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Roy Buchanan

Blues guitar techniques you can learn from Telecaster master Roy Buchanan

By John Wheatcroft published

Take a deep dive into the style of one of the best players to have ever picked up a Telecaster, in a lesson that will whip your hybrid picking chops into shape in no time

Techniques
(from left) Albert Collins, Lonnie Mack and Roy Buchanan perform onstage at Carnegie Hall in New York City on December 6, 1985

Watch Lonnie Mack, one of the original Flying V masters, trade licks with Tele titans Albert Collins and Roy Buchanan

By Jackson Maxwell published

The three six-string aces came together for the aptly named American Guitar Heroes concert at Carnegie Hall in 1985

Electric Guitars
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Watch Roy Buchanan perform When a Guitar Plays the Blues

By Damian Fanelli published

A prime example of "the best unknown guitarist in the world" in action

Guitarists
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Improve Your String Bends with This Simple Exercise

By Will Wallner published

Testing the accuracy of your bends and vibrato is a good way to judge how developed you are as a guitarist and a musician.

Lessons
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The Top 10 Pick Squealers of All Time

By Guitar World Staff published

What was once the domain of blues-rock string benders is now a staple for most metal guitarists. Here be the dudes who made it so.

Guitarists
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Photo Gallery: Masters of the Telecaster, Which Celebrates its 60th Anniversary This Year

By Tony Grassi published

In 1951 Leo Fender rechristened the Broadcaster the Telecaster, and a musical icon was born. Below are some of the famous artists who made Fender's landmark guitar legendary.

Electric Guitars