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How Beck, Hendrix, Townshend, Page, and More Set the Template for Hard Rock Guitar in the 1960s By Guitar Player Staff published 22 February 21 The progenitors of hard rock gave sound and shape to a divergent and ultimately diverse strain of rock and roll.
