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Marc Ribot is seated and plays a Fender Jaguar [left]; Chuck Berry plays a red Gibson ES-335.
Marc Ribot reveals just how hard Chuck Berry was on other guitarists

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Berry was a real live wire but when backing him up, session great Ribot and his band were ready for anything

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Marc Ribot plays acoustic guitar as he performs a solo set during the 11-hour 'Wall to Wall John Coltrane' marathon concert at Symphony Space, New York, New York, June 9, 2019
Marc Ribot on going into a session with Robert Plant equipped with Zeppelin-esque gear – only to realize it was a folk record

By Janelle Borg Published

The lauded sideman has played on numerous sessions with many acclaimed musicians – but he was “totally intimidated” when he was approached for the Plant gig

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“Poverty accounted for many of my choices – I had this knockoff, fake Tele I used on Rain Dogs… It was awful but also beautiful”: Marc Ribot on recording Tom Waits classics with cheap gear, and why ‘How can I destroy it?’ is one of his session mantras

By Andrew Daly Published

A session legend who has recorded with Tom Waits, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss and many more, Ribot returns with a new solo album, Connection, and, musically, anything goes

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Richard Fortus, Mdou Moctar and Gina Gleason
Watch Mdou Moctar shred with Gina Gleason, Richard Fortus, Marc Ribot and Lee Ranaldo in the first ever D’Addario Extended Play jam

By Matt Owen Published

The "Hendrix of the Sahara" shared the stage with special guests to perform tracks from his dazzling 2021 album, Afrique Victime

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Kirk Hammett performs with Metallica at the Tres de Marzo Stadium on March 1, 2009 in Zapopan, Mexico
Kirk Hammett's 8 favorite unsung guitar heroes

By Guitar World Staff Published

We know about Randy Rhoads, Hendrix, Jimmy Page and Peter Green... but the Metallica lead guitar hero has also been inspired by the likes of Tuck Andress, Adrian Belew and George Helm

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