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Steve Morse on his college jams with Pat Metheny and Jaco Pastorius
By Phil Weller published
Steve Morse on the perils and joys of jamming with Pat and Pastorius

Country guitarist Brittney Spencer on making a fan out of Bob Dylan as she prepares to support him on tour
By Phil Weller published
The Nashville-based musician's pinch-me moment in 2024 might just be the start of something more

How Mike Bloomfield and a chance encounter saw Robben Ford convert to a Telecaster enthusiast
By Phil Weller published
He was the player who inspired him to pick up a guitar, but his mainstay Tele would come much later

Luthier immortalizes his late wife in a guitar that features her ashes and wedding ring
By Phil Weller published
The tear-jerking build features some incredible detailing as he ensures his wife remains with him forevermore

Tony Iommi leads the tributes as Laney Amplification founder Lyndon Laney dies, aged 77
By Phil Weller published
Lyndon Laney founded his namesake firm in Birmingham, England, in 1967, and helped forge the sound of heavy metal alongside the Black Sabbath guitarist

The Beatles were a prog band? Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt makes the case
By Phil Weller published
The Beatles were a prog band? Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt makes the case

The guitar solo mistake Dokken's George Lynch was too “lazy” to change
By Phil Weller published
It’s a defining Dokken solo, and its wrong notes give it its “charm,” the guitarist says

How an acid trip, a cassette and an offhand comment landed teenage guitarist Al Di Meola the gig of a lifetime
By Phil Weller published
Di Meola was just 17 when he played a drug-induced gig that would change the course of his career

On this day 50 years ago, Peter Frampton hit number one with ‘Frampton Comes Alive!’ — then came to regret its success
By Christopher Scapelliti published
As the guitarist releases his newest single, “Lions at the Gate,” featuring Tom Morello, he recalls the phenomenon that made him a superstar overnight — and reshaped his career trajectory.
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