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- January 9
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- “I had to find out how they were getting that sound.” How George Harrison, banjo and a studio accident inspired Roger McGuinn’s invention of folk rock
- “When he showed up and did it all for real, it burst my bubble. I was pissed for a little while.” How Eric Clapton survived rock guitar‘s most transformative era and found his way to the blues
- “When they saw my guitar, they all laughed at me.” How Mike Campbell survived his toughest audition — in front of Tom Petty
- January 8
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- “I felt like I had to fight with everybody to get those songs released.” How a 1970s rock legend scored his second career-defining hit — and why it feels like a curse 50 years on
- “He said, ‘If you do that again, I’ll break your effing legs!’ He meant it.” Rock royalty's favorite sideman recalls his days with Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend, Roger Waters and Bill Wyman
- “He made it possible for everybody to see what could be done with an electric guitar.” Jeff Beck on how Jimi Hendrix changed the game
- January 7
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- “To fix all the mythology, gossip and outright lies, he had nothing to do with that song.” Gene Simmons makes a stunning claim about the author of Kiss's all-time biggest hit
- “I let him tell me the whole story and then said, ‘Brian, that was me.’” How Steve Vai shocked Brian May by revealing their early 1970s encounter
- “It will be the greatest album of all time.” How a Kiss guitar legend decided to charge fans more than $4,000 to buy his new record
- “Duane's got this little stinky amp and a Strat, and I'm going, ‘Well, that's not Jimi playing.’” How Jimi Hendrix inspired Duane Allman — and why his blues trio never came to fruition
- Win tickets to see Matteo Mancuso perform at Guitar Player Presents in Southern California after NAMM 2026
- January 6
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- “He goes, ‘You want to see a cool guitar?’ and pulls out a ’53 Tele. I had never seen anything like that.” Joe Bonamassa on the blues giant who made him the guitarist he is today
- “I'm not sure how he does it.” Don Was says this modern-day guitar hero “might be better than George Harrison”
- “We were just flabbergasted.” The secret sound that has David Bowie’s “‘Heroes’” surging on the charts following its ‘Stranger Things’ appearance
- January 5
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- “I was in Trader Joe’s putting bananas in a shopping cart when Jon Bon Jovi called. He says, ‘Hey, we’re gonna need you in Calgary tonight.’” Phil X on his surprise induction into Bon Jovi
- “A bang-for-buck champ that performs above its price class.” We review the Gretsch Electromatic CVT Double-Cut with Wraparound Tailpiece
- January 4
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- “The biggest mistake was just not shutting down at that point.” As ‘Frampton Comes Alive!’ turns 50, Peter Frampton tells how its success nearly killed his solo career before it started
- “How do I get him to come to my kitchen table????” Roger Daltrey makes a rare appearance following the Who’s final tour singing a Johnny Cash classic at a dinner table
- January 2
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- “He was a very moody sort of guy. We’d be traveling in a van, going to the shows, and he would sit in the corner and not talk to anybody.” Jim McCarty recalls Eric Clapton’s “quite unhappy” time with the Yardbirds
- “Something inside me said, ‘This man’s not going to live to be an old guy.’” Ozzy Osbourne on his last conversation with Randy Rhoads
- “We’ve known him for a long time. He was one of the true best friends.” Alex Van Halen says he and Steve Lukather will work on a new album
- January 1
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- “He says to me, ‘Keep vamping, just jam,’ while he’s having a heart attack. Then he started grabbing his chest.” The show that ended David Bowie’s touring career — and the song that became his last hit
- “He said, ‘Yeah, what are you gonna do about it? You’re a girl. You don’t have the money to fight this.’” Rita Coolidge says Eric Clapton owes her a writing credit for one of the most celebrated songs in rock
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