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Montrose had fired Hagar from his namesake band, but in 1983 he still believed his former singer was “adequate” at guitar and “just ends up using every cliché in the book”

Emmanuel was just 11 when he found solace in Chet Atkins’ albums. Years later, the guitarist appeared in a dream and taught him the technique he couldn’t figure out in waking life

From his beloved ’53 Telecaster to the fingerstyle technique he learned from Mark Knopfler, Gill explains why the sound of a guitar ultimately comes down to the hands playing it

Gabriel wrote the song about letting go after leaving Genesis, while Steve Hunter faced a daunting challenge: creating its intricate acoustic guitar part in 7/4 time

The slide guitar master thought he was being pranked during a family poker game — but calling Clapton back required an unexpected trip to the Verizon store

“It was a spiritual download that just flowed through me”: guitarist Graeham Goble explains how learning this extended chord unlocked LRB's “pinnacle song” in half an hour

The former Eagles guitarist shares reminiscences — and explains how Walsh helped develop the iconic dual-guitar lines in “Hotel California”

The Alice Cooper guitarist — and new mom — discusses her instrumental take on the classic Pumpkins hit, her next solo album and why she'll soon be back on the road with Coop 

“Other bands follow the drummer. The Stones follow Keith…" In 1983, we sat down with Keith Richards, then aged 40 (for perspective: just four years older than Taylor Swift is now) and talked guitars, songwriting and drug busts

Long before social media made technical perfection a currency, Young argued that feeling — not flawless technique — was the true measure of a great guitarist