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D’Addario unveils commemorative John Lennon’s collection – including a replica of his 1972 Madison Square Garden solo show strap
By Phil Weller published
Replica straps from key moments in his career and picks celebrate the Beatles guitarist’s legacy

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

The Beatles debuted All You Need Is Love live to an audience of 400 million. Is it any wonder George fluffed his solo?
By Scott Rowley last updated
The biggest mystery is why he didn't fix it later

“Why don’t you just play it the same way each time?” Paul McCartney asked Brian Ray why he performed a Beatles song like this. Here's what he said
By Joe Bosso last updated
The Paul McCartney guitarist shares his hard-won advice on how to perform any Beatles song perfectly

The guitar that launched the Beatles is going to the auction block. Here's what George Harrison said about it.
By Phil Weller published
"All the other guitars fell off the wall!" George Harrison recalled when he and Paul McCartney demoed his historic Futurama at the music shop

John Lennon’s Help! Framus 12-string becomes one of the most expensive guitars to ever sell at auction
By Phil Weller published
The acoustic is now the most expensive Beatles guitar to ever sell at auction, having been lost for 50 years

A rare live recording of Jimi Hendrix and Little Richard covering The Beatles is up for auction
By Phil Weller published
Recorded at Little Richard’s show at the Back Bay Theater in Boston, in 1965, it showcases Hendrix’s developing sound in a unique context

“I got John Lennon’s Epiphone Casino and played through his amp, Paul got on the drums. It was like we’d been playing together forever”: Steve Miller on jamming with the Beatles, his pre-show warmups, and 50 years of the Joker
By Alan Paul published
In a candid interview, the classic rock hero discusses the strange journeys of some of his biggest hits, opening for Pink Floyd, and injecting blues into the San Francisco scene in the midst of the Summer of Love

“It’s the sound of the Stones: a five-string with a six-string on top. Guitars are amazing things – you can make an orchestra out of them…” Keith Richards on life without Charlie, The Beatles and the Stones, and new album Hackney Diamonds
By Brad Tolinski published
In an exclusive interview, Keith Richards talks about the magic of the new album Hackney Diamonds, and why losing a string created a whole new sound for the Rolling Stones

Watch Eddie Van Halen, Steve Lukather & Billy Sheehan cover Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and The Beatles at a 1996 ALS Benefit Concert for Jason Becker
By Jonathan Graham published
27 years ago an all-star event, in aid of Jason Becker, brought to the stage some of the finest guitar players in the industry, including EVH and Luke…
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