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“I Could Never Play Like Him”: Steve Vai Talks Jimmy Page, Brian May and Jimi Hendrix
By Mark McStea published
In this insightful interview, the guitarist reveals his “biggest influences” and “favorite rock song in history”

The Fender Vibratone Brought Acid-Tinged Sonics to Recordings by Jimi Hendrix, the Byrds, Cream, Pink Floyd, Todd Rundgren and Stevie Ray Vaughan
By Dave Hunter published
Here’s why many guitarists will never settle for anything less than the sound of a true rotary-speaker cabinet

“He Swept Us All Aside and Put Us in a Bin”: Jeff Beck On Jimi Hendrix
By Barry Cleveland published
In this fascinating interview extract from the ‘GP’ vault, Beck recalls the impact of Hendrix among his peers

Favored by Angus Young, Pete Townshend and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Here’s How the Gibson SG Came to Be
By Mick Taylor published
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
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
As one of the first all-female rock and roll bands to enjoy major-label status their place in music history is undisputed

Watch John Mayer Reunite with the John Mayer Trio – and His Jimi Hendrix Monterey Stratocaster
By Jackson Maxwell published
With session legend Pino Palladino and now-Rolling Stones drummer Steve Jordan behind him, Mayer served up some superb leads at the Beacon Theatre.

“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
The most galvanizing guitarist to emerge from New York’s CBGB scene recalls a lifetime of nerve-tingling axe work
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