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“Grunge was a much-needed break from the corporate ’80s sound. It literally put electric guitar rock back on the map”: Nancy Wilson explains why Seattle has produced so many guitar heroes

The Heart legend looks back at the prolific musical legacy of her hometown in this exclusive excerpt from new book The Sound of Seattle

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“That was a big shift, but I kind of love it. I wouldn't look back now”: Pixies’ new bass player on how she ended up joining the band – and why it forced her to change her approach to playing

Emma Richardson was recruited earlier this year to replace Paz Lenchantin in the alt-rock outfit – and that meant re-evaluating her playing

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“Tim FaceTimed me, saying, ‘I’m doing this cover and there’s a part I can’t get right. I think you would do great with it’”: Polyphia’s Tim Henson called him his favorite new guitar player. But RJ Pasin considers himself a producer more than a guitarist

After getting clean, Pasin has committed to a formidable work ethic – now he has millions of followers, he’s guested with Bring Me The Horizon, and he’s getting busy with Tim Henson

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“Elevating its feature set for professional recording and production situations”: Blackstar’s Polar 4 pitches for the pro player by supersizing the guitar-focused audio interface

The amp firm’s latest guitarist-centric interface offers a wealth of connectivity while continuing to wage war on digital clipping

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“He said, ‘We should make it look older.’ We’d hit it against curbs, use sandpaper, and put polish remover on the frets”: Julian Lage radically DIY aged his father’s prized Telecaster “before relic’ing was a thing”

The jazz virtuoso has a close bond with the Telecaster, and one of his earliest experiences with the model involved some drastic relic'ing methods

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After he had his first hit at 15 years old, Paul Simon became one of the all-time great songwriters, but he’s a remarkable guitar player, too – and he learned his precise fingerstyle approach from the English folk masters

There is a case to be made that Paul Simon is one of the most underrated players ever, but maybe that's because he always foregrounds the song. This lesson shows just what a clever player he is

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“Pearly Gates, our long-standing fave-rave six-string, entered the studio to do that righteous thing”: Billy Gibbons on bringing out his legendary Les Paul for Slash’s all-star blues album – and the liquor store run-in that sparked their friendship

Gibbons checks in to tell us how he and reimagined Willie Dixon's Hoochie Coochie Man for a new era, and to assure us why the blues is in safe hands with today's players

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How to play blues guitar: start playing authentic-sounding solos today with 3 easy licks in A

Whether you're a beginner guitarist or taking your first steps with the blues, this lesson will get you playing in the style right away

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“Incredible… will significantly expand your mind and your sonic palette”: Death By Audio/EarthQuaker Devices Time Shadows II review

EQD’s Jamie Stillman and DBA's Ollie Ackermann put their heads together and design a pedal that will blow your mind

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“His bass playing is so lyrical – he'd play a counter melody as opposed to just rhythm”: Flea names his pick for “the greatest rock bass player” of all time

The Red Hot Chili Peppers member has singled out a player for his ability to subvert what is expected of a traditional bassist

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“This guitar hasn't been played since Prince last performed with it”: The Vox semi-hollow Prince used for his final electric tour and White House performance is up for auction – and expected to sell for upwards of $350,000

The Vox guitar auction is taking place just a few months after Prince's Cloud 3 sold for a whopping $910,000

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“Everywhere we went he'd find a classical guitar teacher. He was practicing a piece his tutor had given him. He was turning that into an intro”: Ex-Ozzy Osbourne bassist recalls how Randy Rhoads wrote the guitar parts to Diary of a Madman

In a sprawling new interview, Bob Daisley has given fans a fresh look behind the curtain at Ozzy’s first two solo records – and Rhoads' virtuosic guitar talents

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“I was really into Django Reinhardt, Pat Metheny, and Wes Montgomery, but I also loved Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin. I asked him if I could have a guitar that does it all”: Trey Anastasio discusses the birth of his iconic Languedoc Koa 1 guitar

The Phish virtuoso has championed Paul Languedoc’s “genius”, which turned his scattershot six-string dreams into a reality

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Who is the mysterious hooded guitarist who performed at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony?

