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Ronnie Wood remembers Jimi Hendrix’s quality concerns: “He said, ‘My voice is awful.’ I said, ‘I don’t think you should worry about it’”

Rolling Stone recalls their first conversation in a London club, and explains why it’s still possible to be discovered the ...
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Add jazz flair to your 12-bar blues with this time-tested shortcut from GIT master tutor Les Wise

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Test your knowledge with The Ultimate Eric Clapton Guitar Quiz

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Steve Howe reveals the accident that nearly destroyed the guitar behind Yes’s best-loved songs

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Brian May says Freddie Mercury upstaged him by playing guitar on one of Queen’s biggest hits: “It took half an hour to record”

Mercury dreamed up the song in the bath, then recorded the rhythm guitar and even attempted the solo before May had a chance to play on the track When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...
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“More than enough firepower to keep up with a heavy-fisted drummer…” The high-tech, hard-rocking Soldano Astro-20 amp reviewed

“More than enough firepower to keep up with a heavy-fisted drummer…” The high-tech, hard-rocking Soldano Astro-20 amp reviewed This great-sounding, future-proofed high-gain tube amp wins an Editors’ ...
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“I picked up my Fender and thought, ‘How the hell did I ever play this?’”: Jeff Beck once said “there was no turning back” to the Strat – here's why he eventually ...

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Albums, Singles & New Releases

Producer Michael Beinhorn says the Soundgarden singer’s songwriting changed overnight — and within weeks he delivered “Fell on Black Days” and the band’s biggest hit.
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Pedal and Pedalboard Reviews

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“I thought it was stupid.” Metallica’s ...And Justice for All mix engineer says the band made a mistake by burying Jason Newsted’s bass

Steve Thompson says he fought to keep Newsted’s bass audible on Metallica’s 1988 classic, but James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett ultimately got the mix they wanted ...
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John Lennon played only two full-length concerts after the Beatles — now, both are coming to Blu-ray

The newly restored ‘Power to the People’ captures Lennon and Yoko Ono’s legendary 1972 Madison Square Garden shows, with a deluxe edition also including the ‘One to One: John & Yoko’ documentary.
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Jeff Beck’s guitar collection breaks records as it sells for more than $10.7 million

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