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Eddie Van Halen had a legion of copyists. But when one of his idols began to steal his solos, he put a stop to it
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist refused to meet Ed's demands and paid the price for it

Steve Morse is adapting to playing with arthritis, but says “my time of doing the performance grind is closing"
By Phil Weller published
The virtuoso believes his issues are the result of “practicing about 10,000 notes a day for decades”

Joe Bonamassa made up a lesson on the spot. It became every guitar player’s must-see video on how to get the most out of the instrument
By Phil Weller published
All he wanted was a martini, but he first showed players why they aren’t getting the most out of their Les Pauls

“The medical examiner is now investigating.” The death of Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley is under official investigation
By Elizabeth Swann published
Officials hope to finalize the cause of the guitarist's passing in about three weeks

Jake E. Lee said this was the most “frustrating” thing about his final chapter in Ozzy Osbourne’s band
By Phil Weller published
His next band, Badlands, would prove to be the perfect antidote

Robin Trower on the secret behind every great power trio, from Cream to Rush
By Phil Weller published
The blues great has played in a number of trios and names the one thing every player must do to make it work

David Gilmour puts the final nail in the coffin of a possible Pink Floyd reunion
By Phil Weller published
Gilmour was asked what it would take to repair his relationship with Waters, but the guitarist is not interested in making up

Boz Scaggs on how Duane Allman and a spare hour of studio time led to one of the guitarist’s greatest recordings
By Christopher Scapelliti published
As Scaggs drops his new album, ‘Detour,’ we revisit his historic 1969 session for “Loan Me a Dime” with a young Duane Allman
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