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John Sykes hits a note and feels it under a blue stage light, as he plays his Les Paul Custom onstage with Thin Lizzy.

“The passion of Gary Moore with riffs inspired by Zeppelin”: The searing lead guitar of ’80s rock’s great journeyman

By Richard Barrett published

Exploring the lead guitar style of John Sykes, a player who – like Page, Blackmore, and Moore – balanced flair with power

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John Sykes performs onstage with Whitesnake at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois on November 10, 1984

After being pulled from the wreckage of a car crash, John Sykes ran back to his burning vehicle to save his beloved '76 Les Paul

By Jackson Maxwell published

What would ~you~ do for your favorite guitar?

Guitarists
John Sykes solos on his Gibson Les Paul Custom and it looks like he might even be two-hand tapping – this was the '80s, and this black-and-white image captures him in action on Whitesnake's 1984 tour in Chicago.

Remembering John Sykes, the journeyman virtuoso who his mark on both Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake

By Henry Yates published

Cruel timing and clashes with David Coverdale kept Sykes from rock’s super-league but he was a top-tier player with a sound all his own

Guitarists
Bob Dylan plays a Stratocaster. Reb Beach holds a Suhr signature model.

How Reb Beach introduced Bob Dylan to the Floyd Rose – and taught him how to tune his guitar

By Jenna Scaramanga published

The Whitesnake, Winger and Alice Cooper guitarist joined Dylan for a 1987 movie, and they jammed every day

Guitarists
John Sykes

Remembering John Sykes, the powerhouse rock journeyman who breathed new life into Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy

By Nick Bowcott published

A personal tribute to the Tygers of Pan Tang and Blue Murder guitarist, who passed in January at 65

Guitarists
Steve Vai (left) and John Sykes perform onstage with Whitesnake in different eras

Steve Vai followed John Sykes in Whitesnake – and he quickly decided what not to do when playing his parts

By Jackson Maxwell published

Of course, it wasn't a chops issue so much as it was the late guitarist's unique six-string footprint

Guitarists
John Sykes performs with Thin Lizzy at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on March 10, 1983

John Sykes, Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Tygers of Pan Tang guitarist, dies at 65

By Jackson Maxwell published

The hard rock guitar legend had been suffering from cancer

Guitarists
Bernie Marsden's Rory Gallagher and Korean Squier Stratocasters

Inside the Bernie Marsden guitar auction, featuring Squier Strats, a Greeny-esque ES-335 and more

By David Mead published

An epic collection of the former Whitesnake member’s guitars, amps and other highly collectable gear has just gone under the hammer – and we got up close and personal with his prized possessions

Guitarists
Ian Bairnson's Gibson Les Paul, as played on Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights

The Les Paul behind the iconic solo on Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights is now up for auction

By Janelle Borg published

The late Ian Bairnson’s guitar was used across the first four Kate Bush albums, as well as classic records from the Alan Parsons Project and countless sessions

Electric Guitars
Whitesnake [L-R]: Bernie Marsden, Neil Murray, Micky Moody

Why founding Whitesnake members Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody were a classic guitar partnership

By Martin Cooper published

Learn the rhythm and lead style of Whitesnake’s Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody era

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