Stevie Ray Vaughan
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A Stevie Ray Vaughan stage-played Fender Elite Stratocaster, purchased by Mark Tremonti, goes up for auction
By Matt Owen published
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
Add variety to your blues playing by bringing the two disciplines together in the vein of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix

Joe Bonamassa recalls the time he played Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan’s guitars in one afternoon
By Matt Owen published
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
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
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
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
"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
31 of the greatest moments of 12-string shimmer in guitar's storied history
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