Alvin Lee

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LEFT: Alvin Lee onstage with Ten Years After in 1970. RIGHT: A vintage 1958 Gibson ES-335 electric guitar nicknamed ÔBig RedÕ, previously owned by English musician and Ten Years After guitarist Alvin Lee, taken on May 21, 2019.
Alvin Lee’s daughter tells how Gibson accidentally preserved his Woodstock guitar forever

By Joe Matera Published

After sending his legendary “Big Red” ES-335 in for a neck repair, the Ten Years After guitarist got back a very different instrument

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Ten Years After guitarist Alvin Lee's Modified Gibson ES-335 known as 'Big Red'
Watch Alvin Lee’s Mindblowing “I’m Going Home” Woodstock Performance and See His Fabled Gibson ES-335 Up Close

By David Mead Published

Video We take a look back at this game-changing concert and the mysterious guitar known as 'Big Red'.

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Woodstock Shred: Revisiting Alvin Lee's "I'm Going Home"

By Guitar Player Staff Published

For a full-on blues-rocking experience from 'Woodstock,' there's no beating Ten Years After's adrenaline-fueled reading of "I'm Going Home."

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