“There’s an unpredictability that I really appreciate with him. He doesn’t think like other guitar players”: Myles Kennedy reveals what he learned as a guitar player from working with Slash and Mark Tremonti

[Left-to-right] Mark Tremonti, Myles Kennedy and Slash – Tremonti and Slash are playing their trademark singlecuts live onstage while Kennedy – a collaborator of both players' – is photographed with his new PRS signature model.

While all guitarists learn from the greats, few actually get the opportunity to play alongside the best in the business night after night. But with 20 years as Mark Tremonti’s bandmate in Alter Bridge, and a dozen with Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, Kennedy has done just that.

Which has afforded him, among other benefits, a unique perspective on what makes a guitar legend. What has he observed?