Wes Montgomery

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Hands on the guitar neck of a 335, designed in the style of a Blue Note album sleeve

Learn the chord secrets of Joe Pass, Barney Kessel and Wes Montgomery with this iconic jazz progression

By Alex Farran published

Want to add sophistication to your chords? Master this essential chord progression as played by 5 guitar legends

Techniques
Matteo Mancuso

Matteo Mancuso names 10 guitarists who shaped his sound

By Amit Sharma published

From Jimi to Django, these are the ingredients behind Matteo Mancuso’s stunning guitar technique

Guitarists
Cecil Alexander and Wes Montgomery

Think metal guitars can’t handle jazz? Cecil Alexander just shredded a set of Wes Montgomery classics on a Jackson Soloist – and his tone has guitarists raving

By Phil Weller published

The jazz guitarist is proving you can shred bebop with clean and distorted tones on his Jackson Soloist, mimicking a semi-hollow guitar in extraordinary fashion

Guitarists
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New Wes Montgomery Retrospective, ‘Back on Indiana Avenue,’ Boasts Previously Unheard Work from the Jazz Guitar Great

By Richard Bienstock published

Listen to a track from the collection, “Mr. Walker,” now.

Music Releases
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Ax Museum: Wes Montgomery

By Guitar World Staff published

The story of John Leslie Montgomery, a young welder from Indiana who threw away his tools to become a jazz guitar star.

Guitarists
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Nine New Wes Montgomery Tracks Unearthed on 'Echoes of Indiana Avenue'

By Damian Fanelli published

Music Releases
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Guitar World Staff Picks: Paul Riario’s Top 5 Electric Guitars of 2011

By Paul Riario published

Electric Guitars