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1970s

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 See the Motown legend jam with his long-term collaborator in this awesome live clip from the mid-‘70s
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’’ How Humble Pie was reignited after Peter Frampton's sudden departure
Ace Frehley, 1977
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Guitar Amps of the 1970s Take a trip down memory lane with the decade’s brightest (and dullest) hopefuls.

Latest 1970s

Tony Iommi's pedalboard

Six Pioneering Effects Builders of the 1970s

By Rod Brakes, Chris Gill, Art Thompson published 26 May 22

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

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 25 May 22

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

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