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Aerosmith

Joe Perry performs on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on January 30, 2012
Joe Perry Says He Recorded the Majority of Aerosmith's Early Material with Fender Stratocasters "I always loved having the vibrato arm, and it seemed easier to get different tones out of a Strat,” the guitar great explained.
Jimmy Page and Joe Perry
Watch Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith’s Epic Live Performance at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame The hard rock titans unite on stage for a knockout show at the 1995 Induction Ceremony
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How Alvino Rey Introduced the Guitar World to Effects in the 1930s by Making His Instrument Talk It started as a novelty effect for a WWII-era talking puppet and became the ear-grabbing sound behind some of the 1970s’ biggest rock hits.

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Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer (drums), Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith perform on 'The Midnight Special" in 1974.

Watch Aerosmith Perform Their First Major Hit Live on TV in 1974

By Rod Brakes published 19 October 21

Video The Bad Boys from Boston showcase their dark, dreamy classic rock anthem “Dream On.”

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Brad Whitford (left) and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith perform live in 2019

Brad Whitford: "I Have My Doubts About Aerosmith Ever Really Performing Again"

By Jackson Maxwell published 7 June 21

"It's a pipe dream right now," Whitford said of plans for future Aerosmith shows and tours.

Joe Perry performs live onstage with Aerosmith

How Slash Found - and Lost - Joe Perry's 1959 Les Paul

By Christopher Scapelliti published 10 September 20

It "was the coolest guitar I had ever seen,” Slash says.

Joe Perry (left) and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith perform onstage at the Boston Garden on December 17, 1974

Who Really Played Aerosmith’s “Train Kept A Rollin’” Solos?

By Michael Molenda last updated 6 July 20

You won't be a true rock trivia master until you know this!

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Aerosmith's Joe Perry and Brad Whitford Discuss Gear and the Band's Future

By Richard Bienstock published 3 June 19

Aerosmith's longtime guitarists give GP insight into their future, and an exclusive look inside their Sin City residency.

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