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How a 20-year-old hot-shot guitarist convinced Eric Clapton to switch to Fender Strats
By Phil Weller published
Having made his name with the Gibson brand in the mid to late 1960s, Clapton made the dramatic switch in the ‘70s and hasn’t looked back since

Martin Barre neglected one aspect of guitar until another famous player helped him see the light
By Phil Weller published
The former Jethro Tull guitarist says, "There’s always some aspect that will grab me, and right now it’s my right-handed technique"

How The Kinks inspired Al Di Meola to write a fusion classic
By Phil Weller published
And it turns out he inadvertently tracked it with Leslie West’s preferred guitar tone

Richie Faulkner opens up about struggling to play guitar since his emergency heart surgery
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The 45-year-old guitarist shared his story with Premier Guitar’s John Bohlinger in a deep interview that covers plenty of ground

Dweezil Zappa offers a look into his rare guitar vault with a one-of-a-kind MIDI and fretless Gibson SG
By Phil Weller published
The heavily modded guitar is showcased across his 2015 'Via Zammata' album, where he demonstrates the value of its unusual features

Johnny A. walks us through his song-based live looping strategy as he demonstrates his guitar rig
By Jimmy Leslie published
The guitarist gave us a bird's-eye view of his pedalboard as he played through Jeff Beck’s “Morning Dew

George Freeman, onetime guitarist for Charlie Parker, has died at age 97. Read our 2024 interview with the jazz icon
By Nikki O'Neil published
Freeman died on April 1, a few days before he would have performed gigs to celebrate his 98th birthday

"It was in the early days of wireless guitars." Squeeze guitarist Glenn Tilbrook reveals his best and worst gigs of all time
By Gary Graff published
The English guitarist and songwriter is currently performing with Squeeze, supporting Daryl Hall and playing solo dates
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