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Favored by Angus Young, Pete Townshend and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Here’s How the Gibson SG Came to Be By Mick Taylor published 27 March 23 This classic electric guitar design has come to hold a unique place, both tonally and visually, in rock and roll history
“He’s the Best Guitar-Playing Mechanic You’ll Ever Hear”: Roger Mayer Looks Back On Jeff Beck’s Formative Years in the Surrey Delta By Rod Brakes published 27 March 23 From leafy England to the streets of New York and back, the gear innovator shares some heart-warming stories about his unique relationship with the late guitar hero
“You Couldn’t Get the Information Because People Were Making It up on the Spot”: June Millington of Fanny Recalls Life in the Late-’60s Rock Scene By Sue Foley published 17 March 23 As one of the first all-female rock and roll bands to enjoy major-label status their place in music history is undisputed
“People Talk About the Good Old Days, but the Good Days Are Today”: Television Guitarist Richard Lloyd Reflects on His Highly Influential Career in Music By Richard Bienstock published 23 February 23 The most galvanizing guitarist to emerge from New York’s CBGB scene recalls a lifetime of nerve-tingling axe work
How Jeff Beck Threw Down the Gauntlet in 1968 With ‘Truth’ By Bill Milkowski published 10 February 23 His debut studio album set benchmarks for guitar heroes
Listen to Tropical F*ck Storm's Epic Cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)” By Rod Brakes published 3 February 23 This 17-minute-long version of the sprawling 1968 classic pays homage to the high priest of psychedelic rock
“Every Note Is a Question”: Bill Frisell Reveals the Approach That Helped Him Become Guitar’s Most Sought After Player By Bill Milkowski published 24 January 23 ‘GP’ asks a few questions of our own in this essential interview with one of the greatest jazz musicians of our time
“It Was Just so Shocking”: Bill Frisell Recalls Seeing Jimi Hendrix Perform in 1968 By Bill Milkowski, Guitar Player Staff published 18 January 23 “It was just too much to comprehend,” says the jazz guru
Jeff Beck: Tributes Pour in Following Guitar Hero’s Passing By Rod Brakes published 12 January 23 The music world reacts following the death of a legend
The 40 Most Important Guitar Solos of the 20th Century By Guitar Player Staff published 28 December 22 From bluesy beginnings to metallic peaks, we trace the evolution of the electric rock solo
