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“It’s Okay to Sound Different from the Record”: Ry Cooder Reveals His Stage and Studio Secrets By Jimmy Leslie published 3 June 22 Discover the source of the authentic guitar tones heard on his new album with Taj Mahal, ‘Get On Board: The Songs of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee.’
The Keith Richards Guide to Distortion By Jas Obrecht, Jesse Gress published 11 March 22 The Rolling Stone comes clean on distortion in this archive interview from the December 1992 issue of Guitar Player.