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Carlos Santana wears a white wide-brimmed hat and white patterened shirt as he plays his signature salmon-colored PRS signature guitar.
Carlos Santana on soul singer phrasing, the spiritual essence of playing and “visitations” from B.B. King, Miles Davis and SRV

By Amit Sharma Published

Single-cuts are like merlot, solos are like grapefruit… the inimitable, peerless Carlos Santana shares stories from his legendary career and insights from the cosmos

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Steve Lacy performs at La Cigale on November 19, 2019 in Paris, France
Steve Lacy reflects on his guitar origins – and how it all goes back to church and Guitar Hero

By Janelle Borg Published

As the multi-hyphenate artist gears up for the follow-up to 2022’s acclaimed record Gemini Rights, he looks back on his roots and his love affair with the guitar

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MOPOP Lego Jimi Hendrix
Electric Legoland: Jimi Hendrix is now available in Lego form

By Phil Weller Published

Get ready to pay tribute to Jimi Hendrix’s greatness, brick by brick...

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Jimi Hendrix performing at Madison Square Garden, New York City, 18th May 1969
Why Uli Jon Roth turned down a $9 million offer for Jimi Hendrix’s iconic black Strat

By Janelle Borg Published

Hendrix’s “Black Beauty” was one of his go-to guitars – and he was in fact photographed with it a day before his death

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Dave Mason
Traffic co-founder and George Harrison session player Dave Mason cancels all of his 2025 tour dates after a health setback

By Phil Weller Published

The tour, which was supposed to take place last year, was postponed to this year – and subsequently canceled – as the guitarist continues to battle a serious heart condition

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EHX founder Mike Matthews stands in a warehouse with his fists in the air. He wears a tan jacket and has a trademark cigar in his mouth.
Electro-Harmonix founder Mike Matthews on befriending Hendrix, booking Chuck Berry and the birth of pedal culture

By Jacob Paul Nielsen Published

The EHX pioneer is one of the guitar world's most colorful characters. He tells us what happened when Hendrix bought one of the first Big Muffs, how the Rolling Stones got him started in the pedal biz, and why the "overdesigned" POG3 is an unlikely triumph

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Led Zeppelin 1975 Jimmy Page AND Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970) performing at Madison Square Garden, New York City, 18th May 1969
The hit ’60s single that was supposed to feature Jimi Hendrix… but ended up with Jimmy Page

By Matt Owen Published

Donovan tried to recruit Hendrix when he went in the studio in the late 1960s, but ended up working with the soon-to-be Led Zeppelin guitar great

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From left to right: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram performs in concert at ACL Live on April 30, 2022 in Austin, Texas; Samantha Fish performs at O2 Academy Bournemouth on October 26, 2023 in Bournemouth, England; Zakk Wylde of Black Lebel Society performs on stage at Alcatraz on March 16, 2018 in Milan, Italy; Ally Venable performs onstage at the GIBSON NAMM JAM Opening Party 2020 at City National Grove of Anaheim on January 16, 2020 in Anaheim, California
The next generation of guitar stars join legends of the game to honor Jimi Hendrix at the 2025 Experience Hendrix tour

By Jenna Scaramanga Published

The “guitar event of the year” kicks off with young guns Ally Venable and Marcus King alongside Eric Johnson, Zakk Wylde, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd

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Jimi Hendrix plays a black Stratocaster with a maple fingerboard
How Electro-Harmonix founder Mike Matthews encouraged Jimi Hendrix to start his solo career

By Jenna Scaramanga Published

The pedal guru tells Guitar World he convinced Jimi to go solo, and claims he saw Hendrix recording with a Big Muff

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Jimi Hendrix and Andy Fairweather Low
How a 3am jam with Hendrix led Andy Fairweather Low to guest on a Jimi classic

By Phil Weller Published

Low says he played poorly during the impromptu jam, but he evidently impressed Hendrix enough to get a studio invite

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