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April 10
- “I can tell you how to become a virtuoso very easily.” Steve Vai says guitar-playing excellence is within every player’s reach. But there’s a catch
- Get the blueprint for legendary guitar tone at any price point from a lifelong Slash fanatic with my pick of guitars, amps, picks, pickups, and more
April 9
- “He thought the gardener was shagging his wife.” Rod Stewart on the bizarre reason the Jeff Beck Group turned down a chance to play Woodstock
- These 9 eye-popping bargains in Guitar Center's annual Guitar-A-Thon sale are almost too good to be true – including a massive $700 off a Gibson Les Paul
- “Too many players start sounding like typewriters.” Uli Jon Roth on the modern technique guitarists need to avoid
- “When I answered the door, I was handcuffed and asked to step outside.” Lindsey Buckingam recounts past troubles with the woman who attacked him
April 8
- “He said, ‘My dear, I just wrote this in the bath.’” Brian May on the chart-topping Queen hit Freddie Mercury composed while getting ready one morning
- “Never say no to anything.” The life lesson that got Tommy Henriksen the Alice Cooper gig — and the Dumpster-find guitar he’s made his own
April 7
- “I don’t do drugs and I don’t do naked hippies.” Ian Anderson reveals the question that made Jethro Tull say no to Woodstock
- “She’s like Hank Williams or Jimi Hendrix. They are one in a billion.” Jack White on the understated “blessing” behind the White Stripes
- “I’ve got some bad news, Paul. Our truck was broken into and the bass was stolen.” Ian Horne recalls how he lost Paul McCartney’s Höfner bass
April 6
- “It was already on the conveyor belt.” The two strangest things Eddie Van Halen ever took to airport security
- “We drove 300 miles to see you — and you weren’t even onstage!” Randy Bachman on the fake Guess Who — and how he reclaimed the band and the name
- “A masterful command of technique and expression.” Erlend Krauser shows how to perform expressive hammer-ons, pull-offs, whammy-bar scoops and two-hand tapping
April 5
- “I’m not going to be here long. Just give me stuff to sing.” Brian May on Freddie Mercury’s last days
April 4
- “My least favorite Beatles song.” Elvis Presley inspired it. John Lennon hated it. Behind the song he wanted to keep off the Beatles’ first psychedelic record
April 3
- “Prince looked down over his sunglasses and just went, ‘Uh-uh.’” He jammed with Prince and Miles Davis — until one deceptive meeting put an end to everything
- “It felt like a sign from the universe.” Courtney Barnett on the moment when everything clicked on her new album
- “With sorrow and gratitude, we must cancel tonight’s show.” Sudden Illness forces Goo Goo Dolls to scrap multiple concerts on their current tour
April 2
- “After his funeral, we snuck into his house and took the guitar.” Pepper Keenan recalls the strange story behind the instrument that started his career
- “We can't wait for the sick things to meet her.” Alice Cooper reveals his new guitarist — and she’s got the approval of Nita Strauss
- “Ozzy’s like, ‘I really f***ing need to cut the calories!’” A flight attendant mistook Ozzy Osbourne for another rocker
April 1
- “She is known to him from past incidents.” Lindsey Buckingham attacked by women who threw “unknown substance” on him
- “It hit me more than I thought it would.” Ritchie Blackmore on the one musician he was closest to — and what drove a wedge between them
- “He dipped the silver tube into a bag of white powder and shoved it up my snout.” Chrissie Hynde on her unforgettable first meeting with Lemmy — and the one band he truly loved
- “I just figured it was gone forever.” When Zakk Wylde’s beloved Grail Les Paul fell off the back of a truck, one unique detail helped him get it back