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Walter Trout takes a solo on his 73 Strat.
“You could scrape that guitar, smoke the residue and get strung out”: Walter Trout’s life in three guitars

By Mark McStea Published

The Strat-addicted bluesman describes the three guitars he couldn’t, can’t or won’t live without

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Ricky Byrd wears a weathered biker jacket and throws a pose as he plays a Telecaster on the stoop of a NYC apartment.
Ricky Byrd on charged encounters onstage with Joan Jett and how Jeff Beck turned him onto smaller amps

By Joe Matera Published

With his new solo album, NYC Made, out now, the former Blackheart checks in to talk first and favorite guitars – and confesses he should practice more

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Blues veteran Walter Trout photographed seated with a beat-up old Strat.
Walter Trout on wild times with Canned Heat, how John Mayall helped him get sober – and his death metal tone secret

By Joel McIver Published

As the blues veteran releases a fiery new album, Sign of the Times, and wrestles with his new gym regimen, he checks in to talk tone and share memories of a career like no other

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Why Walter Trout uses a metal setting to dial in his blues guitar tones

By Phil Weller Published

The American-made amps are sometimes associated with far heavier genres, but Trout insists they are perfect for the blues

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British Blues musician John Mayall performs onstage at Park West, Chicago, Illinois, June 13, 1982
John Mayall, 1933-2024 – the guitar world pays tribute

By Matt Owen Published

Joe Bonamassa, Mick Jagger and Walter Trout have led tributes to the influential British blues pioneer, who has died at the age of 90

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Essential guitar tracks picture with Felix Martin
Devastating displays of double-neck tapping and Joe Bonamassa’s Christmas single: here are this week’s essential guitar tracks

By Matt Owen Published

Catch up with the best guitar tracks from the past 7 days with fresh cuts from Joe Bonamassa, Joanne Shaw Taylor, J Mascis, Felix Martin and more

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Walter Trout: "You don't need pedals. If you get a kickass amp, why would you put it through a $100 pedal?"

By Scott Rowley Published

Walter Trout explains and demonstrates why he doesn't use pedals: it's all in his volume control and pickup selection

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Walter Trout: “I played with John Lee Hooker, with Big Mama Thornton, Percy Mayfield, Bo Diddley, Lowell Fulsom, Pee Wee Crayton… The list just goes on”

By Robin Davey Published

The blues-rock legend explains why he abandoned trying to play like Yngwie Malmsteen and Joe Bonamassa during lockdown, recalls the time John Mayall sent him a tape of his farts, and takes us on the emotional road he travelled for his 30th solo album, Ride

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Karen O (left) and Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs perform at ACL Live on May 7, 2019 in Austin, Texas
From Viking metal to indie disco: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Jonathan Horsley, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche Published

Close out the week in style with exciting guitar-led tracks from Sylosis, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Amon Amarth, Revocation, Walter Trout, Pale Waves, The Black Angels and more

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Patterson Hood (left) and Mike Cooley of Drive-By Truckers perform at Tipitina's on September 26, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana
From snappy Southern rock to high-octane metalcore: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Give your weekend playlist an extra kick with these fresh new tunes from Marcus King, Architects, Georgia Harmer, Drive-By Truckers, Natty Reeves, Northlane and more

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