Jim Beaugez
Jim Beaugez has written about music for Rolling Stone, Smithsonian, Guitar World, Guitar Player and many other publications. He created My Life in Five Riffs, a multimedia documentary series for Guitar Player that traces contemporary artists back to their sources of inspiration, and previously spent a decade in the musical instruments industry.
Latest articles by Jim Beaugez

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The blues chanteuse offers these pointers to help your guitar solos stand out.

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The guitarist’s latest album ‘Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!’ is full of psychedelic surprises.

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The Nashville session ace takes us from a porch in Belmont, Mississippi, to Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where he worked sessions as a teenager, and finally to Music City.

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The alt-rock songstress reveals the inspiration behind her many albums and collaborations.

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The New Orleans stars discuss their unique musical kinship and the making of their latest long-player ‘Take Good Care.’

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The Canadian country star talks Strats and touring with A-listers.

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The Louisianan maestro reveals the inspiration and the axes behind his latest long-player.

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The electric guitar firebrand reveals how “blues always glued everything together” in this classic interview.

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Video The Nashville multi-instrumentalist talks inspiration and songwriting.

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VIDEO The Foo Fighter’s lead guitarist counts down a quintet of tunes that rock his world.

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Video Five unforgettable riffs that shaped a modern blues maestro.

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The former folkie talks inspiration and musical reinvention.

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Broadening her sound and her pedalboard for her new album 'Little Oblivions,' Baker looks forward to playing it live in the company of her band.

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Ell reveals the songs that shaped her fierce, bluesy style.

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She made her name on mandolin in the bluegrass scene, but Hull's six-string skills have been there the whole time.

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Seattle’s Ayron Jones channels rock, blues and hip-hop into music that spans the eras - from Hendrix to Morello.

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Sadler Vaden reveals the sources of his sweetly melodic, classic-rock-influenced riffage.

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On 'Reunions,' Jason Isbell shows that his fretboard skills deserve as much recognition as his peerless songwriting.

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Guitar-wise, Ed King "got the best versions of pretty much everything.” Learn about his stunning Les Paul, and how it came into the possession of Jason Isbell.

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Cunningham's playing is a tour de force of melodic chord voicings and bold rhythmic choices. Here's the story behind it.
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