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LEFT: NAPA, CALIFORNIA - MAY 25: Mike McCready of Pearl Jam performs onstage during 2024 BottleRock Napa Valley at Napa Valley Expo on May 25, 2024 in Napa, California.)RIGHT: Stevie Ray Vaughn at the Embassy Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois, February 17,1984.
Mike McCready on Stevie Ray Vaughan, acid, and the night that made him fall in love with guitar again

By Phil Weller Published

A young McCready had given up the rock and roll dream and quit playing guitar entirely. One moment changed everything

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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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LEFT: Eric Johnson performs on stage at The Canyon Club on January 25, 2015 in Agoura Hills, California. RIGHT: Stevie Ray Vaughan performing at the Keystone Berkeley on August 19, 1983.
Eric Johnson on the night he and Stevie Ray Vaughan jammed Jimi Hendrix.

By Jonathan Graham Published

The stars aligned as two of guitar's finest bluesmen shared the stage for a good old Texas showdown and traded licks on a Hendrix classic

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Cory Wong performs at The O2 Institute Birmingham on October 12, 2023 in Birmingham, England.
Cory Wong sets a new bar for guitar excellence. But Stevie Ray Vaughan probably wouldn't have passed his test

By Phil Weller Published

The funk maestro says if guitarists can't ace this one skill, “I would not consider you an advanced guitarist”

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Eddie Van Halen of the rock group Van Halen performs at the Forum in May, 1984 in Inglewood, California.
Meet 30 players who tapped, twanged, sweep-picked and shredded the 1980s to its greatest glory

By GP Editors Last updated

From Eddie Van Halen and Stevie Ray Vaughan to Daniel Ash and Jamie West-Oram, we present the decades' greatest players across the genres

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Stevie Ray VAUGHAN performing in 1983
Amp guru Cesar Díaz revealed Stevie Ray Vaughan’s guitar and amp secrets in this deep dive into his gear and tone

By Dave Rubin Last updated

César Díaz shared the several notable improvements he made to SRV's gear with Guitar Player in this classic interview

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Eric Johnson and Stevie Ray Vaughan
Eric Johnson on the one thing that took Stevie Ray Vaughan’s playing to the next level

By Phil Weller Published

The guitarist has reflected on their brief time touring together and recognized the detail that made him so unique

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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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Warren Haynes of the American band Govt Mule performs live on stage during a concert at the Huxleys on November 3, 2017 in Berlin, Germany.
Warren Haynes says it's the greatest overdrive pedal and tells why the Ibanez Tube Screamer can't beat it

By Phil Weller Published

The green screamer was a key part of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s tone, but Haynes explains why the Klon does the job far better

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Richie Blackmore of Rainbow performs at Madison Square Garden on March 19 1984 in New York City
Ritchie Blackmore on the time Ian Anderson pranked him at a Jethro Tull concert

By Elizabeth Swann Published

The Blackmore's Night guitarist was no stranger to controversy when it came to talking about his fellow six-stringers

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