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John Hall signing 'Rickenbacker Guitars: Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fireglo' copy at Shapero Rare Books' Rickenbacker exhibition in 2022

Rickenbacker Boss John Hall Endorses “Definitive” New Book at London Launch

By Rod Brakes published

The Californian electric guitar innovator’s conclusive history is finally revealed in ‘Rickenbacker Guitars: Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fireglo.’

Pete Townshend performing with English rock group The Who, in Felixstowe, Suffolk, 9th September 1966.

“We Started to Make Our Act Aggressive”: Watch Pete Townshend Attack his Marshall in Footage from ‘Lost’ 1966 Interview

By Art Thompson, Rod Brakes published

Video Here’s why the Who's axe wielder was a guitar amp innovator.

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Guitar Player issue 719 April 2022

Hendrix, Van Halen Lead List of Gear Innovators Inside the New Issue of Guitar Player

By Guitar Player Staff published

PLUS Skip James’ Bentonia blues legacy, John McLaughlin, Steve Morse, Jake Shimabukuro, Mike McCready, and Sonny Landreth on the late Howard Alexander Dumble. Plus – 2 unique covers!

Bob Mould performs the entire album 'Copper Blue' of his former band Sugar, released in 1992, on stage at Shepherds Bush Empire on June 1, 2012 in London, United Kingdom.

Alt-Rock Pioneer Bob Mould Names His Top Five Career-Defining Tracks

By Joe Bosso published

The guitarist takes a look back at some of his most significant Hüsker Dü, Sugar and solo numbers.

Jimmy Page

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Albums and Artists that Made 1971 Guitar’s Greatest Year

By Vinnie DeMasi last updated

The spirit of ’71 is well and truly alive in this historical lesson.

John Lennon

All You Need to Know About John Lennon's Favorite Rickenbacker Model

By Dave Hunter published

The Beatles legend's discovery of the 325 model launched Rickenbacker's British Invasion-era success.

John Entwistle, Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon and Pete Townshend of the rock and roll band "The Who" perform onstage for a TV show in 1965 in London, England.

Watch The Who’s Earliest Known “My Generation” Performance Film

By Rod Brakes published

Video This 1965 clip shows the fledgling rock stars causing a big s-s-sensation.

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Link Wray

Watch Jimmy Page Spin Link Wray’s Groundbreaking “Rumble” Single

By Rod Brakes published

Video The guitar hero of guitar heroes was a hard rock progenitor.

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Pete Townshend

How a 1959 Gretsch 6120 Became Pete Townshend’s Steady

By Christopher Scapelliti published

A gift from Joe Walsh, the 6120 is described by the Who guitarist as the best guitar he has ever owned.

Pete Townshend

Pete Townshend on the Genesis of His Pop-Art Masterpiece, 'The Who Sell Out'

By Richard Bienstock published

How an accidental concept album captured the pop culture zeitgeist and found a band stretching their wings creatively.

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