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Ace Frehley said one of his greatest Kiss guitar solos was written by someone else
By Phil Weller published
The track, from the band’s ‘Destroyer’ album, is among the best known in their catalog

Paul McCartney on seeing Jimi Hendrix perform to an empty club — and those rumors about their supergroup with Miles Davis
By Phil Weller published
It could have been the perfect union following the Beatles' break up

Greg Lake on what happened when Robert Fripp asked him to play bass on King Crimson's debut album
By Phil Weller published
It took just one eye-opening rehearsal for Lake to learn the difference between playing guitar and bass

From Cinderella’s Tom Keifer to Keith Urban — how a vintage Fender “Nocaster” made a cross-genre commute
By Phil Weller published
The 1950s guitar was perhaps regretfully sold, with one Tele obsessive the beneficiary of a bad decision

Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith took Kirk Hammett's “Greeny” Les Paul for an afternoon. Here’s what he said
By Phil Weller published
A chance meeting with Kirk Hammett led to him becoming the latest big name to fall in love with the guitar

Nick Mason on Pink Floyd’s “lost album” following their smash hit ‘Dark Side of the Moon’
By Elizabeth Swann published
Titled, ‘Household Objects,‘ for obvious reasons, the failed effort gave way to the creation of ‘Wish You Were Here’

“Christmas came early!” Brian May gifted Tony Iommi a left-handed Red Special. But what's this special modification?
By Elizabeth Swann published
The Queen and Black Sabbath guitar gods have been close for decades, with May calling Iommi his "dearest friend in the business"

The guitarist behind the 1960s pop hitmakers who sold more records than the Beatles and Rolling Stones combined
By Joe Matera published
Louie Shelton played on the original recordings for the Monkees, establishing the sound that would help them become one of America's biggest pop groups
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