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“Nobody Cares About Your Amazing Technique but You”: These Brutally Honest Tips for Musicians From David Bowie and Iggy Pop Guitarist Kevin Armstrong Are Some of the Best We’ve Ever Heard
By Rod Brakes published
The “best least-known guitarist,” solo artist, producer and songwriter shows us his rig and offers some hard-earned wisdom

“The Concept Is Simple: Plug a Great Guitar Into a Great Amp, and Don’t Let Anything Get in Between”: Billy Squier Explains How He Honed His Tone on Five Classic Tracks
By Joe Matera published
“I’ve always taken a tremendous amount of inspiration from the guitars I’ve played,” says the chart-topping arena rocker

This Experimental 1951 Fender Telecaster Has a Story Like No Other Vintage Guitar
By Rod Brakes published
David Davidson of Well Strung Guitars tells the amazing tale of a prototype Bigsby Tele in an unusual sunburst finish

Steve Howe Reveals the Awesome Guitars Used on Yes’s Expansive New Album, ‘Mirror to the Sky’
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Video The prog rock guitar doyen gives the low-down on some of his most prized instruments

“I Didn’t Just Want to Be a Strummer”: How Jeff Beck Became a Guitar Hero
By Christopher Scapelliti published
From Cliff Gallup to Buddy Guy, the roots of Jeff Beck’s guitar journey are planted in the fertile post-war guitar boom

Best Telecasters 2025: Top-Rated Fender Teles for All Players
By Rod Brakes published
Shopping around for a Fender Telecaster? Here’s a list of our top choice Teles from Fender and Squier

“It’s so Raw, It’s Bloody”: Jim Campilongo Explains Why Muddy Waters’ Chess Blues Masters Series Album Is His Undisputed Desert Island Blues Disc
By Jim Campilongo published
The father of modern Chicago electric blues along with Little Walter, Willie Dixon, James Cotton, Otis Span, Tat Harris and others work their mojo on this collection of groundbreaking masterpieces

Watch Julian Lage’s Enthralling "Study for Electric Guitar" Solo Performance
By Guitar Player Staff published
Video The master of improvisation stretches a Telecaster to its limits

Save 40% on 40th Anniversary Telecasters in Fender’s Amazing '12 Days of Deals' Sale
By Guitar Player Staff last updated
Get $240 off in this fine selection of Vintage Edition commemorative Squiers

Hear John Frusciante’s Fender Telecaster Custom in Action in This New Red Hot Chili Peppers Live Film
By Richard Bienstock, Guitar Player Staff published
VIDEO See this vintage guitar and more from the Red Hot Chili Peppers arsenal in our latest issue, including rare Fender Stratocasters, a Martin 00-15 and a Gretsch White Falcon
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