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Ritchie Blackmore performs onstage with Deep Purple at the Palais Des Sports in Paris on March 17, 1973
Ritchie Blackmore recalls the first time he saw two-hand tapping – at a wild show in 1968

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Years before Eddie Van Halen put it in the early pages of the guitar textbook, Harvey Mandel was highlighting his performances with flourishes of two-hand tapping – grabbing the attention of onlookers in the process…

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American singer, songwriter and guitarist Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970), playing a Fender Stratocaster guitar, while performing live onstage, 1968,
Originally recorded as a B-side, bassist Billy Cox played a pivotal role in this riff-driven blues by guitar legend Jimi Hendrix

By Stevie Glasgow Published

Hendrix named the track after the Olympic White Fender Stratocaster he wielded during his iconic Woodstock set

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Robert Smith of The Cure performs at OVO Arena Wembley on December 12, 2022 in London, England.
Robert Smith on his disastrous first show as a singer and guitarist when he butchered a Jimi Hendrix classic

By Phil Weller Published

Smith only carried on fronting the band because he’d fallen out with everyone who filled the role

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Photo of Jeff Skunk BAXTER and STEELY DAN; Jeff Skunk Baxter AND 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
“I was docked three weeks’ pay”: Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter recalls the questionable guitar deal he made when he first met Jimi Hendrix

By Matt Owen Published

A young Baxter was working in a local guitar store when Hendrix came searching for a new guitar

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Ernie Isley plays his Fender Zeal Stratocaster onstage wearing, taking a solo – playing the guitar behind his head might have been one of the tricks he picked up from Jimi Hendrix's visits to the family home
Ernie Isley on watching Hendrix then taking his place to write hit after hit in his brothers' band

By Andrew Daly Published

The longtime Isley Brothers guitarist was just a kid when his older brothers scored hits with Twist and Shout and Shout, but by the time he joined the band, he was able to draw on firsthand experiences with Jimi Hendrix

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Steve Cradock
Steve Cradock on his star-studded session with Paul McCartney, SGs vs Teles – and the joint he laced with Hendrix’s guitar

By Andrew Daly Published

The Paul Weller and Ocean Colour Scene guitarist hints at high times in the band’s studio history, and he’s looking forward to going back to track their first album in “freaking years”

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Steve Cradock of Ocean Colour Scene performs during the 2022 Splendour Festival at Wollaton Park on July 24, 2022 in Nottingham, England AND Guitarist Jimi Hendrix performs onstage in 1968
Steve Cradock once smoked the shavings of Hendrix’s Strat by rolling them in a page from the Bible

By Matt Owen Published

A regular studio session took a turn in the spirit of Purple Haze, when the Ocean Colour Scene guitarist ended up getting high on Hendrix's guitar

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Left-Ernie Isley, of The Isley Brothers, performs on stage in concert at Smart Financial Centre on September 15, 2024 in Sugar Land, Texas; Right-Paul McCartney plays his Höfner 500/1 violin bass as he performs on the main Pyramid Stage during the 2004 Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset on June 26, 2004 near Glastonbury, England
Ernie Isley on the time he met Paul McCartney – and jammed on Twist and Shout

By Janelle Borg Published

The Isley Brothers and The Beatles both found career-making hits in Twist and Shout – and the two groups would prove pivotal for each other's musical trajectories

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Left-Ernie Isley of The Isley Brothers performs onstage during the Fool in Love Festival at Hollywood Park Grounds on August 31, 2024 in Inglewood, California; Right-Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) performs live on stage playing a black Fender Stratocaster guitar with The Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 24th February 1969
Ernie Isley on growing up with Jimi Hendrix and witnessing his fast-developing guitar playing in his living room

By Janelle Borg Published

Hendrix lived with the Isley family from the spring of '63 through Thanksgiving of '65 – a period that was pivotal in shaping young Ernie Isley's musical taste

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Best Fender amps: famous tube combos to digital headphone amps

By Jonathan Horsley Last updated

From beginner practice amps to touring-grade tube combos, these are the best amplifiers from the industry's most famous brand

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