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Watch Peter Frampton end his touring career with a final show-closing cover of The Beatles’ While My Guitar Gently Weeps
By Matt Owen published
The guitar legend played his three-pickup Gibson Les Paul sat down, and brought the curtain down on his prolific live career at the last show of his farewell tour

Peter Frampton says playing guitar for David Bowie helped him regain “credibility” as a player
By Matt Owen published
The guitar legend reflected on his relationship with Bowie, who recruited Frampton for his 1987 Never Let Me Down album and Glass Spider tour – two pivotal experiences in Frampton’s career

Peter Frampton will perform his final farewell tour shows seated due to his health
By Matt Owen published
“My legs are not good. I can’t stand. That would be dangerous for me now, because I get so carried away when I’m playing that I’m liable to fall over,” the guitar legend said

Joe Satriani recruits Peter Frampton, Steve Lukather, Mateus Asato, Cory Wong, Nili Brosh and more for G4 V6.0 Experience 2023
By Matt Owen published
Steve Morse, Alex Skolnick, Eric Gales, Andy James, and John 5 are also among the chosen players for four days of workshops, mentor sessions, exclusive live performances and other six-string activities

Paul Reed Smith reveals the first guitar to feature the brand’s bird inlays – and it was made for Peter Frampton
By Matt Owen published
“I thought the name Smith was a terrible name for a guitar, so I put the bird in the headstock instead,” said the guitar guru

Les Paul Foundation recruits Slash, Joan Jett, Peter Frampton and Nile Rodgers to head up new Advisory Council
By Matt Owen published
The 13-strong board will further the mission of the foundation by offering support for music education, engineering and hearing health

Peter Frampton recounts the recovery and restoration of his legendary Gibson “Phenix” Les Paul in new 20-minute video
By Matt Owen published
The lost-and-found Les Paul, and its role in Frampton's Comes Alive! 35th anniversary shows, is the subject of the in-depth documentary

John Frusciante, Jack White, Emily Wolfe and Peter Frampton pay tribute to Electro-Harmonix founder Mike Matthews on his 80th birthday
By Matt Owen published
The pedal pioneer also received touching letters from Bootsy Collins, The Black Keys, Adrian Belew, Vernon Reid, Noel Gallagher and more
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