-strings replaced piano in the rhythm section
How Richard Bona found a rare Pastorius tune for his Brazilian-inspired solo album
Bass worshippers will need to listen between the layers to catch the bottom-end brilliance of Bona’s Jaco tribute
