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Micki Free plays his Strat behind his head
Micki Free on the time he made a guitar out of a detergent box and the advice Billy Gibbons gave him

By Joe Matera Published

From “annoying” first riffs and teenage stage-fails to the boutique electric he’d save from a fire, the Grammy-winning veteran opens his heart and gigbag

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Peter Frampton
The continuing guitar adventures of Peter Frampton – from Skywalker Ranch to his new all-star solo album

By Joel McIver Published

50 years after Frampton Comes Alive! and 16 since his last studio album, Peter Frampton returns with Carry the Light – a recording featuring H.E.R., Sheryl Crow, Tom Morello and more

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Cry Baby wah pedal
I admit it: I’m a wah-wah addict. It’s the greatest sound a guitar can make. And I have proof

By Eva Walker Published

The humble wah pedal is more than just Jimi Hendrix’s signature effect – it’s the ultimate way to speak and weep on the guitar

Guitar Pedals
John McLaughlin playing a double-necked guitar, and and bassist Ralphe Armstrong during a live concert performance with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, in Central Park, circa 1970.
How Ralphe Armstrong unlocked Hendrix-inspired expression on one of Jean-Luc Ponty's most adventurous recordings

By Chris Jisi Published

Armed with a Morley Wah pedal and a Maestro Bass Brassmaster, Ralphe Armstrong turned his bass into a psychedelic lead guitar

Bassists
Power of 3 album cover
Orianthi’s new Band of Gypsys-inspired supergroup, The Power of 3, announce debut album with Hendrix producer Eddie Kramer

By Janelle Borg Published

The trio features powerhouse drummer Cindy Blackman Santana and Prince bassist Rhonda Smith – hear their first music now

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Marshall Studio Vintage JMH
Marshall celebrates 60 years of Hendrix with a second drop of anniversary editions

By Phil Weller Published

A 20-watt half-stack arrives alongside celebratory Major V headphones and an Emberton III portable speaker

Guitar Amps
Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) performs live on stage playing a white Fender Stratocaster guitar with The Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 24th February 1969
New footage of Jimi Hendrix’s iconic Woodstock performance unearthed after decades

By Janelle Borg Published

22-year-old student Albert Goodman sneaked onstage to film Hendrix's history-making performance – and the footage is finally available to watch

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Buddy Guy (left) and Jimi Hendrix, performing onstage in the 1960s
“I said, ‘Jimi who?’” How Buddy Guy first encountered Jimi Hendrix

By Jackson Maxwell Published

In 1967, Guy was not nearly as famous as the A-list blues-rock guitarists who took cues from his stinging phrases, piercing volume, and embrace of feedback

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Peter Frampton and Jimi Hendrix
Peter Frampton on how he ended up with one of Jimi Hendrix’s most experimental instruments

By Phil Weller Published

Frampton used the surprise gift when he was playing alongside David Bowie

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(from left) Stevie Ray Vaughan, David Gilmour, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, and Bonnie Raitt
The 25 Stratocaster players who revolutionized the guitar

By Henry Yates Published

The Fender Stratocaster would just be a glorified carpentry project without the players who danced across its neck and gave it life. Here we celebrate 25 of the best

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