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Neil Giraldo on the guitar-busting drive to cut his most fret-burning solo of all time for Pat Benatar's "Promises in the Dark"
One of many standout tracks co-written by Benatar and Giraldo, it features the solo that's universally considered his career best
Nita Strauss shreds with Alice Cooper at her wedding in newly released video
The shred queen tied the knot last May and celebrated her first wedding anniverary by sharing footage from the all-star jam
Steve Stevens on introducing the guitar synthesizer to America and shaping sounds on Billy Idol’s new hit album, ‘Dream Into It’
Idol’s first studio full-length in 11 years, the record debuted at number seven on the U.S. Top Albums chart
Hear Joe Satriani and Steve Vai’s debut track from the SatchVai Band, "I Wanna Play My Guitar"
Featuring former Deep Purple singer Glenn Hughes, the song is a shred fest featuring Satch and Vai riffing and soloing in tight tandem
Samantha Fish names the one thing that can ruin every gig
“I never take it for granted," Fish says of life on the road. "Even when it doesn’t go the way it should"
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
Alice Cooper on his 1973 hit that inadvertently ripped off the Who
The tune helped propel 'Billion Dollars Babies' to the top of the charts in the U.S. and U.K., bringing Cooper his greatest fame
Steely Dan/Doobie Brothers vet Jeff "Skunk" Baxter on how the Ventures revolutionized guitar rock
The virtuoso explains how his diverse musical interests shaped his guitar playing
