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Kurt Vile playing a Fender Jaguar
“I Always Like to Be Surrounded by Vintage Gear”: Kurt Vile Talks Vintage Guitars, Custom-Made Acoustics, Tweed Fender Amps and Rare Effects “When I get a new guitar it feels weird. I almost want to throw it against the wall, just to make it look normal,” says the indie-rocker
Jeff Beck perform with Oxblood Gibson Les Paul in 1977
Watch Jeff Beck Demonstrate His Oxblood Les Paul, Amps and Effects in This Historic BBC Clip Officially rereleased by the BBC yesterday, this high-quality footage was captured just weeks before the landmark ‘Blow by Blow’ recording sessions
B.B. King (1925-2015), Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990) and Albert Collins (1932-1993) perform together on stage on the riverboat SS President in New Orleans during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on 22 April 1988.
Here’s How to Replicate the Magic of the Blues Greats Get in the tone zone of Eric Clapton, Albert Collins, Albert King, B.B. King, T-Bone Walker and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

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Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal

“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.’

Keith Richards, 1992

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.

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