Jonathan Graham
The Editor in chief of Guitar Interactive since 2017, Jonathan has written online articles for Guitar World, Guitar Player and Guitar Aficionado over the last decade. He has interviewed hundreds of music's finest, including Slash, Joe Satriani, Kirk Hammett and Steve Vai, to name a few. Jonathan's not a bad player either, occasionally doing gear reviews, session work and online lessons for Lick Library.
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He's often credited with performing on the album, but Carlton says his work never made the final cut

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The guitarist made his comments while discussing his latest album, 'Tokyo Live'

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As he releases his new album, 'Recovery,' he talks about gear, Jeff Beck and why you don't need to know every scale and mode

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Dime liked what he heard from local heavy metal band ASKA and decided to sit in on their set as the camera rolled

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Rhoads runs through some heavily percussive three-note-per-string scale patterns, occasionally dropping in a flat 7 for good measure

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The stars aligned as two of guitar's finest bluesmen shared the stage for a good old Texas showdown and traded licks on a Hendrix classic

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The legend stopped by the VH1 studios with Ravi Shankar to chat about their new collaboration, leading to his impromptu solo set

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Following a performance of "Get Down in the Dirt," the guitar icon offered a rare close-up look at his gear, including his "Oxblood" Les Paul, amps, pedals and a mysterious talk box

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Less than two weeks before his death, Jimi Hendrix took to the stage for his final — and somewhat chaotic — scheduled performance with the Experience, featuring Billy Cox and Mitch Mitchell

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The guitar legend was promoting his album 'Wild Frontier' when he made the oddest TV appearance of his life

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Ever imagined "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" or "Start Me Up" with Beck's signature guitar work? It almost happened

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Promoting his new album, the guitarist made a surprising revelation about the connection between the iconic album and classic movie

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The Vaughan Brothers and Albert Collins teamed up for a high-energy performance of "Frosty"

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The rare clip shot at 5150 Studios gives an insightful glimpse into Eddie's creative process

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The Queen legend made his surprise appearance at a Red Special convention over the weekend

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Launching his debut solo album back in the early 1990s, Brian May enlisted Slash for some added firepower during his 'Tonight Show' appearance

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The legendary guitarists had previously contributed to each other's solo releases, culminating in two nights at London's Brixton Academy — and a setlist of rock and roll classics

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Jeff Beck stepped into the studio with Bon Jovi in 1990 — a collaboration that scored them a Billboard number-one single – and someone left the camera rolling for the solo section of Bang a Drum…

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In a rare NAMM Show appearance, Eddie Van Halen rocked the Peavey booth in 1996 when the guitar legend stopped by to promote his brand new signature model: The EVH Wolfgang

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“I really enjoyed the show,” Harrison said of the rest of Purple's performance that evening. “I sat on the stage for part of the show behind the loudspeakers, and then I walked down and sat right in the center of the hall, and it wasn't too loud. It was really funny"

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For one night only, an electric guitar pioneer meets a Rolling Stone, as Les Paul and Keith Richards share the stage for a memorable performance at NYC's Iridium Jazz Club

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"The show that was never supposed to be seen." Watch an all-star lineup perform classics by The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and more in this little-seen show from 1996

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For four decades, Steve Stevens has been one of hard rock's most distinctive guitar players — however, his most widely heard musical contribution might never have happened...

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27 years ago an all-star event, in aid of Jason Becker, brought to the stage some of the finest guitar players in the industry, including EVH and Luke…

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Hear 'n Aid was a charity record that raised over $3 million for famine relief in Africa in 1986. It featured a mighty ensemble of 40 heavy metal musicians — and a four-minute guitar solo — but, according to Vivian Campbell, it nearly never happened
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