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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

Guitarists
Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd onstage at the Sports Arena in April 1975 in Los Angeles, California.
David Gilmour talks soloing in Guitar Player's guide to the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

By Guitar Player Staff Published

Behold the genius of Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and many more — as voted by the readers of Guitar Player

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David Gilmour performing with Pink Floyd at the Hyde Park Free Concert, London, July 18, 1970.
Pink Floyd's Echoes marked David Gilmour's emergence as a guitar hero – and its surreal tonal highlight was created by accident

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Having spent years attempting to settle on a sonic direction in the wake of the departure of Syd Barrett in 1968, Echoes was the sound of a band finally locking into place

Guitarists
Pete Townshend (left) onstage with The Who in January 1986, and David Gilmour (right) performing in 1984.
See Pete Townshend and David Gilmour team up to perform tracks by the Who, Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup, Screamin' Jay Hawkins and more in 1985

By Jonathan Graham Published

The legendary guitarists had previously contributed to each other's solo releases, culminating in two nights at London's Brixton Academy — and a setlist of rock and roll classics

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Steve Hackett of Genesis plays electric sitar on stage in a black and white portrait
“It's all about Bach and Beck. Before Beck, guitars used to just go ‘twang.’ Then they learned to sustain and scream and impersonate a woman’s voice and imitate brass instruments." The career and influences of Steve Hackett in five songs

By Joe Matera Published

Prog legend, innovator and “musical chameleon”, Steve Hackett spent six years in Genesis before a stellar solo career delving into everything from classical to blues and beyond. Here are five Genesis cuts he considers his best

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Jack Bruce (left), Ginger Baker, and Eric Clapton perform live at the Cafe Au Go Go in New York City in October 1967
"I Was 19 When I Left the Yardbirds. I Intended to Give Up Then, but John Mayall Offered Me a Job... I Needed the Bread, and Some Kind of Identity Too': Cream's Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce Discuss Balancing Blues, Jazz, and Volume in 1967 GP Interview

By Guitar Player Staff Published

This classic from the GP archives is a window into rock's pioneering supergroup in their prime, and an intimate look at how they re-wrote the genre's rulebook.

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Tube Screamer
“I Did Not Dream That the 808 Would Become so Famous”: Tube Screamer Inventor Susumu Tamura Tells the Definitive Story of This Iconic Stompbox

By Art Thompson Published

“I never thought that a pedal would ever be considered vintage,” said the former Maxon electronics engineer

Pedals & Pedalboards
Jimmy Page performs live on stage in Germany in March 1973. He is using a Gibson EDS-1275 double-neck 12- and 6-string solidbody electric guitar.
Ten Mind-Blowing Rock Guitar Solos Every Player Needs to Know About

By Guitar Player Staff Published

From Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page to Stevie Ray Vaughan and Slash, here are some of the greatest rock guitar solos ever committed to record

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Fender Vibratone
The Fender Vibratone Brought Acid-Tinged Sonics to Recordings by Jimi Hendrix, the Byrds, Cream, Pink Floyd, Todd Rundgren and Stevie Ray Vaughan

By Dave Hunter Published

Here’s why many guitarists will never settle for anything less than the sound of a true rotary-speaker cabinet

Guitars
1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard
Watch Keith Richards Play This Legendary 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

Video This iconic ‘Burst has been seen in the hands of Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton

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