French guitarist and Phoenix collaborator Noé Efira appeared wearing a mask and wielding a rare guitar amid the event's final performance

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“Gary Rossington came over and played it with me, and 12-year-old me was just floating on a cloud. He and I connected in this real spiritual way”: Marcus King names 6 guitar riffs that shaped his sound – from Lynyrd Skynyrd to his dad's metal moment

The blues rock guitar hero tells us about his meaningful connection to Saturday Night Special and reveals five more of his favorite riffs

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“This is very different to what I'm used to. I don't know why I didn't discover one of these a long time ago”: Strat fanatic David Gilmour has fallen in love with the Gibson ES-335 after all this time – and he’s used one for the solo on his latest single

Gilmour says his forthcoming solo album is his best piece of work since The Dark Side of the Moon, and its latest single cements the Pink Floyd legend's new-found love for the semi-hollow classic

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"With its incredibly low action, flat fingerboard radius, slim neck, and smooth finish, this guitar almost seems to play itself": Yamaha CG182SF review

Is the Yamaha CG182SF one of the best flamenco classical guitars under $1000? We dive in to find out

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“I had seen Slash on TV, but I didn’t know his name. Then I got Guitar Hero III. That’s how I was able to know who he was. Then I started to actually hear him play”: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram talks touring with Slash – and his hunger to learn guitar

Kingfish discovered Slash via Guitar Hero and now will be sharing the stage with him at S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival. He talks about what it means to play an all-star blues fest and take the art form further

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“My mom would still be bugging me, like, ‘You need to go to college and get a real job.’ I’m in the van, getting baloney sandwiches on 100 bucks a night. And I’m 30!” Bill Kelliher and Mark Morton on how Leviathan and Ashes of the Wake changed everything

With two classic albums, both released on the same day, Lamb of God and Mastodon's fates have long been connected and now they're touring together, Kelliher and Morton reflect on a turning point for both bands

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“He goes, ‘You’re not going to believe it. Eddie Van Halen is at our friend’s house. I was hanging out with him!’ I was like, ‘I have to go over there’”: Michael Lemmo on the surreal time he met Eddie Van Halen – who was dating his friend’s mom

Norms’ Rare Guitars’ resident virtuoso idolized Van Halen as a youngster, and miraculously crossed paths with him when a new kid arrived in town…

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Peter Green shaped his playing, John Lee Hooker enlisted his talents and Woodstock made him a guitar legend – nobody builds a blues solo like Carlos Santana

Ever since his Woodstock performance in '69, Santana has been one of the world's biggest guitar talents, with a melodic sensibility few can match. We go deep into his lead style

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“Tom Cruise doing a crazy stunt while we’re jamming is ridiculous. What a legend”: H.E.R. performs the US national anthem on a gleaming custom Fender Strat – and solos as Tom Cruise abseils into the stadium – at the 2024 Olympics closing ceremony

The Strat-wielding superstar’s performance of the Star Spangled Banner marked the start of the official countdown to LA28

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“Both these guitars tick practically all the boxes for us. Craft is top of the line and they sound very good indeed”: Furch Vintage Pure & Violet Deluxe SM review

This pair of finely crafted acoustics from the lower end of the Czech Republic maker’s price band may look simple and stripped back, but they’re fully loaded with tone

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“I was doing overdubs, and by that point we had Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders and players standing around, all drinking beer with Hank”: From Hank Williams Jr. to B.B. King and Bonnie Raitt, Hutch Hutchinson has led a diverse career in the low-end

Bonnie Raitt’s longtime bass sideman can do it all – and he even played on the Toy Story soundtrack

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“A ‘best-of-the-best’ in terms of retro features”: Fender Vintera II ’60s Precision Bass review

Vintage looks? Timeless P-Bass tones? We size up the latest incarnation of Fender’s flagship 4-string

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