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Joe Bonamassa on the honor and pressures of his upcoming Rory Gallagher tribute shows in Ireland

By Phil Weller Published

The modern-day blues icon will celebrate Gallagher’s legacy across three shows in his hometown next year

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American Blues musicians Buddy Guy (left) and Derek Trucks play guitars as the perform onstage at the former's nightclub, Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago, Illinois, January 25, 2020.
Derek Trucks says playing with Buddy Guy taught him the secret power of turning down your amp

By Phil Weller Published

Trucks joins Eric Clapton, Quinn Sullivan and Christone "Kingfish" Ingram in praising Guy's influence

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Warren Haynes photographed before a live performance with Gov't Mule at Under The Bridge in London, on July 4, 2013. Haynes is best known as a long-time member of The Allman Brothers Band, as well as a founding member of Gov't Mule.
Warren Haynes explains the two things every guitarist should do to stop sounding like an amateur

By Phil Weller Published

The blues powerhouse says he started out as a singer and that it paid dividends when he began to play guitar

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Guitarist Vernon Reid of the rock band Living Colour performs at The Fillmore on August 14, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan.
Vernon Reid on the one Hendrix song that doesn’t get the credit its due

By Phil Weller Published

The Living Colour guitarist has praised a side of the virtuoso that many overlook

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Eric Clapton performs at Royal Albert Hall on May 14, 2015 in London, United Kingdom
Eric Clapton reveals the guitarist that inspired him to quit the Bluesbreakers and form Cream

By Phil Weller Published

Buddy Guy's 1965 show at the Marquee Club made Slowhand realize he needed to escape John Mayall's shackles

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Rory Gallagher Stratocaster
Rory Gallagher’s Strat sells for $1.16 million at auction before being donated to the National Museum of Ireland

By Phil Weller Published

The iconic six-string was purchased by Live Nation Gaiety with the intent of keeping the guitar in Ireland

Electric Guitars
Joe Bonamassa with Lowell George's Dumble Overdrive Special
Joe Bonamassa explains why he sold all his Dumble amps – and why he’s now got more than ever

By Phil Weller Published

After making some big changes to his live rig in 2014, the guitarist now owns eight Dumbles and isn’t looking back

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Kenny Wayne Shepherd performs onstage during the Jim Irsay Collection Exhibit and Concert at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on January 11, 2024 in Los Angeles.
“When you start with a crappy guitar, it begins the cycle of gear addiction.” Kenny Wayne Shepherd explains why every player should start out with a cheap guitar

By Phil Weller Published

Shepherd also says Jimi Hendrix's gear reveals how he was ahead of his time

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ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons on stage playing an electric guitar
"Waiting for the Bus and Jesus Just Left Chicago? In essence, it’s a blues suite in 4/4 and 6/8 time..." The career of Billy Gibbons, blues guitar supremo, in five songs

By Mark McStea Published

From early days in Moving Sidewalks, opening for the Jimi Hendrix Experience to taking the world by storm on 1980s MTV with ZZ Top, he’s defied convention. Here are five deep cuts Billy Gibbons considers his best

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Colour portrait of blues guitarist Dom Martin seated with an Ozark Resonator guitar
“Guitar playing is a creative thing. If you come into it thinking that it’s a competition, you’re already screwed”: Rising U.K. blues guitarist Dom Martin on beating his inner demons and the ghost of Rory Gallagher

By Jim Beaugez Published

After four years of sobriety and a slew of acclaimed blues albums, Dom Martin hits his stride on Buried in the Hail

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