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On ‘The Memphis Sounds,’ Lonnie Mack Shreds and Displays a Virtuosity That Could Humble Blues Breaker-Era Eric Clapton
By Jim Campilongo published
His Gibson Flying V played through a Magnatone 460 amplifier sounds truly iconic

Every Guitar Player Can Learn Something From Listening to Les Paul and Mary Ford’s ‘Bye Bye Blues!’
By Jim Campilongo published
Featuring great melodies, bends, trills, slides and raking, the electric guitar innovator always puts the listener first on this ‘50s gem

The Mixolydian Blues Scale Could Be the Most Useful Scale of All
By Guitar Player Staff last updated
This scale reigns supreme as the chief source for carving those major/minor blues-based licks that sound so good over dominant 7th chords

Watch Tommy Emmanuel and Molly Tuttle's Spectacular Studio Performance of Townes Van Zandt’s “White Freight Liner Blues”
By Rod Brakes published
Video In this ‘Guitar Player’ exclusive, we reveal the first track from Tommy Emmanuel's upcoming full-length collaborations album, ‘Accomplice Two’

“We Copied Them Exactly”: Marshall’s Steve Smith Introduces the New Guv’nor, Bluesbreaker, Drivemaster and Shredmaster Reissues
By Rod Brakes published
Handmade in the U.K., Marshall’s new gain pedals are authentic replicas of the original ‘black box’ units

“I’m a Blues Guitarist in a Metal Band”: Blues-Rock Aficionado Mark Morton and Hardcore Metalhead Willie Adler Talk Lamb of God’s Unlikely Guitar Pairing
By Joe Bosso published
Despite their “deep-seated rivalry,” the axmen peacefully co-exist with some “friendly competition”

“I Love the Blues, but I Don’t Want to Be Just a Blues Cat”: Eddie 9V Talks Electrifying New Album, ‘Capricorn’
By Joe Bosso published
The blues-soul firebrand conjures up the ghosts of Macon’s fabled Capricorn Studios on his latest release

21 Top New Blues Guitarists As Chosen By You
By Mark McStea, Jimmy Leslie, Joe Bosso, Matt Thayer published
Meet the young guitarists who are shaping the blues for a new generation of players
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