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Joe Bonamassa explains the one feature and simple hack that make the Strat the Swiss Army knife of guitars
By Phil Weller published
The blues maestro offers details on settings that can help players cop their dream tones from the guitar

Joe Bonamassa visits the store where Rory Gallagher bought his legendary Strat and buys a sunburst of his own
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist is in Rory Gallagher’s hometown ahead of three tribute shows next month

Bruce Springsteen says his best-selling album didn’t match his creative vision
By Phil Weller published
The record's chart-smashing success hasn’t changed his outlook on it four decades later

Dave Davies on Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page and the Kinks’ power revolution
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Davies' influences are scattered far and wide — but he hasn't always appreciated how musicians have responded to the Kinks' music

Mick Ralphs on the influence of Leslie West and the glorious guitars that rocked Mott the Hoople and Bad Company
By Jas Obrecht published
In our 1979 interview, the guitarist told us about his key axes — from his first "misfortune" to the Les Paul Standards that graced his collection in the 1970s

Mick Ralphs on how David Bowie unintentionally led to the formation of Bad Company
By Christopher Scapelliti last updated
When Bowie's assistance led Mott the Hoople to fame, Ralphs found success in the glitter-rock world was a dead end

Mark Knopfler on the guitar solo he calls even better than Dire Straits' "Sultans of Swing"
By Phil Weller published
He says the track, penned for a British comedy film, puts the emphasis on the most important thing every guitar solo needs

Mick Ralphs, founding guitarist with Mott the Hoople and Bad Company, has died at age 81
By Joe Matera published
Ian Hunter tells how Ralphs' stolen guitar inspired one of Mott's biggest all-time hits — "All the Way From Memphis"

Don Felder on his early years with Petty, Stephen Stills, Duane Allman and Florida's burgeoning rock scene
By Christopher Scapelliti published
“I can’t tell it was something that was in the water or something in what we were smoking," the former Eagles guitarist remarked of Northern Central Florida's impact on rock

Pete Townshend declared war at Woodstock when Abbie Hoffman interrupted the Who in the middle of their biggest gig
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The preeminent festival of peace and love was anything but when one of the era's biggest political activists cut in on one of its most powerful rock acts
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