10 pro guitarists who broke strings onstage – and how they recovered By Jonathan Horsley published 24 May 22 The rock royals, pop icons and blues heroes who kept their cool in the heat of battle and styled it out even after going a string down...
Eric Gales recalls Stevie Ray Vaughan asking him for an autograph when he was just 15 years old By Sam Roche published 7 April 22 “I told him my name was Eric Gales and he said, ‘I'm very aware of who you are!’”
John Mayer owns the Dumble amp that Stevie Ray Vaughan used to record Texas Flood By Matt Owen published 17 March 22 Mayer revealed that he played the 005 Dumbleland Special – complete with an SRV Fender Stratocaster, no less – at the late blues icon's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inauguration ceremony in 2015
A Stevie Ray Vaughan stage-played Fender Elite Stratocaster, purchased by Mark Tremonti, goes up for auction By Matt Owen published 3 December 21 The unusually spec'd '80s-era six-string, which has swapped hands with two of the biggest names of blues and metal, features pickup selector buttons and a unique vibrato system
How to combine rhythm and lead in a blues guitar solo By Richard Barrett published 15 November 21 Add variety to your blues playing by bringing the two disciplines together in the vein of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix
How to play the E chord on guitar By Jonny Scaramanga published 11 November 21 Beginner guitar: Get to grips with one of the easiest and most useful chords you'll ever learn, as well as some tasty variations
Joe Bonamassa recalls the time he played Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan’s guitars in one afternoon By Matt Owen published 14 April 21 The blues-rock hero is a big fan of Clapton's Hare Krishna ES-335 – but less so of the ”Blackie” Strat, which he called a “rough ride”
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s 1964 Fender Vibroverb, used on David Bowie’s Let’s Dance, is up for sale By Richard Bienstock published 1 December 20 The Vibroverb was an integral component of the blues hero’s legendary cranked-up tone
How to play guitar like 7 Fender Strat icons By Chris Bird published 17 November 20 Master the tones and techniques of 7 legendary Stratocaster players
Original pedals from Jimi Hendrix, Jack White, SRV and many more gathered in new Stompbox coffee table book By Richard Bienstock published 14 October 20 The tome features 100 of the most famous and significant effects in history in hi-res detail, with artist interviews, histories, essays and more
Stevie Ray Vaughan opens up in his first Guitar World interview from 1984 By Bill Milkowski published 27 August 20 "He doesn't go in for the leather-and-studs macho posturing of popular heavy metal bands and he's not particularly adept at crowd manipulation as many of the top rock bands are"
The greatest 12-string guitar songs of all time By Josh Hart and Damian Fanelli published 19 May 20 31 of the greatest moments of 12-string shimmer in guitar's storied history
5 times a live version of a song was better than the studio recording By Tom Gilbert published 6 April 20 A studio recording merely captures a moment in time. Who says you can't play the song more convincingly 17 days later in front of a live audience in Peoria?
The 25 greatest wah solos of all time By Guitar World Staff, Intro by Josh Hart published 9 March 20 From Satriani to Sabbath, here are the greatest wah moments in guitar history
Rig tour: Live's resident "fuzz junkie", Chad Taylor By Jonathan Horsley published 9 January 20 Taylor talks about the gear behind his, err, Live sound, and explains why Jazzmasters are like family and the Marshall JCM800 is his desert island amp
“It was like watching a Polaroid develop": An oral history of Stevie Ray Vaughan's earliest days on the road By Alan Paul, Andy Aledort published 19 December 19 Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, Vaughan's former bandmates and more recall the development of one of the greatest guitarists of all time
Kenny Wayne Shepherd: those SRV clone accusations came from a jealous place By Mark McStea published 17 December 19 There aren’t many roads this Strat-wielding blues whiz hasn’t been down, but his new album, The Traveler, still breaks new ground
10 things you didn't know about Stevie Ray Vaughan By Damian Fanelli, Andy Aledort published 5 December 19 Think you know everything there is to know about the late, great SRV? Read on!
10 of the best slow guitar solos By Tony Grassi published 15 November 19 Examine some of rock guitar’s greatest slow burns
Metallica's Kirk Hammett: how to play like Stevie Ray Vaughan By Kirk Hammett published 3 October 19 Learn how to play like a blues guitar legend, from an unexpected source!
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