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Photo of Keith RICHARDS; L-R: Ron Wood (Ronnie Wood) and Keith Richards (of the Rolling Stones) performing live onstage as the New Barbarians

Played by Keith Richards and Peter Buck, Fender’s Humbucker-Loaded Telecaster Custom is a CBS Classic

By Dave Hunter published

Punchy, powerful and versatile, version two of the Telecaster Custom carries a big slab of Seth Lover-certified humbucker mojo

Electric Guitars
Jake Kiszka

The Ultimate Greta Van Fleet Guitar Lesson

By Jeff Jacobson published

Learn how Jake Kiszka bridges the past to the present with tasteful 1970s-style rock guitar riffing

Lessons
Morley PWF Power Wah Fuzz

Introduced in the 1970s, Morley’s PWF Power Wah Fuzz Pedal Was the Final Word in Unrelenting Fuzz-Wah Tone

By Dave Hunter published

Swathed in shiny chrome, they were presented as the best of the best in the effects revolution’s boomingest decade

Pedals & Pedalboards
Wah Wah Watson and Herbie Hancock perform "Hang Up Your Hang Ups" from 1975's 'Man-Child' album

Watch Funk Guitar Master Wah Wah Watson Groove With Herbie Hancock

By Rod Brakes published

Video See the Motown legend jam with his long-term collaborator in this awesome live clip from the mid-‘70s

Video
Clem Clempson plays his Gibson SG Custom while recording 'Smokin'’ at London’s Olympic Studios, January 20, 1972

"I Was Set Free": Humble Pie Guitarist Clem Clempson Talks Lighting up One of the 1970s’ Hottest Rock Albums: ‘Smokin’’

By James Volpe Rotondi last updated

How Humble Pie was reignited after Peter Frampton's sudden departure

Guitarists
Ace Frehley, 1977

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Guitar Amps of the 1970s

By Rod Brakes, Chris Gill, Art Thompson published

Take a trip down memory lane with the decade’s brightest (and dullest) hopefuls.

Amps
Tony Iommi's pedalboard

Six Pioneering Effects Builders of the 1970s

By Rod Brakes, Chris Gill, Art Thompson published

From Screaming Birds to Purple Peakers, we take a look at some of the eras grooviest stompboxes.

Pedals & Pedalboards
Actors Cheech Marin (L) and Tommy Chong attend a signing of a Gibson Art Guitar for GuitarTown Sunset Strip at The Roxy Theatre on November 16, 2010 in West Hollywood, California.

Trash & Treasure: a Guide to the Far-Out Guitars of the 1970s

By Chris Gill, Art Thompson published

Shameless ‘modernistic’ rip-offs, hippie-wood finishes and more brass than a marching band – welcome to our fabulous six-string freakshow!

Advice & Tips