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Guns N' Roses 'Use Your Illusion I' and 'Use Your Illusion II' album cover artwork — "I'm a Guitar Freak. I Spend my Money on Snakes, Cars and Guitars": How I Recorded Use Your Illusion by Slash Guns N' Roses 'Use Your Illusion' albums came out in September 1991. Slash told Guitar Player how he got his sound in this insightful interview from the archive.

David Gilmour, 2016 — David Gilmour’s Five Acts of a Legend From borrowing his neighbor’s guitar to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Sid Vicious, Steve Jones, and Johnny Rotten performing in Atlanta, Georgia in 1978 — Here’s Why 'Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols' Remains a Vital Record The punk masterpiece continues to hit all the right spots.

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Brian May: The Guitar Player Interview

By Guitar Player Staff

In this classic interview, the Queen guitarist talks tone, technique, his greatest moments and the Queen song he'd struggle to play all the way through

Black Sabbath, 1970 (left-right): Bill Ward, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, and Geezer Butler

Watch Black Sabbath Put a Brutal End to Flower Power

By Rod Brakes

Video The moment the era of 'peace & love' officially expired.

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Get Your Mojo Workin' Pro-Style

By Christopher Scapelliti

10 blues guitar giants share the magic behind their six-string technique.

Joey Landreth Reveals His Slide Tone Secrets

By Michael Molenda

Learn how the Canadian slide guitar phenomenon tailors his sound to suit the song.

American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery (1923-1968) posed smoking a cigarette with a Gibson L-5 semi acoustic guitar in a television studio during a recording for the television series 'Tempo' in 1965

Jazz Great Wes Montgomery Explains Why the Guitar is “Not a Perfect Instrument”

By Rod Brakes

Video The epitome of cool talks jazz and pulls out his hottest licks.

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Rich Robinson performs on stage at Sala Apolo on September 25, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain.

Rich Robinson Reveals His Acoustic Tone Secrets

By Jimmy Leslie

Learn the tricks of trade from The Black Crowes and Magpie Salute guitarist himself.

Buddy Guy performs on stage with Frampton's Guitar Circus at Harrah's Resort Southern California on August 30, 2014 in Valley Center, California.

Watch Buddy Guy Mesmerize the Guitar Center

By Rod Brakes

Video Damn right, Buddy Guy got the blues! Guitar store jams don’t get much better than this.

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Joe Bonamassa Shares Game-Changing Pearls of Wisdom

By Richard Bienstock

Five insightful tone tips every guitarist needs to know about.

Watch Jeff Beck Blow TV Host Away with Jimi Hendrix’s “Little Wing”

By Rod Brakes

Video Presenter left speechless by masterful rendition

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Watch Syd Barrett Jam with Pink Floyd

By Rod Brakes

Video Remembering the Pink Floyd founder 15 years on.

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