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He jammed with Prince and Miles Davis — until one deceptive meeting put an end to everything
By Joe Matera last updated
Prince could have anything... except the guitarist he wanted most

Micki Free says Prince really did school Eddie Murphy on the basketball court
By Joe Matera published
The Shalamar guitarist was there the night the Purple One stunned Eddie Murphy and Charlie Murphy — and confirms the legendary Chappelle’s Show story was no joke

Jack White on the priceless advice Prince gave him
By Phil Weller published
The pair only met once, but what the Purple One said resonated with the newly inducted Hall of Famer

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram says this is how Prince inspired him give Telecasters another chance
By Phil Weller published
The next-gen blues star has been bestowed his second signature Tele, but it took the Purple One’s influence to convince him of the instrument’s magic

Joe Satriani reveals that a G3 tour with Jeff Beck nearly happened – only for him to pull out last minute and suggest Prince filled his spot
By Phil Weller published
Satriani has recruited some of the biggest-name players in the world on his virtuosic merry-go-round tours, but there’s one name he’s never been able to cross off his bucket list

“The best Binson Echorec emulation ever made.” Dawner Prince tackles the king of all delays with its new Boonar Tube Deluxe. Repeat after us: It's a winner
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Built by hand, and available in limited quantities, it’s a gorgeous emulation of the delay unit famously used by David Gilmour

Jim DeCola talks about modding Randy Rhaods’ polka-dot V backstage minutes before it was played live and the legacy it created
By Phil Weller published
He was so busy working on the guitar that he missed the support band. But he finished in time to witness an iconic rock moment

David Gilmour talks soloing in Guitar Player's guide to the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time
By Guitar Player Staff published
Behold the genius of Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and many more — as voted by the readers of Guitar Player

Prince’s legendary While My Guitar Gently Weeps solo was designed to settle a score with Rolling Stone
By Phil Weller published
The magazine left him off its 100 Greatest Guitar Players Of All Time list the year before, and Prince waited for the perfect moment to prove their judgment wrong
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