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“I Wanted to Sound Like Eric Clapton”: Joe Bonamassa Teams up With Epiphone to Create the 1962 ES-335
By Rod Brakes published
The blues-rock titan’s latest signature model is based on one of his most cherished electric guitars

“Put the Microphone Over There On the Other Side of the Room Because I’m Going to Play Loud”: How Eric Clapton Took Volume to 11
By Dave Hunter last updated
Armed with a Marshall and a Les Paul, Slowhand pushed the envelope of guitar tone in 1966.

"Your Recorded Music Is Your Legacy": Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Reveal the Guitar Secrets Behind ‘I Am the Moon’
By Mark McStea published
Their expansive quadruple album project explodes with joy, power and positivity

Acoustic Tips for Electric Players
By Jimmy Leslie published
How to maximize that big hollow box

Listen to Stephen Dale Petit’s ‘2020 Visions’ – One of the Most Exciting Guitar Records We’ve Heard This Year
By Joe Bosso published
This fascinating interview tells the story of a career that has seen the U.S. expat cross paths with everyone from Randy Rhoads to Albert King to Eric Clapton and Mick Taylor

“It Was Insane”: Joe Bonamassa Talks Playing With Eric Clapton Live on Stage
By Rod Brakes last updated
Video A simple secret to great guitar tone is revealed in this Musicians Hall of Fame interview.

Listen to the newly released Eric Clapton recording “Born Under a Bad Sign”
By Rod Brakes published
Video This previously unreleased track is featured on the forthcoming limited edition boxed set ‘The Complete Reprise Studio Albums – Volume I.’

“I can't do that. Nobody ever plays on the Beatles records”: Here’s why Eric Clapton nearly didn’t record his epic “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” guitar solo
By Rod Brakes, Dan Forte published
George Harrison recounts the events in this classic interview from the GP archive.
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