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"I was playing the wrong key and everything, but it didn't seem to matter": Watch George Harrison play a Little Richard classic with Deep Purple in 1984
“I really enjoyed the show,” Harrison said of the rest of Purple's performance that evening. “I sat on the stage for part of the show behind the loudspeakers, and then I walked down and sat right in the center of the hall, and it wasn't too loud. It was really funny"
“It’s About Having Teeth”: Simon McBride Explains How to Get a Kick-Ass Hard-Rock Guitar Sound in an Arena
The Irish axeman’s fire-breathing tube tones power a new era of Deep Purple
Think You Know How to Play “Smoke on the Water” Properly? You Could Be Playing It Wrong. Deep Purple Guitarist Simon McBride Reveals the Secrets of This Iconic Riff
It’s one of rock’s most misunderstood riffs – here’s how to play “Smoke on the Water” like a pro
The Best Guitar Moments of 1972
From Jimmy Page, Keith Richards and Steve Howe to Neil Young, Elliott Randall and Paul Simon, we pay homage to some of 1972’s greatest in this essential 50th anniversary tribute lesson
Deep Purple Guitarist Simon McBride Shares His Mesmerizing Guitar Approaches
Listen to our ‘No Guitar Is Safe’ podcast here – the guitar show where guitar heroes plug in
Five of Steve Morse’s Best Tips for Guitar Players
The Dixie Dregs and Deep Purple axeman dishes out some of his finest advice.
Steve Morse: My Career in Five Songs
Bach transcriptions, power chords and grasshoppers. Steve Morse reflects on inspired tracks from his long career.
“You Don't Have to Blow Your Cookies in the First Bar”: Tommy Bolin on the Art of Guitar Solos
The late, great guitarist talks playing with Albert King and replacing Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore in this archive interview.
