Gary GraffSocial Links Navigation MOST READ1"Conan O’Brien asked me: 'What do you consider your greatest contribution to music?' I said, 'Not singing.' I never had a good voice for singing, so I took it out on the guitar." An epic Duane Eddy interview by Bill Nelson2June 2024 Guitar Player lesson audio3“I was plugged into a souped-up Magnatone amp. It ran at 100 watts, and stayed clean and wouldn’t break up no matter how hard you hit the note”: How Duane Eddy wrote his twanging, game-changing instrumental smash, Rebel Rouser4“The first rock and roll guitar god”: Instrumental guitar legend Duane Eddy has died at 865“I carried Ed’s guitar picks like a little old lady carrying her purse”: Eddie Van Halen loved throwing guitar picks into the crowd – but the simple act often had unintended consequences