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By Lee Marlow Published
The Blackberry Smoke guitarist recalls an afternoon with Metallica — and an early career meet-up with his boyhood hero

By Gary Graff Published
The guitarist says thinner strings, new fingering approaches and sheer stubbornness are helping him keep playing — and recording new music on ‘Carry the Light’

By Christopher Scapelliti Published
Townshend was surprised to find Page hired for the Who's landmark recording — but both guitarists were distracted by talk of their shared girlfriend

By Christopher Scapelliti Published
The Rolling Stones guitarist also revealed that he recorded a nine-minute guitar solo for the group’s new album in memory of Brian Wilson and Sly Stone

By Elizabeth Swann Published
The Quebec musicians explain the homemade guitar, polka-dot masks and basement jams behind their unlikely rise.

By Christopher Scapelliti Published
During a late-night experiment in a rented Malibu home, the guitarist scraped the composer’s Yamaha grand with forks and knives — and turned the chaos into a track later used on Van Halen’s ‘Balance’

By Gary Graff last updated
The Dethklok guitarist has also downsized his collection and changed his playing technique to correct years of bad habits

By Elizabeth Swann Published
The distortion-loving guitarist recalls how a tape experiment blew out the power while Clapton was recording his 1989 album ‘Journeyman’

By Christopher Scapelliti Published
Fresh off the success of “Sultans of Swing,” the Dire Straits guitarist joined Donald Fagen and Walter Becker in the studio — and discovered just how painstaking their recording process could be.
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