Albert King
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By Christopher Scapelliti Published
Albert King was notoriously protective of his upside-down guitar style, but Guy was quick to point out why copying his moves was literally impossible

By Christopher Scapelliti Published
Stevie revealed the stories behind both oddities in a now-historic 1984 interview with Guitar Player

By Joe Matera Published
With some help from legendary Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick, Trower laid down an inspired tune that – 50 years later – remains, for his money, his “best rock and roll song”

By Jas Obrecht Published
The bluesman who Miles Davis once described as the "funkiest man alive" discusses his love of B.B. King's signature Gibson, his most beloved Fender amps, and the guitarist who came closest to his style with GP in this 1992 interview.

By Chris Gill Published
A failure when introduced in 1958, the Flying V eventually became one of Gibson's most iconic electric guitars

By Jim Beaugez Published
Video The Fender signature artist and Grammy-winning bluesman talks vital influences from Albert King and B.B. King to Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Hazel

By Christopher Scapelliti Published
Video JB honored the great bluesman on his Three Kings tour with a knockout rendition of "I'll Play the Blues for You"

By Sue Foley Published
There were few female guitar role models in the mid-’60s when this trailblazer’s career took off

By Guitar Player Staff Published
From bluesy beginnings to metallic peaks, we trace the evolution of the electric rock solo

By Joe Bosso Published
This fascinating interview tells the story of a career that has seen the U.S. expat cross paths with everyone from Randy Rhoads to Albert King to Eric Clapton and Mick Taylor
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