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Joe Bonamassa gives an update on the Nerdville guitars following the L.A. fires
The guitarist was at dinner when the evacuation order for his neighborhood sent him on a mission to save the vintage collection from doom
“When I saw this 'Let It Be' footage, I noticed how easy it looked to play.” Paul McCartney on why he pulled his Höfner bass out of mothballs after ignoring it for nearly two decades
McCartney credited Elvis Costello for encouraging him to return the instrument to his lineup when the two began working together in 1987
“In my head, I could hear it as a monster.” Tony Iommi on the moment he instantly composed “Iron Man,” calling it one of two Black Sabbath songs he relates to
The guitarist, who will regroup with Black Sabbath's original lineup, told Guitar Player the song is an example of his desire to write "something dramatic and big"
He kickstarted 1970s power-pop with a Gibson SG, a rented acoustic and a gem of a song that remains a classic
Todd Rundgren’s “Couldn’t I Just Tell You” helped revive 1960s-style power-pop in the era when hard-rock and heavy-metal ruled the airwaves
B.B. King on the night in 1967 when he jammed with Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix
The night marked the moment King recognized his influence on the new generation of blues guitarists — but he had no bitterness for his years in obscurity
Ritchie Blackmore got the loudest Marshall amp ever made. All he had to do was keep two secrets
The guitarist said his volume while testing amps was distracting to Marshall's workforce, even when he was in a soundproofed room
John Lee Hooker told us how the blues is supposed to be played
The blues giant also called Stevie Ray Vaughan "one of the greatest" and raved about B.B. King and Muddy Waters in this engaging chat from our August 1992 issue
Paul McCartney said necessity made him and John Lennon learn to be ambidextrous guitar players
McCartney also revealed how he came to understand the bass guitar's transformational power while recording the Beatles' "Michelle"
