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Jason Isbell on developing his unique acoustic approach for ‘Foxes in the Snow’
By Jimmy Leslie published
As he drops his latest album and new Martin signature models, the Americana troubadour riffs on the magic of small-bodied guitars

What Eric Clapton learned from George Harrison that made Derek & the Dominos’ ‘Layla’ possible
By Elizabeth Swann published
Time spent working on Harrison's ‘All Things Must Pass’ album showed Clapton and bandmate Bobby Whitlock all they needed to know

The late guitar ace who spurned the jazz world, climbed the pop charts and lived in terror of taking a solo
By Christopher Scapelliti last updated
Wes Montgomery revealed the insecurities that forced his retreat from jazz, even as he was celebrated as a giant of jazz

Jefferson Airplane’s Jorma Kaukonen on Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir and other giants of San Francisco’s psychedelic rock scene
By Gary Graff published
The cofounder of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna has just released 'Wabash Avenue,' a collection of his rediscovered live recordings from 1965

Paul McCartney said he and John Lennon were ambidextrous guitarists thanks to this one thing
By Elizabeth Swann published
McCartney also explained how he came to understand the bass guitar's transformational power while recording the Beatles' "Michelle"

Adam Jones on his oddball approach to crafting Tool’s out-of-this-world guitar tones
By Elizabeth Swann published
The guitarist praises Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi for having inspired his own love of drop tunings and evocative tones

Buddy Guy on the one thing every guitar player needs to play the blues
By Adam Levy published
“There’s some things they do that I wish I had known!” the blues guitar icon says of a few select guitar heroes who followed in his footsteps

J.J. Cale on his song that launched Eric Clapton’s solo career and made the laidback Tulsa guitarist a surprise overnight sensation
By Dan Forte published
Cale reflected on the Tulsa sound and his sudden rise to fame in the years after Clapton cut "After Midnight"
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