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ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons [left] performs in front of some Magnatone amplifiers; a classic shot of Prince performing live, bathed in purple light.
Billy Gibbons on his epic late-night guitar summit with Prince

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The ZZ Top frontman admits he only recognized just how gifted Prince was as a player when he saw him bring the house down at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Awards

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Levi Seacer Jr (left) and Prince perform at the Flanders Expo in Ghent, Belgium on September 4, 1993
Prince guitarist Levi Seacer Jr on learning songs fast, $50 fines, and how funny his boss was up close

By Henry Yates Published

The guitarist and bassist reveals why Prince demanded so much out of his band, why you can’t get an Epiphone in his shade of blue, and how Sexy MF came to be

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Rhonda Smith performs on stage with Jeff Beck at The Holland International Blues Festival in Grolloo, Netherlands, 9th June 2018. She is playing a PRS (Paul Reed Smith) Gary Grainger Bass guitar.
How a bass she borrowed (and never gave back) helped shape the sound of Rhonda Smith’s new supergroup

By Nick Wells Published

Rhonda Smith opens up about her new supergroup with Cindy Blackman Santana and Orianthi – and the lessons she learned from Prince

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Andy McKee and Prince
Prince headhunted acoustic virtuoso Andy McKee to open his shows. Then he laid out his outrageous vision

By Matt Owen Published

McKee managed to convince Prince that a fingerstyle arrangement of Purple Rain was a more suitable show-opener

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Bob Dylan performs at Farm Aid at the Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana on September 23, 2023
“Rock ’n’ roll is full of borderline despots”: Why does Bob Dylan get through so many guitarists?

By Henry Yates Published

Fret Buzz The rock icon has had no shortage of brilliant players lining up to follow him in the jingle jangle morning, but lately they’re dropping like flies

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Lenny Kravitz and Prince playing live on stage
Lenny Kravitz on the time he blew Prince’s mind with his guitar tone

By Matt Owen Published

Kravitz's straight-into-the-amp setup – which has been at the core of his sound for most of his career – left pedal fan Prince with his jaw on the floor

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Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings perform onstage
Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings on the Guess Who’s fight to return to the stage

By Joel McIver Published

Bachman and Cummings talk favorite songs, cherished guitars and what it means to be back as the Guess Who after years of legal struggles

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Prince performs after being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ***Exclusive***
How Andrew Gouche rose from playing church halls to become the guru of gospel bass with Prince

By Jon D’Auria Published

Gouche met Prince in 2011 while leading Chaka Khan’s band

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Prince performs onstage at the Brabathallen in Breda, the Netherlands on March 24, 1995
A rare look inside Prince's world – record label battles, 3am sessions and wildfire guitar genius

By Alan di Perna Published

The year is 1994: Prince has changed his name to O(+>, is at war with his label, and is readying a smoldering, guitar-heavy blues/funk trio album. GW was given rare access to his inner sanctum – his band, his studio, and even the elusive man himself

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Prince performs during half-time 04 February 2007 at Super Bowl XLI at Dolphin Stadium in Miami between the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts.
Rolling Stone has revealed its Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time – and its number one pick corrects a previous injustice

By Matt Parker Published

The latest guitar roundup from Rolling Stone will raise some eyebrows, but it’s got a few things right, too…

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