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Brian Jones, Mick Taylor or Ronnie Wood? Keith Richards says one guitarist was the wrong fit
By Christopher Scapelliti published

Pete Townshend explains the correct way to do the windmill guitar strum
By Christopher Scapelliti last updated
As the guitarist explains, the windmill is fraught with danger, including fingernail tears and hand lacerations

How Grady Martin, Nancy Sinatra and Ann-Margret helped the fuzz pedal become every guitarist's favorite effect
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Between the effect's creation and its development as a guitar pedal, interest was kept alive by a trio of fuzz-loving musicians

Harvey Mandel tells how Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards ruined his chance to join the Rolling Stones
By Phil Weller published
The former Canned Heat guitarist says Wood is “a really nice guy,” but believes he was far better suited for the gig

Jeff Beck tells Alice Cooper how he almost joined Pink Floyd and the Rolling Stones
By Jonathan Graham published
Ever imagined "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" or "Start Me Up" with Beck's signature guitar work? It almost happened

“Mick Taylor would play the top lines. Keith Richards would write most of the songs... Once, Keith said, ‘You play too f*cking loud. I can’t work with you in the room right now‘”: Andy Johns on the Rolling Stones' turbulent Exile on Main St. sessions
By Matt Blackett published
Though the late engineer had already worked with George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Free, Eric Clapton, and Led Zeppelin, he saw what would become the Stones' masterpiece as “the most important project” he'd ever taken on

"Every kid who picks up a guitar wants to be Keith Richards, right?" How Andrew Watt kicked Keef and Mick Jagger "up the ass in the studio," connected the Stones back to Muddy Waters, and recruited Paul McCartney for a punky cameo on the band's new album
By Brad Tolinski published
Andrew Watt has made records with Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop, Pearl Jam, and more, but manning the boards for the Rolling Stones' Hackney Diamonds was, he says, "the honor of my lifetime”

"The shot heard around the world”: How the Rolling Stones’ debut appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show launched not only them but also the Gibson Les Paul Standard
By Rod Brakes published
The Stones' first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show shocked parents, thrilled kids, and gave many people their first glimpse of “the most historically important ‘Burst” – Keith Richards’ 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard. Guitar dealer Richard Henry retraces its history

“It wouldn’t have worked!” Keith Richards on why Jeff Beck wasn’t the right fit for the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney’s bass carnage – and why his 5-string Telecaster works
By Tom Poak published
In a new interview in the latest Guitar Player, Keith Richards opens up about Charlie Watts, Jeff Beck, playing with McCartney and this theory on why his 5-string Telecaster works
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