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LEFT: Carlos Santana performs at Sleep Train Pavilion on October 12, 2008 in Concord, California.. RIGHT: Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990) performing during his "Soul to Soul" world tour, on August 12, 1985, in Albany, NY.
Carlos Santana says Stevie Ray Vaughan begged him to play his #007 Dumble amp from beyond the grave

By Phil Weller Published

The guitarist believes SRV just wanted to feel the joy of playing guitar — and pushing air — one more time

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American singer, songwriter and blues-rock guitar great, Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990) performing during his "Soul to Soul" world tour, on August 12, 1985, in Albany, NY.
Jimmie Vaughan says Stevie Ray would agree there's no tone difference between maple and rosewood fretboards

By Phil Weller Published

It’s a light/dark battle that has raged since the first Stratocasters went into production, but the Vaughan family's opinions go against the grain

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Derek Trucks of Tedeschi Trucks Band performs at PNC Music Pavilion on July 07, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Guitar Player presents 50 badass blues guitar solos you must hear

By GP Editors Last updated

From the players of old to the guitarists shaping the blues scene, this list serves up a cross section of the genre’s finest solos from across nearly a century of guitar blues

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Jimmie Vaughan performs on stage with his band at the Notodden Blues Festival on August 06, 2022 in Notodden, Norway.
Jimmie Vaughan tells the stories behind five key songs from his career

By Mark McStea Published

The Austin legend shared his thoughts with us this past year while discussing guitar highlights from his deep catalog

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(from left) Albert Collins, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimmie Vaughan perform at the 1989 Presidential Inauguration Concert of U.S. president George Bush
"It's a real pleasure to be here with my family and friends... 'cause this is a special year for me too." Lost for over two decades, this clip shows Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert Collins and Jimmie Vaughan performing together in 1989

By Jonathan Graham Published

The Vaughan Brothers and Albert Collins teamed up for a high-energy performance of "Frosty"

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American blues guitarist Jimmie Vaughan on stage at Bishopstock Blues Festival, UK, 2000. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images)
"When I play with a pick and without a capo, I have a tendency to go right over to B.B. King's or Buddy Guy's house. I can't help it. But when I use the capo, I think I sound more like me." Jimmie Vaughan's wicked tone secrets

By Art Thompson Published

One from the Guitar Player archives: a 1998 interview with Jimmie Vaughan on tone, recording secrets, fat strings and more…

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Stevie Ray Vaughan, 1980, Lee Park, Dallas, TX (left) and movie poster for 'Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues'
Watch the Official Trailer for New SRV Music Doc, ‘Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues’

By Mark McStea Published

Video Featuring previously unseen family photos and insightful interviews with the Vaughan brothers plus Eric Clapton, Billy Gibbons and more, this fascinating documentary is available to watch now on streaming services and DVD

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Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble 'Texas Flood' album artwork
"We Set up in a Circle, Just Like We Did Onstage, Put Mics on Everything and Ran Through the Songs a Couple of Times": Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton Tell the Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Game-Changing Debut Album, ‘Texas Flood’

By Mark McStea Published

Faced with a choice between David Bowie and his own band, Stevie Ray Vaughan took a bet on the blues and unleashed one of the greatest blues-rock albums ever made

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Carlos Santana performs live on stage with Santana in London on November 16, 1973. He is playing Gibson Les Paul Custom electric guitar.
“I’m Definitely Not a One-Guitar Person”: Carlos Santana Pulls out His Favorite PRS, Gibson and Fender Axes

By Alan di Perna Published

“It may look nice, but if it doesn’t have the tone I want, I’m not interested,” says the discerning six-string master

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Bonnie Raitt performs on stage at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, on August 6th, 1977. She is playing a Fender Stratocaster guitar.
Five Incredible Under-the-Radar Blues Guitar Solos by Fender Stratocaster Players

By Guitar Player Staff Published

From Jimmie Vaughan, Doyle Bramhall II and Kenny Wayne Shepherd to Robert Cray and Bonnie Raitt, these deep cuts are bound to have you reaching for your Strat

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